Is Zupreem AvianMaintenance FruitBlend Flavor Bird Diets the best diet for grass seed eating finches?
I am a breeder of Zebra finches and ZuPreem pellet diets are not the best diet for grass finches like the Zebra finch.
A good finch seed diet (with supplements) is a better diet for grass finches. There is no advantage to a pellet diet for grass finches except for “clean-up”. Finches on pellets do not produce seed hull mess.
Cost? Nobody has convinced me that a pellet diet vs. a seed
diet is cheaper unless you only have a couple of finches and do not buy seed in quantity.
Health advantages? Grass finch experts do not say that pellets are better than seed for seed eating finches like Zebra and Gouldian finches. The confusion comes from the fact that pellets are a superior diet for most hook-billed birds. Most of the pellet praise comes from the studies and recommendations that apply to nutrition needs of hook-bills. Some people have tried to “piggy back” the advantages of ...