WilDiets Small Frugivore Maintenance Diet

WilDiets Small Frugivore Maintenance is a scientifically formulated staple diet designed specifically for iron-sensitive frugivorous softbills — including toucans, turacos, mynahs, aracaris, and fruit-eating pigeons. Available in two bag sizes to suit both small collections and larger aviaries, this is a diet built around the genuine nutritional requirements of species that cannot tolerate elevated iron levels.

How to Feed

This diet is intended to make up approximately 70% of daily intake, fed alongside fresh sweet fruit to form a complete nutritional programme during non-reproductive periods. It is formulated exclusively for iron-sensitive species — the iron level is deliberately low, and this diet is not suitable for birds without that dietary requirement.

Composition

WilDiets Small Frugivore Maintenance is built from a carefully selected ingredient base appropriate for fruit-eating softbills:

• Cereal grains and derived products
• Oil seeds, oil fruits and derived products
• Fructose
• Dried brewer's yeast
• Vegetable oils (refined canola, refined palm)
• Tubers, roots and derived products
• Dehydrated apple pulp
• Minerals and derived products
• Dried egg shells
• Inulin (Cichorium intybus)
• Mojave yucca
• Marigold meal (Tagetes erecta)

Vitamins & Additives

Each batch is fortified with a full vitamin and trace element profile to support day-to-day health in non-breeding birds:

• Vitamin A: 4,000 IU/kg; Vitamin D3: 800 IU/kg; Vitamin E: 200 mg/kg
• Vitamin C: 50 mg/kg; Vitamin K3: 5 mg/kg
• B-complex: B1 40 mg/kg, B2 30 mg/kg, B6 35 mg/kg, B12 120 µg/kg
• Calcium D-pantothenate: 30 mg/kg; Niacin: 130 mg/kg; Folic acid: 7 mg/kg
• Biotin: 1,100 µg/kg; Choline chloride: 1,500 mg/kg
• Beta-carotene: 10 mg/kg; Betaine anhydrous: 250 mg/kg

Trace Elements

Chelated mineral forms are used throughout for reliable bioavailability:

• Copper (amino acid chelate): 1 mg/kg
• Manganese (amino acid chelate): 57 mg/kg
• Zinc (amino acid chelate): 28 mg/kg
• Iodine (calcium iodate anhydrous): 0.8 mg/kg
• Selenium (hydroxy-analogue of selenomethionine): 250 µg/kg
• Antioxidant: tocopherol-rich vegetable oil extract (delta-tocopherol): 50 mg/kg
• Flavouring: Rosmarinus officinalis extract: 0.016 g/kg

Select the bag size that suits your collection — whether you're managing a single bird or a larger group, WilDiets Small Frugivore Maintenance gives you a diet foundation you can rely on between breeding seasons, with no guesswork on iron sensitivity.