{"product_id":"lafeber-tropical-fruit-gourmet-pellets","title":"Lafeber Tropical Fruit Gourmet Pellets Bird Food","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost fruit-flavoured bird pellets get their sweetness from added sugar. Lafeber's claim for this line is that it is \u003cstrong\u003ethe only fruit pellet made exclusively with the natural sweetness of fruit — no sugar or fructose added\u003c\/strong\u003e. The pineapple, papaya and mango in the bag are real dried fruit, and you can see the pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt matters more than it sounds. Pellets are the diet every avian vet recommends and the diet most birds refuse. A pellet a bird will actually eat is worth more than a better pellet it will not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFeeding amounts — per day, by species\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the only Lafeber bird food with published per-day quantities, so use them:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFinch\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e½ teaspoon\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCanary\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eabout 1 teaspoon\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eParakeet \/ budgie\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1½ teaspoons\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLovebird\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 teaspoons\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCockatiel, quaker, rosella\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3 teaspoons\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eGreen cheek conure\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2½ teaspoons\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSun conure\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3½ teaspoons\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCaique\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4 teaspoons\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAmazon, African grey\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3 to 3½ \u003cstrong\u003etablespoons\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCockatoo\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4 tablespoons\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMacaw\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5½ to 6½ tablespoons\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep pellets available all day in a clean dish, with fresh water always. Fresh fruit and vegetables should be around 20% of the total diet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eGuaranteed analysis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCanary \/ Finch\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eParakeet \/ Cockatiel\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eConure \/ Parrot\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMacaw\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrude protein (min.)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.9%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.1%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.1%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.5%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrude fat (min.)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.6%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.5%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.4%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrude fibre (max.)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.1%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.1%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.1%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMoisture (max.)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOmega-3 (min.)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.26%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.32%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.25%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.25%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOmega-6 (min.)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.55%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.62%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.54%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.47%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree distinct formulas across the seven species. Note the fat: at 3.4–4.0% these are among the leanest bird foods available, which makes them a sensible choice for an overweight bird under a vet's guidance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIngredients\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCorn, soybean meal, dried fruit (pineapple, papaya, mango), wheat flour, ground oats, canola oil, dicalcium phosphate, ground limestone, ground rice, iodised salt, citric acid, DL-methionine, L-lysine, choline chloride, and a full stabilised vitamin and chelated mineral pack (A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, B12, C, D3, E, beta-carotene, copper methionine chelate, manganous oxide, zinc oxide, sodium selenite).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLafeber state non-GMO, human-grade ingredients, no artificial colours, preservatives or flavours, made in small batches on the family farm in rural Illinois. The line traces back to a 1973 formula by Dr Lafeber.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePellets or Nutri-Berries?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLafeber's own answer is that the nutrition is the same and the difference is structural: \"the ingredients in pellets are all ground up, and the ingredients in the other diets are whole.\" A pellet is quicker to eat and easier to measure. A Nutri-Berry takes longer and gives the bird something to do. Many households buy both and use the pellet as the measured daily diet with berries as enrichment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions we get asked\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill the fruit make my bird fat?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo added sugar, and 3.4–4% fat. This is a lean food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy bird eats around the fruit pieces.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe fruit is baked into the pellet rather than sitting loose, so there is nothing to pick out. If crumbs are being left, feed the measured amount rather than a full bowl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I switch straight from another pellet?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsually yes, and most birds take it within a week. Weigh daily through any diet change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich size?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 1 lb or 1.25 lb bag for one small bird. The 4 lb for a large parrot or several birds. 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