Hi there,

A quick question on iodine. Do I need an iodine block or something similar for my pet budgie, Nelson? Is it necessary? Are those funny pink things from the pet stores okay?

 

He already has a piece of cuttlebone, which he shows no interest in. And if I got an iodine block, would he even eat it?

 

He's on a daily diet of Trill commercial seed, daily fresh vege mix, and one small bunch of fresh seeding grass every day or every other day, plus I stick a bunch of washed eucalyptus leaves in there for him a couple of times a week.

 

By the way, he also has one of those calcium perches, which might possibly have iodine in it, but I'm not sure.

 

Thanks for any advice. I've tried to look the information up, but I can't find anything definitive that I trust. It's not mentioned in your FAQs.

Trill may have iodine in it........check the ingredients and additives. Otherwise you can get aqueous iodine from the chemist ( also known as Lugolls iodine ) and you put around 7 drops per litre of water.

Thanks Kaz,

I checked the pack and TRill has iodine added.

 

Sweet.