Cockatiel · Vegetables
Can cockatiels eat celery?
Yes, in small amounts. Celery is safe for cockatiels but mostly water, so vets advise feeding it sparingly, cut into short pieces with the strings removed.
- Portion
- A few pieces about 1 cm (⅜ in) long, or about 2 teaspoons of chopped leaves
- How often
- Once or twice a week
- Sugar
- 1.3 g / 100 g
How to serve it
- Wash the celery
- Remove the stringy fibers
- Cut the stalk into short pieces
- Take away leftovers after a couple of hours
Why
Risks. Low nutritional value because of the high water content. Long stringy fibers are best removed as a precaution.
Benefits. Many cockatiels enjoy the crunch, and the leaves add some extra nutrients.
Questions owners ask 1
Is celery good for a cockatiel's diet?
It is safe but not especially nutritious. Darker and orange vegetables such as broccoli, bell pepper and carrot offer more.
Celery: nutrition per 100 g
| Water | 95.4 g |
|---|---|
| Energy | 14 kcal |
| Sugars | 1.3 g |
| Fat | 0.2 g |
| Protein | 0.7 g |
| Fibre | 1.6 g |
| Calcium | 40 mg |
| Phosphorus | 24 mg |
| Calcium : phosphorus | 1.67 : 1 |
| Sodium | 80 mg |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 22 µg |
| Vitamin C | 3.1 mg |
“Celery, raw”, USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy, FDC 169988). Public domain.
Sources & method 2
The sources below discuss celery for cockatiels (or for pet birds generally). Confidence: medium. Rated on the JOMIZOO Feeding Scale; when good sources disagree we choose the more cautious level.
- Fruits and Vegetables in Birds' Diets — VCA Animal Hospitals
- Feeding Pet Cockatiels — VCA Animal Hospitals
