i have a pair of lovebirds and i want them to breed, first off, is there a specific time of the year when they mate? and second i have provided a nesting box for them and i read that they need nesting materials, i cant go out to buy it, can paper be used, What kind? and where do i place it inside of teh cage, do i put it inside of the nesting box, or leave it lying on the floor of the cage... different people give me different answers.
2006-09-06 14:28:43 · 6 answers · asked by dalia_martines 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
they need nothing. they don't use any external matter for nesting. you have to give them a wood box and they gnaw it and they place excelsior in floor of box
2006-09-07 02:56:40 · answer #1 · answered by mehrdad b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a pair who are nesting now...and will again in spring. They do need a "nesting box" with a lid (for privacy and to keep the eggs warm and safe) and , if you can't buy nesting material, try paper cut into strips (not color ads or comics) or cotton balls. My birds like it all! Put it on top of the box, and they will roll it in their beaks and take it in when it's "just right"...and it's the female who will tell the male when it is "just right"...kind of like people! Good luck!
2006-09-06 16:36:04 · answer #2 · answered by KathieJo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ideal times of the year to breed birds are spring and fall. They will naturally do this by the position of the sun in the sky, so make sure they have access to natural light. The nesting materials I have found to work best for lovebirds are newspapers (with soy ink so it won't kill them) that your birds can shred themselves and clean wood shavings. The placement of the materials doesn't matter as long as the birds have easy access to it.
Good luck
2006-09-06 17:14:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my grandma right now has nesting love birds you put the nesting box inside the cage they love paper rip paper and put it on top of the nesting box you will see the female riping the paper and stuffing it on her back they mate all year long my grandmas lovebirds had babies and she started laying more eggs and those babies eyes werent even open my grandma uses old news paper. if you need more info email me jettalady1985@yahoo.com
2006-09-06 14:36:26 · answer #4 · answered by jettalady 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give them newspapers. They will make their own nesting material out of it. I tried giving my cockatoos nice store-bought nesting material and they just threw it out of the nesting box.
2006-09-06 18:27:02 · answer #5 · answered by whiteparrot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they breed the most in the spring you can use wood chips or alfalfa hay you can get this in the small animal section. put a little in the box and a little on top of it.
2006-09-06 14:32:04 · answer #6 · answered by emilymarie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋