Parrotlet Breeding Questions?
I have a female and a male parrotlet, they are in the same cage. They have been "mating" for a while now and i put a nest box in the cage. She stayed in the box all night but theres no eggs. She keeps going in and out of the box and is very aggressive when i even go near her cage. Im positive shes pregnant(whatever you call it for birds) But shes not laying eggs! and shes been all crazy like this for almost a month. When will she lay eggs?
Also, some days she doesn't even go in the box and other days shes in a lot.
Unless she's showing signs of stress, I suggest you leave them alone except to change their paper, food, and water. If you keep disturbing her she can become eggbound.
Birds lay one egg at a time, and only produce an egg every other day.
You would be advised to join a parrotlet forum/website as you get a lot more detailed information from other parrotlet breeders than you could hope for in this venue.
My Four Parrotlets
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