{"title":"Tropimix","description":"\u003cp\u003eTropimix is the husk-free enrichment range from HARI, Hagen's avicultural research institute — exotic grains, dried fruit, nuts, legumes and Tropican granules blended so that everything in the bowl is edible. A conventional seed mix loses most of its volume as shells, and birds work through it picking out the fattiest pieces; Tropimix removes both problems at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt is not a complete diet, and HARI does not present it as one.\u003c\/strong\u003e The intended setup is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tropican\"\u003eTropican granules\u003c\/a\u003e as the base with Tropimix alongside for variety and foraging. Fed on its own it behaves more like a very good seed mix than a formulated diet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChoosing between the two blends\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/tropimix-large-parrot-enrichment-blend\"\u003eLarge Parrot\u003c\/a\u003e — 14% protein, 8.5% fat. African Greys, Amazons, cockatoos, large conures, Eclectus and macaws.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/tropimix-small-parrot-enrichment-blend\"\u003eSmall Parrot\u003c\/a\u003e — 14% protein, 15% fat, cut smaller. Caiques, small conures, Meyer's and Senegals, Quakers. Note the higher fat: measure the portion for a bird that does not fly much.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConverting a seed-fed bird\u003c\/strong\u003e — add hot water and the Tropican granules in the blend soften and coat the seeds the bird already recognises, which is the gentlest way to introduce formulated food. Weigh the bird through the changeover; parrots that stop eating decline quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth blends come in a 1.8kg bag and a 9.07kg breeder pack. The 9.07kg is ordered in specially, so allow extra lead time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bird-food\"\u003eBird Food\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tropican\"\u003eTropican\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bird\"\u003eBird Supplies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/www.peekapaw.com.au\/collections\/tropimix.oembed","provider":"PeekAPaw Pet Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}