Beaphar

water grit

Water and grit
In addition to a balanced diet, your bird needs fresh, clean drinking water every day. Drinking water can rapidly become dirty, which will encourage bacteria and moulds to grow in it. You can also give your bird a twig to gnaw on every now and then. Gnawing will keep your bird’s bill in good condition and it also gives him something to play with.
In addition to food, water and amusement, your bird needs grit. A bird does not have teeth to chew its food, but uses its stomach muscle to pulverise it. The bird picks up grit which it uses to grind down the food inside its stomach. Bird grit must contain enough sharp pieces to perform this function. Beaphar Cana Grit is perfect for this job, or you can buy a Beaphar Grit Bell to hang in the cage, which also gives your bird something else to play with.

Forbidden Food
There are a few things you should never feed your bird, because they are poisonous. The following substances, even in very small doses, are very poisonous to your bird: avocado, chocolate, rhubarb and alcohol.

Special nutritional needs during moulting, colouring and nesting
Every bird needs a good diet to improve its health and vitality, and to ensure a long life. A balanced and varied diet is good for your bird’s health. In some cases, your bird will have special nutritional needs that its usual food will not provide. In these cases, your bird will need a slightly adjusted diet.