I've read a whole lot about breeding behavior but I really want to know what happens when there are no male? I also read a thread about a parrot that displayed nesting behavior and chose a ledge and stayed there all the time, which was a problem.
Sterretjie's food was packed into a carry bag because we went home for 3 days, this is when I discovered that she absolutely LOVES climbing into things. She is so funny!
I gave her a box with treats inside yesterday, the box is big enough for her to completely clime in - tail and all - and it has flaps at the top. She spend the whole day yesterday climbing in and out of the box. She loved it so much that she did not even clime off her cage to say hello to me when we got home. (That was a first!) She just climbed back in her box and we could hear scratching-scratching.
When I checked I saw that she tore parts of the bottom into pieces and also took envelopes that was hanging around her cage and tore it and threw it into the mix. That must have been SOOO much fun!
But, what does this mean, is she just playing or is she building a nest? It really looks like a nest inside. I did not have trouble taking her away from the box nor did she get angry when I took the box.
I gave the box back to her this morning and I can see on the cameras that she is a real busy girl again.
I am thinking that I should treat the box as a toy and give it to her every now and then. That I should only completely remove it when she displays aggression over it. What do you think?
I also had confirmation that she is indeed a girl and about 4 years old.
(After long discussion with my husband and doing days and days - weeks and weeks of reading we have decided that we just do not have the time for another parrot. We also travel long distances at least once a month. We have an iguana, 2 bearded dragons and a parrot in the car and not one of them tolerates the other and all wants my attention. The other house is also just big enough to accommodate the 4 in different rooms while we are in Kruger - there is really no more space.)
For this reason I am providing her with an extremely rich environment - she has a huge cage with loads of branches and toys. She moves freely in and out of it and have a huge tree full of toys plus a swing that hangs from the ceiling and another self-made swing that has lots to do on it. I play a dvd for her that I made about Kruger birds and it also has my voice on it. I change things often as well.
So what do you do when you have a single girl?
Sterretjie's food was packed into a carry bag because we went home for 3 days, this is when I discovered that she absolutely LOVES climbing into things. She is so funny!
I gave her a box with treats inside yesterday, the box is big enough for her to completely clime in - tail and all - and it has flaps at the top. She spend the whole day yesterday climbing in and out of the box. She loved it so much that she did not even clime off her cage to say hello to me when we got home. (That was a first!) She just climbed back in her box and we could hear scratching-scratching.
When I checked I saw that she tore parts of the bottom into pieces and also took envelopes that was hanging around her cage and tore it and threw it into the mix. That must have been SOOO much fun!
But, what does this mean, is she just playing or is she building a nest? It really looks like a nest inside. I did not have trouble taking her away from the box nor did she get angry when I took the box.
I gave the box back to her this morning and I can see on the cameras that she is a real busy girl again.
I am thinking that I should treat the box as a toy and give it to her every now and then. That I should only completely remove it when she displays aggression over it. What do you think?
I also had confirmation that she is indeed a girl and about 4 years old.
(After long discussion with my husband and doing days and days - weeks and weeks of reading we have decided that we just do not have the time for another parrot. We also travel long distances at least once a month. We have an iguana, 2 bearded dragons and a parrot in the car and not one of them tolerates the other and all wants my attention. The other house is also just big enough to accommodate the 4 in different rooms while we are in Kruger - there is really no more space.)
For this reason I am providing her with an extremely rich environment - she has a huge cage with loads of branches and toys. She moves freely in and out of it and have a huge tree full of toys plus a swing that hangs from the ceiling and another self-made swing that has lots to do on it. I play a dvd for her that I made about Kruger birds and it also has my voice on it. I change things often as well.
So what do you do when you have a single girl?
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