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Can a parrot eat a potato chip?

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No.Potato chips are considered to be a type of junk food and are extremely bad for parrots and other birds. Not only do they offer little nutritional value, but they are also loaded in salts and, depending on the chip, sometimes sugar too.


Can a bird eat a potato chip?

Potato Chips Junk food such as chips, cheese puffs, corn chips, pretzels, and other foods are all bad for birds. They offer very little nutritional value and are filled with processed chemicals that have not been tested on birds, so their effects cannot be predicted.

Can African GREY eat chips?

Infrequent Snacks Some snacks should not be a part of your bird's daily diet, but can be given on occasion as a special treat. These include anything that contains high amounts of fat, sugar or salt, such as nuts, seeds, potato chips, popcorn, cookies, candy or ice cream.

What snacks can parrots eat?

Fresh foods for birdsRaw or steamed vegetables (preferably organic, when available)Cooked whole grains and/or pseudo-grains, such as rice (brown, wild or forbidden), oats, barley, quinoa, buckwheat, amaranth and teff.Soaked and cooked or sprouted legumes.Raw, soaked or sprouted nuts and seeds.Healthy Parrot: Diet, Nutrition, Toxic Foods

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