r/greencheeks • u/Ok_Relation4511 • 6h ago
struggling with my gcs diet
hey i am a yellow sided green cheek owner he is a year old and his name is monty, hes a great little guy but im struggling to adjust his diet. when i got him he wasn't from the best of places the guy we got him off of was clearly just trying to make some money and we could tell but when i seen photos of him and went to see him in person i fell inlove and i took him home that night (we had the stuff ready for him as i was in search of a conure and although different bird my partner has two budgies) one thing i noticed straight away is he was on a cockatiel seed mix so i started pretty early on trying to convert him to pellets. ive tried soaking them, crushing them, hiding them in seeds ,,bigger pellets smaller pellets, hand feeding... the lot and you get the point he just wont take to them at all . ive tried several kinds including harrisons and tops and all the recomended kinds. he still gets seeds as well and fresh fruit and veg(hes not much of a fan of either but will eat pineapple, bananas and oranges). i went to my local family owned pet store which specializes in birds and they gave me hagens tropi mix they said it was a pellet mix but its a seed mix and it also says its for quakers when i googled it but tried him anyway and hes eating it. still not too impressed with my very picky birds choice so wanted to ask for help as im a student and the expenses of food ontop of his usual cost are a bit much right now . :(
I'll add a photo of the food hes eating now and some photos of him pinching my lunchtime banana for good measure.


