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RE: Carnivorous Gang-gangs

To: Grant Private name <>
Subject: RE: Carnivorous Gang-gangs
From: Mike Owen <>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 21:00:24 +1000
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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