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Parakeets need a nest box but not a "nest" in the traditional sense.
A typical Parakeet nest box measures about 10" by 10" by 10" with a hole in the front (like a bird house) and a back where you can remove the top half to check the chicks and clean it out.
In the bottom of the box, you place a wooden insert the same size as the box with a concave cut-out in the center (makes a shallow dish so the eggs stay in one place). You hang the box on the outside of the cage with the hole and a dowel (for perching) mated and secured up against a seed cup hole. No nesting material is used at all and the birds like it that way.
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∙ 13y agoSurprisingly enough, yes they do. You can also make nest boxes especially for parrots.
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Should you buy a nest for your Parakeets?
Parakeets (and parrots/budgies in general) only need a nest if you intend to be breeding them. Otherwise they do not need one and you should probably not provide it or they may begin to act like they are nesting and ignore other activities.
Where can you get a nest for parakeets?
Petco and Petsmart has them
Can parakeets get a disease from a robins nest?
yes
What type of nest is needed for parakeets to mate?
a box
Can parakeets mate if they have a nest but not a nesting box?
I don't know any animal that is really fussy about where to have sex - including parakeets.
How do parakeets take care their eggs?
The parakeets will lay their eggs in a nest that they build themselves. The parakeets will sit on the eggs until all have hatched. The eggs should hatch after 18 days.
Is there a tree nest of parrots in Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport Comm?
There are Monk Parakeets in the trees near the entrance to the zoo. They have a large nest, and visitors can see it.
How can you get your parakeets to fall in love when one is younger than the other?
You cannot make parakeets fall in love with each other - it is up to them. Also, you need to make sure they are of opposite sex otherwise there is no hope of them falling in love. To improve the chance of them falling in love make sure they are happy and have everything they need - food, water, a big enough cage and possibly flying time outside their cage (if they are tame). Some parakeets need a nest box to breed, look up information in books or on the internet to see if that's what your parakeets need!
Do parakeets normally take a egg out of there nest?
They can,yes maybe its a dud? Or maybe somethings wrong with the egg?
What are budgies nests made out of?
Parakeets don't really make nests like finches for example. In wild they nest in holes in trees, and in captivity they need nesting boxed. wild budgies use hollow trees for there nest. Domesticated budgies you have to buy a nest box or they will not mate also if u want to know how to make a nest box goggle it for peace sakes
Do parakeets glow?
No! if you think parakeets glow, you NEED to do more research before getting one.
How do parakeets build nests?
you do not need to give them any material the mom and dad will pick off some feathers and put them in the nest for the eggs to be you can try and give them something but they might not take it.
