Yes,- that is good advice!

What I often do is put the fruit I feed my redfoots,- papaya, mango, cactus fruit, cantaloupe and black figs,- into a small food processor and transform it into a creamy liquid form. Then I cut up the greens in strips and use just enough of the fruit to serve as a 'salad dressing'. That way everything tastes fruit, but the total fruit intake is rather low.

My girls / guys are good eaters and I don't have to bother to cut up the salads very small, but in your case I would go with really fine strips. The reason why I started doing this is simply that they, like all redfoots, LOVE fruit and would consume huge amounts of them. I do prefer their poops to be more on the solid side though, and so I try to keep the fruit intake on the lower side.

If you use very ripe mangos or papayas, that are very sweet and have a strong scent, you should be able to convince your picky eater that salad can taste good too,- just needs a dressing. Adding a strawberry to the mix can also help the taste and scent aspect.



Good luck,- I hope you will be able to convince your redfoot to eat a healthy diet! My first redfoot was a picky eater too initially. But after a while I decided, that a healthier diet was called for. After refusing the above mentioned diet for 5 days (leaving me quite upset and worried) my redfoot started eating the 'new salad' and has never stopped since.



Gaby

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