Safe Fruits

[flrancho]

We bought a bowl of assorted fruit today for the Super Bowl. I was thinking of pulling some out and making my finches a sort of "assorted fruit salad", but I'm not sure if all the fruit in there is good for them. It has:

Pineapple
Honeydew
Grapes
Strawberries

and they'll all in a watermelon "shell"... so I may be able to scrape a little bit of watermelon off too.

Are these fruits safe? Are there certain ways the fruits need to be served (ie the skin taken off the grapes)?

[cindy]

Here is a list of safe fruits, veggies, woods for birds
http://www.parrot-and-conure-world.com/ ... birds.html

it is titled parrot/conure but it should apply to all, bear in mind watermelon is loaded with water so it may loosen the droppings some.

and from the FIC
http://www.finchinfo.com/diet/safe_toxi ... _foods.php

[kathmcm]

Sounds good

You may have to experiment - I found that when I gave fresh fruit or veggies in little cubes or chunks my birds would pick them out and toss them, but that they ate the stuff when more finely minced.

[Chichireeo]

I've tried these and my GS only likes the pineapple and watermelon. The grapes I would peel and remove the seeds.