Hi guys I'm new here and I'm looking for some help.
I've had both my parakeets for 16 months now. A green male and a yellow female. They are both very tame. They live a cage exactly like this.
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I take them out every day to play on their play gym. I'm planing on breeding them. I know it's frowned upon but I would like the experience. I have bred finches and hand raised baby finches that were just two days old until they were able to eat seeds; so i know how to hand feed and the huge responsibility that comes with it.
As of right now, the male cere is really blue and the female cere is a crusty brown. I have mineral block, cuttlebone, and feeding the seeds with parakeet pellets, kale, lettuce, and mellet as treats. They get 14 hours of light a day.
The male keeps bobbing his head around the female and he jumps from purch to purch back and forth around her. But she is just ignoring him. They are bonded because they preen each other everyday, "kiss" and socialize very well. There are two nest boxes for them to choose; both lined with shredded paper towels. They have not gone in the nest boxes as yet.
My questions are:
how to get her to be interested in him?
Can I still interact with them while breeding?
Is the cage too big or should I another cage; one that is smaller?
Any tips?
Thank you guys very much.
I've had both my parakeets for 16 months now. A green male and a yellow female. They are both very tame. They live a cage exactly like this.
Dog Crate Bird Cage Kennel With Top Quality and Wholesale Prices
I take them out every day to play on their play gym. I'm planing on breeding them. I know it's frowned upon but I would like the experience. I have bred finches and hand raised baby finches that were just two days old until they were able to eat seeds; so i know how to hand feed and the huge responsibility that comes with it.
As of right now, the male cere is really blue and the female cere is a crusty brown. I have mineral block, cuttlebone, and feeding the seeds with parakeet pellets, kale, lettuce, and mellet as treats. They get 14 hours of light a day.
The male keeps bobbing his head around the female and he jumps from purch to purch back and forth around her. But she is just ignoring him. They are bonded because they preen each other everyday, "kiss" and socialize very well. There are two nest boxes for them to choose; both lined with shredded paper towels. They have not gone in the nest boxes as yet.
My questions are:
how to get her to be interested in him?
Can I still interact with them while breeding?
Is the cage too big or should I another cage; one that is smaller?
Any tips?
Thank you guys very much.
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