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Feeding dried Paw Paw from the Nutshack ;)
Posted: 12 Oct 2011, 15:52
by teg33
My birds (and I ;) ) LOVE dried paw paw. I saw a small container of sliced paw paw at the pet store for $33 and a slice was $1.50. Very expensive. But at the Nutchack (a sweet and nut store) sells smaller diced dried paw paw for around $10 a kilo. Would it be safe to feed this paw paw to my birds? Or would they have any sugar ect in them?
Thanks
Re: Feeding dried Paw Paw from the Nutshack ;)
Posted: 12 Oct 2011, 17:48
by jusdeb
Something here is saying it could have additives ...Hmmm or is it Apricots that contain something funky ...a thingy to help dry it out perhaps .
Anyhoo NO not yet until you do more research please.
Fresh pawpaw is a favourite here .
Re: Feeding dried Paw Paw from the Nutshack ;)
Posted: 12 Oct 2011, 19:20
by Myzomela
It is most probably safe, but may contain a preservative like sulphur dioxide which is best avoided. Organic dried fruit would be better but will be more expensive.
Like Deb, I prefer fresh to dried fruit anyway!
Re: Feeding dried Paw Paw from the Nutshack ;)
Posted: 12 Oct 2011, 19:24
by jusdeb
Just a bit of trivia ...Its believed that hand reared chicks recovering from a crop problem will benefit from mashed paw paw .
Cant recall why , maybe the enzyme ???