HARI (Hagen Avicultural Research Institute) was established in 1985 and continues to evolve into a world class Psittacine captive breeding, nutrition and research facility HARI represents, recognizes and supports the avian community including responsible breeders, avicultural, veterinarians, rescue and adoption facilities, as well as wild parrot conservation on a global level HARI remains involved throughout the entire production process of all Tropican and Tropimix

Over the years we have received many wonderful frequently asked questions about bird nutrition and lifestyle Find the answers to your parrot care related questions and concerns on the following pages

“I Found It, Now I’m Eating it!”
Our birds need to forage as part of their daily activities, yet sometimes, we have to take steps in teaching our birds to forage successfully Caretakers can use various pet products to create different levels of foraging activities that empower a bird with a sense of accomplishment!
Foraging Strategies for Birds – Part A

Quantity Versus Quality in Food for Your Parrot
A parrot can only consume so much food in the course of his day Because Tropican diets are high in caloric density, optimal nutrition is achieved with very little volume of food Many diets on the market instruct caretakers to feed 20% of the bird’s weight to benefit from the nutrients in

When does HARI feed Tropican High Performance or Lifetime to the HARI Flock?
The HARI Flock members eat 100% Tropican and have for more than 20 years While the HARI Flock members play an important role in our nutritional longevity studies and in our test trial feeding, not all birds at HARI eat the same formulations of Tropican Depending on

Not sure whether to feed Tropican Lifetime or High Performance to your bird?
Avian caretakers should evaluate their bird’s lifestyle as well as lifestage, before deciding which formula is appropriate for their bird Other factors that play a part in deciding which formula to feed include: the percentage of Tropican consumed, the bird’s caloric requirements based on his lifestyle, weight