Thanks Mike for correcting me, as a finch breeder I should probably keep out
of parrot talk...lol.
You learn something everyday.
Grant Brosie
From: Mike Owen <>
To: Grant Private name <>
CC:
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] RE: Carnivorous Gang-gangs
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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