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How Do I Get My Parakeets To Go Inside Their Nesting Box?
Do not force them they can do it there self when they want to
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 to prepare nesting box?
put cotton or sticks in it, and you can even buy nesting supplies at a pet store.
How do you introduce a nesting box to parakeets?
just place the nest box near the top of cage and make sure they have access to get in it and leave them alone
What does a nesting box look like for a parakeet?
parakeets love to be protective of there baby's and they also like dark and private spaces since a nesting box is dark and small and private they will love to hatch they baby eggs in a nesting box and so they eggs cant fall and be safe too.
What kind of stuff do pet parakeets use make their nest in a cage?
This bird has strange nesting habits. It will use nothing for nesting material. It will lay its eggs and sit on them just on the floor of its cage or nesting box or floor of the aviary.
What do you do if your parakeet laid her eggs in her nesting box but she didn't put any bedding in it?
Leave your parakeet alone . . . she knows what she's doing. Parakeets do not place bedding into their nesting boxes, so your pet is fine.
Where can you get a nesting box for parakeets?
Nesting boxes for all types of birds are available at almost all pet stores, for fairly reasonable prices. If you find those expensive, you could make your own nesting box using a cardboard bow, twigs, hay, straw, thread, wool, cotton, etc.
Can parakeets from petco or PetSmart mate?
Yes parakeets from pet stores such as pet smart and petco can breed and produce offspring. It is just a bit harder to do. To breed them, give them lots of sunlight for at least 10 hours a day. Then, make sure you have a male and a female. Then, make sure you give them a nesting box with wood shavings etc. for them to use as nesting material. To get them to go into the nesting box make sure you have treats around or inside it to lure them into it. Once they feel comfortable with the nesting box, they will breed and have babies. Please note that breeding parakeets can go wrong in many ways.. Even the parents can die if something goes wrong. Please have a certified Avian veterinarian that you can talk to commonly for questions and help if something were to go wrong. - hope this helped!
If your parakeet laid an egg does it need a nesting box?
In the wild, most birds would find hollows in tree trunks that other animals made and nest in them. If you are trying to breed your parakeets, you will need a nesting box. Petsmart has them, make sure you get the right size, and don't get a dark colored one. That sometimes will make them ignore it.
Do parakeets got to have a different cage for mating?
No, you just need to buy or make a nesting box for them. A nesting box is some sort of covered box with enough space for the birds to move around in, it connects to the cage through a hole near the top, but it has to be big enough that the birds can get in. Also, to be able to check in once and a while without disturbing the occupant too much, make sure that the top can open up so that you can see in. The one thing that is absolutely necessary though is nesting material (like strips of shredded paper).
How do you make a nest box for parakeets?
I made my nesting box earlier today and my parakeets love it. This is what I did: 1: Get a box with some sort of lid. (A 6 by 6 box is a good size for parakeets) 2: Get a knife and cut a 2 diameter hole right underneath the lid. Then, get some duct tape and tape down the sides of the lid. Make sure the tape is smooth so they dont peck at it. 3: Make some small holes in the back of the box so you can look in a the parakeet without disturbing it. 4: Get some materials for the inside of the nest. I used dead grass, but some of the other things you could use are hay or shredded newspaper. DONT use cotton because once the eggs are laid, the parakeets may not be able to find them. 5: Put the nesting box low in the cage. (I duct taped mine to the bars of the cage.) 6: Spread some of the materials you used for inside of the nesting box onto the floor of the cage and on top of the nesting box. They might want to feel like they sort of built it themselves. 7: Put some treats like mullet on top of the box and halfway sticking out of the hole. Theyll discover it on the top, and when theyre done with the mullet on top of the box, theyll go to the one sticking halfway out of the hole. Once they're done with the half thats sticking out, theyll have to go inside the box to get the rest of it. Hope this helped! And remember, even though mine got in theirs right away, yours might wait a few days, or possibly a few weeks. :/ They'll probably be nervous and scared for awhile, but they'll grt brave and eventually go inside.
