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From: freds@legs.UUCP (Fred Sieg)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Re: INDOOR - Novice questions about pet birds
Message-ID: <3175@legs.UUCP>
Date: 19 Dec 90 01:55:56 GMT
References: <2707@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU>
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in article <2707@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU>, bchurch@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU (Bob Church) says:
> 
>>Our bird REFUSES to eat veggies, fruit, rice,...  And we have given up trying
>>to force her.  We tried the route of 'forcing' her by removing her other
>>food for a few days.  She would rather starve then eat soft, mushy, strange-

One of our cockatoos is the also very finicky. Seed, corn, and papaya.
Offer her anything else and she responds by running away with a
disgusted look.

> 
> Well, you came pretty close to the death alternative. You should *never* deny
> food to a bird. Their digestive systems cannot take fasting. 
> 

This may be overreacting. We tried taking all her favorites away in
order to force her to eat other things. After 36 hours of not eating
anything, WE gave in 'cause we couldn't stand seeing her go hungry.
Our vet ( a VERY good avian vet) tells us they can go three days without
any problem.

> Bob Church
> bchurch@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu
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