How to get quail to eat raspberries

[Mhays]

Ohh new question what type of mealworm should I get for my quails (they are three/four weeks old almost adults ) and where do I get them?

We use the dried kind you can buy most places that sell birdseed for wild birds. They like them just as much as live, but for baby birds, they break up into small bits easily.

I have also bought Black Soldier fly larvae mostly to help with compost - but they love those too.

Not sure about superworms - I know they can sting? Would want to know if quail were resistant to that...

 

[MageofMist]

We use the dried kind you can buy most places that sell birdseed for wild birds. They like them just as much as live, but for baby birds, they break up into small bits easily.

I have also bought Black Soldier fly larvae mostly to help with compost - but they love those too.

Not sure about superworms - I know they can sting? Would want to know if quail were resistant to that...

Super worms can't sting, but they do bite, but the birds should be able to handle it. I do worry they might be a choking hazard though with the size.

 

[orloffer]

Super worms can't sting, but they do bite, but the birds should be able to handle it. I do worry they might be a choking hazard though with the size.

Yes, they might be rather large. My chickens love them, though!

 

[MageofMist]

I mean, they can eat peanuts, but I worry super worms for quail would be too long and chonky. XD

 

[orloffer]

I probably won't try superworms, then. It is amazing how your quail ate that peanut!

 

[MageofMist]

Here's a regular mealy compared to a super for comparison.

 

[orloffer]

Mealworms are definitely more quail-friendly. I keep superworms for Leopard Geckos.

 

[MageofMist]

Yep XD Quail do have big mouths despite their narrow beaks.

Here's Scrappy crowing, showing his big mouth.

 

[orloffer]

You're right, they do have large mouths despite having narrow beaks! Don't they poop everywhere if you bring them into the house?

 

[MageofMist]

You're right, they do have large mouths despite having narrow beaks! Don't they poop everywhere if you bring them into the house?

Kinda, but not really. Scrappy doesn't poop when being held and cuddled, but he does poop when on the floor/couch without any hand or leg under him.

Scrappy's poops at least are quite firm (besides the foam) and easy to pick up with a tissue and drop in the toilet, though if he recently drank a lot, it can be a bit runny but still small and easy to wipe up. Though depending on diet, the poops can be different.

Scrappy has a very varied diet of a Haygates Gamebird Pellets, generic wild bird seed mix, no-grow bird seed mix, wild&domestic finch seed mixes all blended together and a suet block with insects to peck at. He also gets a lot of various treats.

Edit: He is a spoiled old fart.