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Budgie Care & Advice

A Big Surprise For Owners of Australian Parrots & Budgerigars.

There鈥檚 no such thing as an Australian fruit or vegetable!

Yes, it鈥檚 true Australian birds in the wild never ate fruits and vegetables because until 1788 there weren鈥檛 any!

It comes as a surprise to many Australian parrot owners to hear that before white settlement, a mere 200 years ago, there were no fruits and vegetables in Australia. Everything we white Australians eat originally came from other continents. But, Australian parrots had been eating eucalyptus barks, saps and leaves for several millions of years before white man came to Australia and they still do! The trees are still here and the birds are still here!

That鈥檚 not to say that our birds won鈥檛 eat fruits & vegetables. They do and some parrots love them. In fact some species are recognized as pests in Australia because they raid vegetable gardens and orchards. But did you know that they also raid commercial eucalyptus plantations too? This is because they need the goodness that鈥檚 contained within those eucalyptus trees. It鈥檚 natural to them because they evolved alongside these trees and their digestive systems are designed to cope with eucalyptus leaves, barks and saps.

Here鈥檚 a list of fruits, vegetables & cereals that are not Australian and were never seen on the entire Australian continent until after white settlement in the year 1788. The list is far from complete but we challenge anybody to find a readily available Australian fruit or vegetable.