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Cheese
Topic Started: Jun 3 2007, 02:35 PM (502 Views)
Sunnie	Jun 3 2007, 02:35 PM Post #1
Gold Member Posts: 1,067 Group: Member Member #14 Joined: November 9, 2006	Hi guys, I was just wondering if, other than constipation, anyone has heard of cheese being not so good for birds. I use cheese to treat Saffy, as she is just a total cheese freak, but a guy at one of the dealers told me that it's not very good for birds. I no longer give her cheese with her daily fruit and veg, and just save it for treats only, but now I worry about giving too much. She is VERY healthy an I havent noticed any constipation when I do give her cheese. Of course, I only give her small amounts, cause I am keeping her hungry for it, cause as I said, it's her treat.
BUUZBEE	Jun 3 2007, 03:07 PM Post #2
Administrator Posts: 7,238 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: October 23, 2006 Gender: Female # of conures: 3 I'm a conure: Owner My name is: Anna Location: So Cal, USA My Conure/s are: Blue Crowned Kermit Green Cheek Coco Green Cheek Sheila My Facebook/Myspace/Twitter fbk.com/anna.pottingerpriest myspace.com/conurecrazy ..... I dont tweet :)	hi sunnie, yeah, they dont digest milk well, but cheese in proportion will be ok. they get good sources of calcium from it as most parrots dont get much elsewhere. everything in modoration and well balanced. I wouldnt say daily, but a couple times a week should be ok
AndreaFahy	Jun 3 2007, 04:22 PM Post #3
Unregistered	We allow TEENY TINY bites of cheese as a super treat. It just is very unnatural for a parrot to consume cheese, just think about it, how would a parrot in the wild locate cheese??? *L* Anyway, I think a tiny taste of any unhealthy food will be okay. Think about how many unhealthy foods, we as humans, consume.
Sunnie	Jun 3 2007, 04:59 PM Post #4
Gold Member Posts: 1,067 Group: Member Member #14 Joined: November 9, 2006	Thanks for your input. I only give her the tiniest bit at a time, cause I dont want her to spend time eating, as I use it as a reward for words or whatever and I want instant reward and to have her wanting more asap.
BUUZBEE	Jun 3 2007, 06:59 PM Post #5
Administrator Posts: 7,238 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: October 23, 2006 Gender: Female # of conures: 3 I'm a conure: Owner My name is: Anna Location: So Cal, USA My Conure/s are: Blue Crowned Kermit Green Cheek Coco Green Cheek Sheila My Facebook/Myspace/Twitter fbk.com/anna.pottingerpriest myspace.com/conurecrazy ..... I dont tweet :)	its a great reward if she loves it that much! use it as a bribing tool!
Sunnie	Jun 3 2007, 07:44 PM Post #6
Gold Member Posts: 1,067 Group: Member Member #14 Joined: November 9, 2006	I do that too.....particularly if she doesnt think play time is over and doesnt want to step up and gets out of reach, I just come back with some cheese and all other thoughts are out the window hehe
BUUZBEE	Jun 4 2007, 05:55 AM Post #7
Administrator Posts: 7,238 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: October 23, 2006 Gender: Female # of conures: 3 I'm a conure: Owner My name is: Anna Location: So Cal, USA My Conure/s are: Blue Crowned Kermit Green Cheek Coco Green Cheek Sheila My Facebook/Myspace/Twitter fbk.com/anna.pottingerpriest myspace.com/conurecrazy ..... I dont tweet :)	LOL too cute!
kevinp	Jun 4 2007, 06:34 AM Post #8
Senior Member Posts: 164 Group: Member Member #2 Joined: October 24, 2006 Gender: Male # of conures: 0	i also give a bit of cheese to mine, the problem with cheese or any dairy is the lactose in the product, this is what parrots cannot digest.
Falcon	Jun 4 2007, 10:24 AM Post #9
Silver Member Posts: 753 Group: Member Member #59 Joined: January 9, 2007	thanks Kev...another nice heads up....question...how much is too much?
kevinp	Jun 4 2007, 11:09 AM Post #10
Senior Member Posts: 164 Group: Member Member #2 Joined: October 24, 2006 Gender: Male # of conures: 0	that's unknown, but as its not a natural food not much and not very often i guess
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