How odd Logan, I've never seen a tiel that didn't like sunflower seeds! It's probably best for them as I understand they are fatty and of little nutritional value. Dawn eats them like candy, I'd put her food in and she would immediately go over and hunt down every sunflower seed she could out of her cup and eat it.

The directions on the pellets said to mix it in with her regular seed, and gradually increase the ratio over a month and that that method was usually successful. I know Dawn wouldn't touch them if I left them in a separate cup so I mix them in with her seed. I just sprinkle a few in at the moment, but plan to increase it little by little and hopefully she'll start eating them. If not I will try another brand or a different type. I've read pellets are generally more nutritional than seed alone.