ZuPreem FruitBlend Bird Food, Bird Feed Pellets for Canaries & Finches, Core Nutrition with Natural Fruit, Canary Food, Finch Feed, Made in USA, (Extra Small, 2 lb Bag)

My Parakeets don't like Zupreem - they devour it!!!!As per my Vet's recommendation I switched my birds (Parakeets) from a seed diet to Zupreem; it is healthier for them as seeds contain a lot of fat, which can be difficult for their tiny livers to process. Some small birds can develop life-threatening Xanthomas from seeds as my one Parakeet had and hence my introduction to this product.Parakeets can be exceedingly difficult to convert to a non-seed diet; in fact I had begun to think it was impossible when I went through the process.Suggestion:After almost giving up on converting my birds (the ill one's life depended on it!!) I decided to make a "bird smoothie" to aid the process. I added some Zupreem and fruit juice to the blender and made a baby food consistency slurry. I made enough to last a few days - I refrigerated the surplus. I spread the slurry out on a saucer and embedded my birds regular seeds into it. This way the birds had no choice but to pick through the mix and in so doing developed a taste for and recognition of the Zupreem mash as food.I repeated this process over several days - each day reducing the amount of the seeds and replacing with dry Zupreem pellets. After 4-5 days, I fed my birds 100% Zupreem with a bit of fruit juice. Finally, on the 5th day, I went 100% dry Zupreem and my birds are hooked! They love this stuff and my formerly ill Parakeet is not only 100% back to normal - he is the healthiest I've ever seen him!!Also please note: If you have regular sized Parakeets, get the X-Small bird size; Parakeets don't like the larger pellets - trust me on this!!FYI: If you wet your Zupreem as I've described, it will perish after about 4 hours. Please be sure to replace with fresh - refrigerate any pre-made slurry. It lasted me several days.

My bird won't eat bigger pellets even though she's a conure! She loves these tiny ones!

My vet recommended this product for my two parakeets because they wouldn't eat anything but seed and they were overweight. One of them even had a fatty liver - evidenced by an excessively long beak that I had to have the vet trim. With this product I was able to get them off seed. I mixed a little zuPreem with their seed. A couple of days later I completely stopped the seed. They were hesitant at first, but now they love it. To get them to eat greens, I sprinkled some zuPreem on wet kale that I had placed in their bathing bowl. They have a large flight cage and I place their feeding, water and bath bowls at the bottom of the cage out of the way of perches, so no pooping in the bowls, lol. I had tried many times before to hang seed-coated kale from the top and sides of the cages, but they wouldn't go near it, as if it was some predator, lol. Now they rip into the kale. Note that their heavy, shallow, ceramic bowls (the kind that you can bake in) all look the same, about the diameter and depth of a personal pan pizza or tarte. I added a fourth that holds only the greens, which I no longer add ZuPreem to because they eat their greens without it. So there is a water bowl, a greens bowl, a bath bowl, and a ZuPreem bowl. Their diet is balanced now. Their energy levels are up, as evidenced by more movement, both flight and exploring the environment in and around their cage. This product has added longevity and birdy contentment to their lives. Thanks ZuPreem!!!

First package arrived open, and spilling out of the bag. BUT the seller made it right by sending us a new bag right away. This is the first time trying this product for my birds. So far, they like it. It is a very good food pellet for birds of all kinds.

My canary is prone to sinus infections. He developed a sinus infection so bad once that caused a pus filled sore to form above his eye. A birds sinus wraps around the eye. I took him to have it drained and treated when the doctor informed me that a lack of vitamin A in his diet may be responsible for it. She told me to switch him from seeds to pellets. She recommended zupreem fruit blend and since I have switched he has not had a single sinus infection. He is more lively and has shinier feathers. I rotate between this one and the Zupreem smart selects which is similar to this but it contains seeds. As of lately I mix the two together to dilute the seed quantity in the smart selects. All my canaries enjoy it very much. At first they were resistant so I slowly integrated it. Now they all love it. It is slightly more costly to feed them these pellets versus seeds so if you cannot afford to strictly use these pellets then mix them with the seeds. These pellets were recommended by a doctor in the Animal Medical Center in Manhattan New York. I trusted them and I am happy with the change in all my canaries health, appearance, and behavior. I have 4 canaries and I change their food twice a day, a 2 pound bag of food lasts me a month and a half. For me this is worth every penny. Also, I just want to mention my brother has a parakeet and she loves this food too.

Did you buy this because a vet recommended it to you? I was, and I bought this thinking I was doing my bird a huge favor and helping them get a better diet until I looked at the ingredients. BOTH the natural and flavored/colorful pellets by Zupreem have sugar within the first ten ingredients. With how cheap it is I advise you to take caution. As for why vets recommend it? Sure, it works and is giving your birds vitamins but sugar in large quantities is bad for birds. Your birds eat pellets everyday. This will do more harm then good please don’t let anyone convince you otherwise.