Just a quick question. My parrotlets have been mating and I don't really want to breed them right now, is she still likely to nest/lay eggs if I don't supply a nest box?
Thanks in advance, Liam.
I saw this earlier but didn't reply because all I was going to add was that if there is no nest box they won't lay eggs usually. However, we have found a budgie egg on the floor only the one though, when we removed the boxes as we decided we were no longer going to breed them.
We had always removed the pairs to separate cages that we wanted to breed.
I saw this earlier but didn't reply because all I was going to add was that if there is no nest box they won't lay eggs usually. However, we have found a budgie egg on the floor only the one though, when we removed the boxes as we decided we were no longer going to breed them.
We had always removed the pairs to separate cages that we wanted to breed.
Sorry, haven't really helped
Ahhh thanks anyway lol. I know there's a chance they'll lay on the floor, but I was wondering if they mate - is she definitely pregnant? Or will she not lay eggs until she finds a nest?
Parrotletts are log nesters in the wild, I.e the nest in deep hollow logs. They will always refer to nest in a box or log, having said that natural selection is a very powerful force. Survival of the fittest and the inbuilt desire to procreate can lead to almost amazing results. I have plenty of species nest in thevseed pots before.
The question is should we keep prs at all if we cannot allow them tom fulfil the draw of nature? I don't know the answer to this.
You cannot possibly stop her laying but you can remove the egg, after all it's not a chick unless it incubated very soon after laying.
They can also be very unreliable parents, you would need to remove the cock in most cases as he could become aggressive.
Good luck whatever you decide
John
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Parrotletts are log nesters in the wild, I.e the nest in deep hollow logs. They will always refer to nest in a box or log, having said that natural selection is a very powerful force. Survival of the fittest and the inbuilt desire to procreate can lead to almost amazing results. I have plenty of species nest in thevseed pots before.
The question is should we keep prs at all if we cannot allow them tom fulfil the draw of nature? I don't know the answer to this.
You cannot possibly stop her laying but you can remove the egg, after all it's not a chick unless it incubated very soon after laying.
They can also be very unreliable parents, you would need to remove the cock in most cases as he could become aggressive.
Good luck whatever you decide
John
Thanks for the advice. I'm not separating them as their bond is very good and I don't want to risk not being able to pair them back. I'm also not in the situation space wise to breed them as I know they will attack their young pretty soon after fledgling and I know how evil parrotlets can be to their own kind. I don't think I'm depriving them of anything not allowing them to breed but it's a very good and interesting point - I think it would make an interesting debate. I also have no problem removing any eggs, but I'd prefer her not to lay them obviously as I don't want her to lose any condition - although I think it must be impossible if they're determined but there's no signs of nest building at all. Thanks again for the advice it's much appreciated.
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