When ever I got KeeWee, he was on a diet of seed. I would like to switch him over to pellets now, but don't know what kind he would like best. He is also VERY picky, LOL. So, what is a good pelleted diet for a 5 yr old picky eater? Thanks a bunch!

Many good brands ..my boys like Roudybush crumbles they are smallish like a seed so it might be a good one to switch to, Harrisons / Hagen life time granuals are another good one...

For starters it's just important that your QP will eat pellets, which at this point doesn't matter which brand, yet. (You may want to stay away from the colored ones because of the dye they may use.)

I would just go out and purchase a few different brands. Take the conversion gradual, and do use the "Pretend to eat the pellet, and ask your QP if he/ she wants some too, " method.

My QP & cockatiel eat Maintenance Roudybush Crumbles. You can try any brand though for your's.

If you do a little research there are several different brands that will send you a free sample of their pellets and you can see which kind your QP prefers. I'm not sure which three sent me samples, but I know Roudybush was one of them. Hope this helps some. I figure if I come across some in my free samples that mine won't eat I can just post it on here to pass on to someone else. Good luck!

Max as been on Zupreem all his life. I've had no problem. If you don't want the fruity ones, they have the plain that are not dyed.

You could try Roudybush, it seems to be a favorite with Quakers. It's really up to KeeWee to decide though.

http://www.roudybush.com/index.cfm

My Mr. Kiwi, quaker and little Miss Gidget, green cheek conure have been on Zupreme pellets since 2004. I give them All varieties of the Zupreme.

Chula (yes, Chulo is now Chula since the DNA results came in) is very picky, and I wanted to get her switched over to Roudybush. She had been eating the Zupreem fruity stuff, and simply refused anything else. I started on the food conversion plan from this site and didn't even make it through the first week before she decided that she liked the Roudybush better. Now, even if I mix the two, Chula picks through the Zupreem to get to her Roudybush. She is about the pickiest bird I have ever seen. We just keep trying new things, but she keeps refusing them. Seems that part of the problem is that she has to "get used to" whatever we give her and decide that she likes it before she will embrace it. She has even refused fresh fruit, which seems strange. We even have a kitten in the house who will practically mug you if you are eating fruit of any kind.

Many companies give out free samples, so you might want to start there and just introduce a few to see which ones she likes best if he's super picky Casey's on Zupreem Fruitblend.. it's worked well with her (other than choosing out her favourite coloured pellets each day haha). Zupreem doesn't give out free samples but if you buy a bag and he doesn't like them, you can take it back for a full refund (with receipt). Zupreem and Hagens seem to be the most readily available around here...

Napoleon likes Zupreem a lot. BUT only the parakeet, small bird stuff. Silly guy! But it is good stuff, from what I have been told.

My vet sells and recomends Harrisons Organic. It's really expensive though.

I think the one mine like best is the Roudybush crumbles. Mine eat several different brands though, which I think is important in case one ever becomes unavailable. I figure it's best to have a good back up ready.

My little guy is only 4 months old and was only on a seed diet when I got him as well... I have tried every kind of pellet and the only one he cares for is Harrisons. I introduced it by adding water to it and making it mushy... he loves it like that. I still give him variety of some seeds, other pellets and human food, so he doesn't actually eat that much of it... so it's not too expensive.

Harrison's is a Really good brand, but I don't know anybody who has enough money to afford it. You have to feed it Fresh everyday, and that can get really, really expensive!

People do tell me that it is worth the price, but I cannot afford it --- So I just use Roudybush. It is a good brand too.

I was lucky with my guy, since he's not a very picky eater. He readily eats the Harrison's fine pellets, but as others mentioned, it is quite expensive for such a small bag. I fed that for awhile in the beginning and then, fortunately, he didn't make much fuss to switch to the Roudybush crumbles. I simply lined the bottom of his dish with barely enough pellets to cover the bottom of the dish(this makes it easy to see if it gets eaten at all), and then sprinkled on a little white millet to get him interested and he took to it pretty quickly! I also like the Roudybush pellets better for when I bake his birdy bread