Foraging- Work Harder, Tastes Better

Research Shows Animals Prefer Taste of Food They Work Harder For

Working to get some food

Scientists at Johns Hopkins working with mice showed that not only is food valued more when it is worked for, it may even taste better for up to 24 hours.  Mice were trained to press levers to get two flavors of sugar water.  They had to work 15 times as hard to get one of the flavors.  Later, when they were allowed free access to both flavors, they preferred the one they had earlier worked harder for.  

So don't forget to set up foraging situations for your parrots. Our foraging rolls are an easy way to do this but our UnPellet, Green Chunks, or any dry foods can be hidden around your birds' cages.  Hide the foods you really want them to eat rather then the treats, and see if it makes the nutritious foods more desirable for them.  

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