{"product_id":"lafeber-tropical-fruit-nutri-berries","title":"Lafeber Tropical Fruit Nutri-Berries Bird Food","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the bag people buy when their bird has stopped being interested in its food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTropical Fruit Nutri-Berries are the same hulled-seed, vitamin-coated berry as the Classic line, with real dried \u003cstrong\u003epineapple, papaya and mango\u003c\/strong\u003e pressed into them. Not fruit flavouring — actual pieces of fruit, which is why the berries look uneven and smell like a fruit bowl when you open the bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a complete diet, not a treat. That distinction matters, because most of the fruity bird foods on the shelf are treats sold at treat volumes and will quietly unbalance a bird fed on them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich one for your bird\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCockatiel, Parakeet \u0026amp; Lovebird\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26% pellets. Berry sized for a small bird.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eConure\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e33% pellets — the highest in the line, and a slightly different recipe.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eParrot\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26% pellets. Amazons, African greys and similar.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMacaw \u0026amp; Cockatoo\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26% pellets, in the large berry.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eGuaranteed analysis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCockatiel \/ Parrot \/ Macaw\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eConure\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrude protein (min.)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrude fat (min.)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrude fibre (max.)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMoisture (max.)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOmega-3 (min.)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.31%\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\u003e4.50%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.50%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIngredients\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCockatiel and Macaw formulas: hulled white proso millet, cracked corn, dried fruit (papaya, pineapple, mango), safflower, ground corn, maltodextrin, soybean meal, red millet, wheat flour, peanuts, corn syrup, glycerin, dicalcium phosphate, ground limestone, canola oil, hydrolysed soy protein, ground rice, corn gluten meal, carrageenan, iodised salt, DL-methionine, citric acid, natural colour, xanthan gum, choline chloride, and a full stabilised vitamin and chelated mineral pack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Parrot version leads on ground corn and uses gelatin and dried whole egg in place of the carrageenan system. The Conure version differs again. Each bag carries its own panel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow much to feed\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLafeber's published guidance: \u003cstrong\u003esmall parrots 10 berries at a time, medium parrots 15, large parrots 20.\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep fresh food and water available and adjust to the bird in front of you. Greens, vegetables and some fruit should make up around 20% of the daily diet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eUsing it to win over a fussy bird\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe honest reason this sells is that birds like it. A few things worth knowing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf your bird rejects its usual food, offering Tropical Fruit as the \u003cem\u003eonly\u003c\/em\u003e option works better than offering both.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt is a complete diet, so you can feed it exclusively — you are not creating a nutritional problem by giving your bird the one it prefers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScattered through a foraging toy it works harder than in a bowl, because the fruit smell gives the bird a reason to hunt.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA bird that suddenly goes off its food may be unwell rather than bored. Weigh it, and see an avian vet if the weight is moving.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eStorage\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReal dried fruit means real moisture. Reseal the bag properly, keep it cool and out of the sun, and use the size you will finish inside a couple of months rather than the biggest one on offer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions we get asked\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs there added sugar?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe berries are bound with corn syrup, glycerin and maltodextrin, as all Nutri-Berries are. The fruit itself is dried fruit, not fruit syrup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I feed this every day?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. Lafeber formulate it as a complete daily diet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy bird picks the fruit out and leaves the seed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery common in the first week. Feed smaller amounts more often so there is nothing left to pick through, and it usually settles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTropical Fruit or Sunny Orchard?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTropical Fruit is pineapple, papaya and mango — brighter and sweeter. Sunny Orchard is apricot, date and cranberry — deeper and less sharp. Birds tend to have a clear preference; there is no nutritional reason to choose one over the other.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lafeber","offers":[{"title":"Cockatiel, Parakeet \u0026 Lovebird \/ 10 oz bag","offer_id":50522017956059,"sku":"LFB82640","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Conure \/ 10 oz bag","offer_id":50522017988827,"sku":"LFB82645","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parrot \/ 10 oz bag","offer_id":50522018021595,"sku":"LFB82650","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parrot \/ 3 lb bag","offer_id":50522018054363,"sku":"LFB82652","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Macaw \u0026 Cockatoo \/ 10 oz bag","offer_id":50522018087131,"sku":"LFB82660","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Macaw \u0026 Cockatoo \/ 3 lb bag","offer_id":50522018119899,"sku":"LFB82662","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0058\/6733\/9846\/files\/82640-V1-GNB-TF-Cockatiel-FEB22-WEB.jpg?v=1790460831","url":"https:\/\/farooze.com\/products\/lafeber-tropical-fruit-nutri-berries","provider":"FAROOZE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}