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Post by nominadal on Jul 22, 2019 23:27:53 GMT -7
My grey parrot weight is now 380g, and he is now 4.5 month old, is this is normal weight for this age?
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Post by Jane on Jul 23, 2019 2:51:11 GMT -7
Hello and welcome to the forum.
That is on the light side for a CAG. They are usually in the 400g to 500g range. If he will let you feel his keel bone it should not be prominent.
What is his diet?
Jane
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Post by nominadal on Jul 23, 2019 23:00:10 GMT -7
He eats fruits, veggies and some seeds.he is no longer on pellets diet, what should i give him to gain his weight?
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Post by Jane on Jul 24, 2019 0:40:59 GMT -7
If he was eating pellets he should still be eating them so try to get him back on those. It might be that he is filling up on fruit and not having room for more nutritious foods. Fruit and veg are important but shouldn't be the main part of the diet. You can also give him nuts, almonds are good as they have more calcium. Do not give him peanuts in their shells though as they can harbour a fungus which can cause aspergillosis, a respiratory disease.
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Post by nominadal on Aug 19, 2019 0:28:41 GMT -7
he again losses his weight after reached 400 and droped to 350 with no reason.he is tall and eating fine but not gaining weight, plz help!
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Post by Jane on Aug 19, 2019 0:38:26 GMT -7
Do you always weigh him at the same time of day? That is important for comparison purposes.
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Post by nominadal on Aug 20, 2019 23:40:14 GMT -7
i weight him at night after he fills his tummy
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Post by Jane on Aug 21, 2019 3:10:42 GMT -7
Try weighing him first thing when he gets up (but after the big morning dropping).
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Post by nominadal on Aug 25, 2019 0:31:41 GMT -7
he is now 380g, plz recommend some high fat diet for him and also the replacement of formula at night
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Post by Jane on Aug 25, 2019 7:30:49 GMT -7
He weighs the same as he did a month ago then. If you feel his chest either side of the breast bone it should feel rounded and the breast bone shouldn't be prominent.
A survey of Greys on the forum produced a weight range of 350g to 600g. The majority of the CAGs (12) were between 400g and 496g. There was one CAG below 400g and 4 CAGs over 500g.
I am not sure why he isn't on pellets anymore, if he had been eating them.
Nuts are high in fat.
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Post by nominadal on Aug 27, 2019 0:09:46 GMT -7
he wasn't on its pellets since its birth, I tried but he was not interested to eat pellets
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Post by Jane on Sept 1, 2019 3:19:16 GMT -7
It can be difficult getting them to eat pellets. There are a lot of different brands. Have you tried Harrison's High Potency Coarse?
Lafeber Nutriberries and Avicakes are also good, they contain a mixture of pellets, seeds and grains, fruit or veg, with added vitamins. Mitzi loves them and she did from the very first day she had one.
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