Soft feeding tubes are high quality utensils. They have a rounded tip and are extremely resistant and long-lasting. The rounded tip allows the chick to swallow them comfortably and voluntarily. Using a soft feeding tube is the safest and cleanest method to administer hand-feeding formula. The different diameters of soft feeding tubes allow the hand-feeding formula to be administered to different species at each moment of their development. For example, for African grey parrots the 5 ml soft tube is suitable for administering the hand-feeding formula to babies up to 7 days old. The 10 ml soft feeding tube is ideal for African grey parrots up to 14 days of age, 20 ml is for chicks up to 4 weeks of age and from a month of age it is recommended to use the 50 ml soft feeding tube. In the case of cockatiels, the 10ml soft tube is to be used when pin feathers begin to emerge, at the time when chicks are usually removed from the nest. After which, the 20 ml soft tube is used.
