[I_WantAllTheCockatiels!]

I got a cockatiel April 2nd and my mom grabbed this:

I don't know if I can give this to my cockatiel but I don't want my mom to feel like she wasted the money for it. Can someone reply and let me know if this is OK to give to my bird?

 

[zayn]

that should be like a treat and not his main food, his main diet should be pellets and very very veryyy little seeds, and that right there is like tasty chocolate for them, its junk food for birds pretty much

 

[I_WantAllTheCockatiels!]

Yea but it is edible for him?

 

[Robert Seale]

Well yeah, he'll eat some of it however: That's for wild birds NOT cockatiels.

 

[I_WantAllTheCockatiels!]

Well as long as it isn't toxic to him, I will make sure to only give him pieces of it at a time, I just wanted to make sure that he could eat it.

 

[Angel Patches Mom]

I would not give it to him without checking with a vet. Wild birds completely different than home bird. Just my opinion and what I would do. If you give it to him and there is a problem it's going to be worse than if you don't.

 

[I_WantAllTheCockatiels!]

Thanks! As soon as my mom finds a local vet to work with I will be sure to ask!

 

[I_WantAllTheCockatiels!]

Hey so question: chocolate. I know it is considered a toxic food but I was wondering if a tiny crumb of it would kill a bird or if it was like with dogs and as long as im not actually feeding it to him he'll be fine.

Wondering because I forgot about that and started eating a nutty buddy in the room with my bird and was worried that some crumbs might be picked up by him and kill him. I walked out of the room as soon as I remembered but just wanted to check. He seems to be acting fine anyway and I dont think I dropped anything so just curious.

 

[zayn]

if he does eat even a crumb, thats like a small pack of chocolate for then, it wont kill ur bird instently but it will take years off his lifespan, in this case, he might be jst fine but be careful

 

[I_WantAllTheCockatiels!]

Oh ok
Can other people please add their 2 cents? I just don't want to have to rely on one person's opinion.