Do parrots need grit in their diet?
No. Many seed eating birds need grit in their diet to help them digest their food, but parrots are not seed eating birds of this type. Seed eating specialists often use grit in their stomachs to help them grind through the tough surfaces of the seeds they eat, but parrots are omnivores and have less specialized digestive systems. Parrots manipulate their food in their claws and grind and chew it with their powerful beaks before swallowing so they generally only eat the softer, more digestible portions of the food. Eating grit can actually be harmful to parrots and can cause their digestive to become impacted, so you should never try feeding it to them.
