Cuttlebones..

[Mare]

Does anyone with a large parrot use cuttle bones in the cage? I know they are a great source for calcium. I use a micro-grater and shave it on top of food. This is a good info!

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[The Pinkertons]

Does anyone with a large parrot use cuttle bones in the cage? I know they are a great source for calcium. I use a micro-grater and shave it on top of food. This is a good info!

[Users must be registered and logged in to view attached photos or hyperlinks] I buy the loose cuttle bones the one without the little metal thing that hooks on the cage bars a safety hazard for bigger birds. I give them whole Cuttle Bone .Part of their foot toy stuff they play with them and chew them . I toss in with the toys they play with from their toy box.

[Lady]

I know Lady isn't a large parrot but she doesn't bother with a cuttle bone much. She thinks it's a toy and likes to destroy it. I like to rely on calcium rich foods in her diet like boc choy, cabbage, collard greens, beans, kale, celery...

[Casper's 2nd best friend]

I wish we could get Casper to eat his green veggies.
He does enjoy trashing a cuttlefish bone though, the end result is that the bottom of the cage looks as though there has been an explosion in a meringue factory. There is always one in his cage for when he is in the right mood. I presume a little of it gets digested... and it must help keep his beak trimmed. So all in all it's a winner, apart from the clearing up after. :)

[94lt1]

I grind up the cuttle bone and put it in their food..the only one that ever had much to do with cuttle bone in a raw state was my cgc and she was malnourished and on deaths door...needed all the vitamins and nutrients...but most of our birds see em as in the way..

[Mare]

My cockatiels, that are nesting,,devour the cuttlebone!

[Lady]

Well Mare, that's good as they need it for the chicks. Good sturdy shells to keep them young'ins safe.

[Mare]

That they do, Alice! This clutch is do to hatch any minute. I'm hoping it works this time..fingers crossed!

[kendrafitz]

Rosie has one in her cage. She with go at it once in a great while. :)

Excited to hear about new babies Mare!!

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[lolsavannahh]

I don't use cuttlebones bc I give Nash veggies and good pellets so he doesn't need it.. I used to when I first got him but now I feel like it would be excessive