Freeze-dried mystery mix - Small Bag (sample or sprinkle)

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A mystery mix of currently available freeze-dried fruit and vegetables (photos are indicative for size only) - in a size of your choice.

The bigger beaks or smaller beaks is an option as a sample size to try if your bird likes the new textures and flavours.

The sprinkle option is for the smaller birds (budgies, lovebirds, finches) and for those picky eaters who may want it sprinkled on their foods or for those who can't bite very well (lorikeets). For the sprinkle, the mystery selection of fruit and veges will be slightly blitzed in our herb blender. Similar texture to Harrison's mash and an excellent choice if you're trying to convert your parrot to pellets - mix with some seeds, some pellets or mash, and add the sprinkle for extra flavour and more texture variety.

If you want to pick specific fruit or vegetables in specific amounts, then please purchase the Pick and Mix products.

Type For bigger beaks For smaller beaks Sprinkle

Quantity

Feeding Instructions

Because the vegetables are airy and crunchy, they can be fun for the birds to eat as is and can be offered as a treat. Most birds will need only one or two pieces a day - consider that pellets recommend no more than 20% of daily diet be other food.

Some birds may prefer it broken up finer and sprinkled on their existing pellets.

You can also rehydrate the vegies by adding a very small amount of water to them and leaving it for about half an hour, then offering as fresh.

Storage

The vegetables are packed in sealed Mylar bags which help preserve the shelf life of the product until it arrives to you. You can transfer the food into another container or use the bag ziploc to reseal it.

When the vegies are becoming soft, it means they've absorbed some moisture from the air and this means they should be used up soon.

The larger bags are packed with an oxygen absorber packet. Make sure no one tries to eat it! Oxygen absorber reacts with the oxygen in the packet and releases nitrogen. Because the oxygen is removed, there can be no bacterial growth and oxidation. As long as the bag is sealed and re-sealed, the absorber keeps working. Once the oxygen absorber packet has become rock-hard, it's been used up - the chemical reaction has finished and will not be able to absorb any more oxygen.