Eclectus Diets
Eclectus diets are very different to that of any other parrot species. Unlike other parrots they have very long digestive tracts & do poorly on seed & pellet diets. Pellet diets can often cause Eclectus parrots to have an overdose in vitamins which can result in feather destruction, toe tapping & behaviours such as screaming & aggression. Some Eclectus parrots are more sensitive to their diets than others.

It is recommended your Eclectus have at least an 80% natural soft food diet & 20% everything else including seed & pellet.

Eclectus parrots generally eat 3 meals per day but many owners do feed 2 meals per day & their birds do well on this.

Eclectus parrots are healthier on a low nutrient diet than a high one.
Eddie’s dinner: mashed pumpkin, carrot, broccoli, bok choy, egg & shell, wild & basmati rice
Some Eclectus parrots are fussy eaters & will only eat certain foods & not others. You can try & convince them the food is tasty by eating it yourself & making it sound really yummy. Most Eclectus parrots insist on eating whatever they see go into your mouth.!

You can grate the least favourite food & add it to the most favourite. When the grated food  is combined with the rest, it can stick to the rest of the food a lot easier therefore, your bird will consume some of the grated foods.
Mash is one of the easiest ways to get your Eclectus to eat properly. If their least favourite food is mashed in with everything else then they consume everything that is given to them. Eclectus parrots also enjoy a warm cooked meal.

While some parrot owners swear by a seed & pellet diet, it does not mean it is a healthy diet for them. While Eclectus parrots are said to appear fine & healthy while on these diets, the long term effects can result in a short life span, sudden death or health problems as the Eclectus gets older. If you choose to offer your parrot pellets make it only a very small part of their diets & be very fussy on the pellets you choose. 100% natural Eclectus specific pellets are the only ones recommended for Eclectus parrots.
Eddie enjoys lemon grass
Offering a sprouted mix daily can give your Eclectus most of the vitamins he needs for the day. Sprouts can be bought or made. 24 hour soaking seed will also give your Eclectus more nutrition than dry seed. High animal protein such as chicken & egg is not recommended for Eclectus parrots unless they feather pluck, are breeding, moulting or hormonal. Any other time a high animal protein diet can cause health issues. Eclectus parrots require a large veg protein diet which can be found in most veggies, beans, legumes.
I don’t recommend you give your Eclectus vitamin supplements unless specified by your avian vet. Offering added vit supplements  without knowing exactly what your Eclectus may or may not need could result in an overdose. Vit supplements should also never be a permanent solution to your Eclectus parrots diet.

If you’re out for the day & worried about their food spoiling during this time you Can offer a few pellets & some dehydrated fruit & veg to tie them over until you arrive home.

Once you get into the swing of making the right foods & learning how to store them so they last longer, making the food can become relatively easy to do & you will also find yourself eating a lot healthier.


Eclectus parrots should not be fed egg on a regular basis. This has been known to cause extremely high cholesterol & arteriosclerosis which can result in an early death. It is also an animal protein & Eclectus parrots require vegetable proteins, not animal proteins. Your Eclectus parrot should be given boiled egg about once a fortnight only.

A breeding, fledging or Eclectus going through a heavy moult can have a little more egg than during these times.


Eclectus Diets
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