Hi there,
I have an Indian Ringneck pair who recently had two babies, they are now 4 weeks old. This is my first time breeding and so far everything has gone great, the babies are healthy and Mum and Dad are doing a great job raising them. However, upon checking on the chicks I noticed their nest box is getting quite dirty with poo, so my question is do should I clean the nest box and put new wood shavings in there or do I leave it alone? If I should clean it how often should it be done and will this upset Mum if I take her babies out whilst I clean? I have googled this question but have come up with conflicting results. Any advice would be much appreciated! Thanks very much.
I have an Indian Ringneck pair who recently had two babies, they are now 4 weeks old. This is my first time breeding and so far everything has gone great, the babies are healthy and Mum and Dad are doing a great job raising them. However, upon checking on the chicks I noticed their nest box is getting quite dirty with poo, so my question is do should I clean the nest box and put new wood shavings in there or do I leave it alone? If I should clean it how often should it be done and will this upset Mum if I take her babies out whilst I clean? I have googled this question but have come up with conflicting results. Any advice would be much appreciated! Thanks very much.
