How can I stop my parrot from throwing his food all over?

punch: How can I stop my parrot from throwing his food all over?
I have a Senegal parrot that throws his food out of his dish. I don’t like seeing that much food go to waste. Not with prices as they are.

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Answer by jasminepunch19
He / she probley does not like the food. Try to bye a different kind. or maby the food is to high for him / her to eat.

Answer by irislover42
Unfortunatly that is the way birds eat. It is part of how they insure a constant food supply in the wild. The eat some and spread the rest around so the seeds can sprout.

I would try feeding less at a time and possibly a few more times a day.
I feed mine twice a day – if they realize they aren’t getting as much they tend to eat more and toss less.

Answer by Kerie K
When you feed it you could put a shower curtain around the outside of his cage, that can stop some of the mess. (it would need to be out of his reach so he does not get a hold of the curtain and eat or tear it) As for stopping him from throwing the food, good luck. That is what birds of his type do.

Answer by Lisa R.
Birds will toss out what they don’t like or care for. that is the way birds are. You can’t make him eat what he doesn’t like.
I would suggest studying up on your birds paticular diet and then purchasing a food more suited to his likes. If he is only eating a certain food, and abandoning the rest, you can always add suplements to his food and water to make up for what he’s missing.
Ask at the pet store for information on your Parrot.

Answer by Elizabeth K
I take care of my neighbor’s Senegal and they are beautiful birds, but very messy. Unfortunately that is what they do and it can’t really be stopped. But using a cage similar to this one can make clean up a little easier-
Or you could use the type of food cup that connects to the end of a perch like this one-
It is also important to remember not to fill the cup over half way.

Answer by PinkParrot
I have two Red-Bellied parrots, also part of the Senegal family. Don’t show your bird any attention when he throws the food. One of my parrots remembers that he used to get a reaction out of me when he did this..he doesn’t anymore and he’s gotten better. But periodically he will look right at me, dip his foot into his bowl, take a handful, and throw it out of the cage. Then he bobs his head as if to laugh…he thinks it’s hysterical. 🙂

Answer by Shortie
Try putting less food in the dish and see if that helps any. I only fill my Amazon’s about half way and that seems to help, I am fortunate though. My Parakeets did this to their food, so I tried switching their food and it worked. I no longer have that problem. Some birds no matter what just like to do it.

Answer by RLP
I love it when birds toss their food out of the bowl. It’s so cute.

Answer by ickmick
You could also find another use for the food that your Senegal doesn’t like. Depending on the type of food, you might be able to feed it to other pets. We used to feed the food our Senegal doesn’t like to our dogs as treats. We figured out which ones she doesn’t like, picked those out before we gave her the food, and put them in a separate container. Make sure you find out if it’s okay for your other animals to eat though.

Answer by flourish
you can not stop that birds just do that and that is the way they are but if you really want ti stop it you can put limited food in his cage so he can eat what he wants and doesn’t have enough to throw away

Answer by Klondike Goldie
my parrot used to do that….I watched which grains he threw out then got a different kind with less of those seeds in it ….now when I feed him I pick out those seeds and give those to wild rabbits and squirrels…romeo gets the grain he likes so he don’t throw out his feed anymore……good luck with yours

Answer by a
thats the million dollar question

Answer by Dr. Davidson
Perhaps he/she is acting out his/her frustration with being kept in a cage. Try letting it go free; then, you won’t have to gripe about it anymore.

Answer by ecbgolfballs
My Meyers Parrot also does this. I have noticed that he likes to go munch/forage on the pieces he tossed later on. Perhaps removing the grate at the bottom of the cage will encourage him to pick at the bottom.

My Meyers is always out on his playstand and I can always clean up his poop right away. This is why I don’t mind him foraging through his left overs later.

However, anything that hits the floor is eaten by my border collie, so the food is rarely wasted. She loves Zupreem Fruit Maintence. Yummy

Answer by yuksel g
cover the cage half way