African grey parrots are highly sensitive to any nutritional deficiency and they can suffer from sickness symptoms if any nutrient they need is imperfect within their diet ingredients. However, diversifying their meals by adding fruits and veggies along with seeds and nuts is easy and efficient to avoid any deficiency.
So, Can African Greys Eat Strawberries?
Yes, African greys can eat strawberries, and benefit from the wonderful nutrients comprised in them. Yet, strawberries alone are not enough to suffice African grey nutritional requirements, and serving them should be as a treat from time to time.
Apart from that, African greys can enjoy a lot of fruits varieties except the toxic types like avocado and some seeds like apple seeds.
Benefits Of Feeding Strawberries To African Greys
African greys are curious parrots with new types of food, and with strawberries, they will get interested in trying them, and they will probably enjoy eating them. And according to the USDA, every 7 grams of raw strawberries contains:
- Water 6.37 g
- Protein 0.047 g
- Total lipid (fat) 0.021 g
- Carbohydrate, by difference 0.538 g
- Fiber, total dietary 0.14 g
- Sugars, total including NLEA 0.342 g
- Calcium, Ca 1.12 mg
- Iron, Fe 0.029 mg
- Magnesium, Mg 0.91 mg
- Phosphorus, P 1.68 mg
- Potassium, K 10.7 mg
- Sodium, Na 0.07 mg
- Zinc, Zn 0.01 mg
- Copper, Cu 0.003 mg
- Manganese, Mn 0.027 mg
Strawberries can make a delicious snack that is packed with minerals, antioxidants, and vitamins. Apart from that, strawberries are low in fat and calories, and feeding them to African grey is safe.
How To Serve Strawberries To African Greys?
The African grey is a breed of parrots that normally hold the food with their foot and chew on it, and because of that, serving the whole fruit to the bird is the best. You can slice them and serve them in a bowl inside the cage to decrease the waste of food, which is common with African greys. It’s just up to you to serve the fruits as you want.
The most important thing is to wash the fruit in case there are some traces of pesticides left at the surface of the fruits, so if you would find organic strawberries, then this would be safer for your African grey to consume.
Also, remember to serve strawberries after your grey has finished his meal.
Personally, I prefer serving strawberries to my parrots along with other fruits like mango, banana, etc, and in this way, my parrots will get many nutrients from different sources.
How Many Strawberries Are Enough For African Greys?
One strawberry is enough for an African grey to enjoy the taste and get the benefits of the fruits. However, avoid feeding strawberries every day for the bird because it may cause them to refuse to eat anything else except strawberries, and yes, it’s possible for African greys to be picky about food.
Can African Greys Eat Strawberries Seeds?
Yes, African greys can eat strawberry seeds. In fact, the seeds of strawberries are the source of antioxidants in the fruits that can help the body cells regenerate correctly. It also aids the health of the brain and heart of the bird.
Can African Greys Have Strawberries Juice?
Yes, strawberry juice is safe for African greys, but the problem here is that the commercial strawberry juice is not organic and it contains a lot of chemicals and unknown ingredients that may harm the bird and cause it to suffer from bad symptoms. The best way to serve strawberry juice is to make it yourself, preferably, at home, without adding sugar or anything else. Or if you can find organic strawberry juice, then it’s ok to serve it for African greys.
Can African Greys Eat Strawberry Jam?
No, most strawberry jam is high in sugar, which is bad and harmful for African grey and could lead them to have bad sleep and could cause stress and aggression.
Conclusion
In conclusion, yes, African greys can eat strawberries and benefit from the different nutrients this fruit can provide. The problem here is some African greys might get obsessed with it and this could lead them to refuse to eat any other food, including their natural meals of seeds and nuts, so make sure to feed strawberries after the grey finishes its essential meal.
And yes, that’s about it, I hope you found this article informative and easy to digest. Thank you for reading…
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