Cut your pumpkin into pieces and scatter outside as a treat for local critters. Birds will feed on the flesh pumpkins in addition to the seeds, as will squirrels, foxes, deer and other mammals–the porcupine in the video below doesn’t even need it cut into pieces!

Can birds eat raw pumpkin?

You can cook pumpkin or feed it to your parrot raw. Both are safe and it’ll come down to what your parrot prefers. Avoid pumpkin dishes that contain other ingredients such as seasoning and dairy as it may make your parrot sick.

Should you leave pumpkins out for wildlife?

In regards to taking pumpkins to the forest or other spaces in nature for wild animals to eat, the spokesperson said: “Please do not take leftover pumpkins to nature reserves or other wild places. “Wildlife that may benefit from pumpkin leftovers are garden birds, who may enjoy the seeds.