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so102778
We got our first cold snap down here and Satsumas are now in season. My mom has a tree and gave me about 3 dozen!

For those of you who don't know, Satsuma is a citrus fruit somewhere between a mandarin orange and a regular orange,.

I am pretty sure we gave them to the lovebirds last year (no rind and removed seeds first). I know the wild birds by my parents eat them. Would they be okay for Drago?
kate
I havent ever heard of them. But from your description I would think that they are safe.
slic102
Well, I never heard of a satsuma, but from what I've read, oranges are ok to give parrots only in moderation because they are so acidic.
xerxeys mama
I to have never heard or seen of them. I do think that they would be ok to give little bite of them. can u show us a pic of them?
so102778
Here is the wiki article on them:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikan

I would take a picture but I left my camera at my parents house.
xerxeys mama
QUOTE (so102778 @ Nov 1 2008, 09:39 PM) *
Here is the wiki article on them:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikan

I would take a picture but I left my camera at my parents house.

thanks for th elink. i have never had one but i will have to try one. i guess i could find them at Whole Foods store.
so102778
Possibly. I really don't know how many other places have them. I would assume that they can grow anywhere in the US that regular citrus grows.
Cantab
Something else I did not know which I have learned on here, looks kinda like a grapefruit to me. smile.gif
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