Maybe Eggs?

Iholm5

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Proud parront to...
Tiki (U2), Zelda (GCC), Bender (Tiel), Pickles (Parrotlet), Pax (IRN), Goku (Sun), Jack (Caique), Moko (Crested Gecko), Goose (Red Lored Amazon)
So my GCC Zelda is around 6 years of age, and recent mornings we have caught her taking shreds of paper that she can reach from her cage and it appears that she might be beginning to build a nest. She does not have a mate, but it's slightly possible that she may have had some contact with our male sun who lives in another room, but I don't know if they can mate. I really don't think they have, or even had a chance to because we usually have an eagle eye on our birds and whenever they are out my wife and I are in the room with them. Anyway, we recently lost our female bearded dragon to egg binding and I want to make sure that if Zelda has eggs we give her the proper care needed. On that note, does she need any specific bedding or a nesting box, and how do we make one? Does she need calcium or anything, or vitamins? She is fed Zupreem pellets and as treats she has GoldenFeast and the occasional Nutriberry. She gets fresh water multiple times daily, and we give her drops in her water a few times a week, I believe they are just general bird vitamin drops.

As a side note, Zelda is extremely affectionate with me, and strongly dislikes my wife. She will attempt to rub herself all over my hands when she sits with me, which I normally discourage, as I understand this may be sexual behavior.

Thank you for any advice.
 

Piasa

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You can run your finger down her keel bone to check if there is an egg. Normally, in a non-obese bird, when the keel bone ends at the lower abdomen there is a concave dip. If she is producing an egg, this area will be slightly raised.

Calcium foods or cuttle bone are good to give if she is laying. Best thing to do is to curb the hormonal behavior so she doesn't lay.
 

MikeyTN

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Like above post says, if you can curb her from laying, it would be best for everyone. Some female would be massive egg layers, that's when you can get into egg binding issues, don't provide a nest box cause that will encourage her to lay more. Including nesting materials.
 

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