Grant Private name wrote:
Everyone,
Many species of parrot eat insects / grubs and I would imagine a small
mouse would be the next step up. I can't imagine any 'good' aviculturist
feeding their expensive Gang-gangs mice, and I can't imagine the bird
catching and killing it itself, so my worry would be, what did the mouse
die of.....eg Ratsac.
Actually some good aviculturists will feed pinkie (baby) mice
(bought frozen from pet shops that keep them for feeding reptiles)
to Gang Gangs. Gang Gangs are notorious for having calcium problems
when breeding, and the pinkie mice provide both essential amino
acids and calcium. It began as a practice since adult Gang Gangs in
an aviary will indeed catch, kill and eat mice that get into their
aviary.
Quite a lot of parrots will eat mealworms if they are provided, and
there was a wild rosella study (1980's I think) that suggested that
up to a third of their diet was insects and grubs during the
breeding season.
cheers,
Mike Owen
Queensland
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