Avianempress
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- Mar 28, 2020
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I have two beautiful lovebirds which will be 2yrs old in June. Before now I assumed they were both male because they hadn't laid any eggs. However in the past couple weeks they appeared to be copulating and this week egg laying started.
The first egg was laid in their food dish. So I quickly bought a black plastic (couldn't find a wooden one) nesting box which I installed in their cage. However, even after installing the nesting box the 2nd egg was laid on in their little tent nest and fell to the floor, cracked, so I removed it from the cage. The third was laid two days later, again in the food dish. And the fourth the following day, falling to the floor from their tent nest. It was cracked so I removed it.
So even after installing the nesting box, she has still laid three eggs elsewhere.
I have put strips of paper towel in the nesting box but they just pull it out, play with it, and let it fall to the bottom of the cage.
I am keen to have her lay successful eggs. Should I move the two good eggs from the food dish to to the nesting box? I'm concerned she won't find them. Should I put more nesting material in the box to make it more attractive? Should I replace the plastic box with a wooden one? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
The first egg was laid in their food dish. So I quickly bought a black plastic (couldn't find a wooden one) nesting box which I installed in their cage. However, even after installing the nesting box the 2nd egg was laid on in their little tent nest and fell to the floor, cracked, so I removed it from the cage. The third was laid two days later, again in the food dish. And the fourth the following day, falling to the floor from their tent nest. It was cracked so I removed it.
So even after installing the nesting box, she has still laid three eggs elsewhere.
I have put strips of paper towel in the nesting box but they just pull it out, play with it, and let it fall to the bottom of the cage.
I am keen to have her lay successful eggs. Should I move the two good eggs from the food dish to to the nesting box? I'm concerned she won't find them. Should I put more nesting material in the box to make it more attractive? Should I replace the plastic box with a wooden one? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.