Who is the most sonorous, smart and bright of all pets? Of course, this is a parrot. There are quite a few species of them, but we will talk about the Corellas, they are also called nymphs parrots. These funny creatures come from Australia, and they are very fond of our feathered lovers.
Care for the parrot parrot
The maintenance of parrots of the Corellian and caring for them is not very difficult. An important factor here is the temperature in the room and a light day. It is desirable that the temperature in the room, where it is constantly located, does not fall below 18 degrees. It is best if it keeps within 20-25 degrees. In the autumn or spring, when problems arise with heating, you can put a heater in the room to provide your pet with the desired mode.
In Australia, the duration of daylight hours, in the area where they live in the wild, is about 10-12 hours. We have to compensate for this with the help of special lamps, so that the birds also feel comfortable in winter. In the evenings, leave a night light around them, with a small lamp power of about 20 watts. Dry air is also not good for them. You can purchase a humidifier or spray them periodically from spray guns. Try to provide them with 50-60% moisture. Many arrange for them to bathe in a small container of water, heating it to 35 degrees. The cell should preferably be placed on a raised platform, away from the window and the battery.
Feeding the Coral Parrot
For them, a simple grain mix is suitable:
- millet - 35 g;
- oats - 30 g;
- hemp - 1 g;
- flax seed - 1 g;
- sunflower - 10 g;
- wheat - 5 g;
- canary seed - 10 g.
Here add grated carrots, low-fat cottage cheese, crushed boiled egg, parsley corn and oats. You can also give them fruits - bananas, apples or oranges. A good treat for these birds are buds and twigs of trees - mountain ash, cherry, linden and other plants. Add them to the feed of chicory, leaves of dandelion, carrots, celery. Juicy forages and greens can be given all year round. But the scraps from your table parrots are best not to offer - most likely, it will lead to stomach upset and various illnesses . Take care that the cage does not get a stale grain. For food they are not particularly demanding, but it is better to make it as diverse as possible. The daily diet of the parrot should include at least three types of cereals and other components that will provide it with minerals, amino acids and vitamins.
Caring for the nestlings of Corella
Adult birds feed their babies, regurgitating their food in beaks. After leaving the last baby's egg, their feeding usually increases. It will be necessary to add a daily volume of grain, other feed and a crushed boiled egg. Greenery in this period is better than birds not to offer. For two weeks the kids will be covered with down and partly small feathers. In four weeks your little pets will start to pop out of their nest and hide when you approach them. We are 35 day old, many of them will already try to fly and climb the perch. When the female starts to practice the next clutch, she no longer feeds her offspring. In this case you will have to feed them yourself by transferring the youth to another cage. Try not to disturb your birds during the feeding of their chicks, not to move the cage to another place. General cleaning, repair or reconstruction of their home will be moved to another time, when the kids are already growing up.
Crooks' parrots are small and intelligent creatures, curious and playful, which are fairly easy to learn, and will suit even a novice lover. The adult parrot grows in length from the beak to the tip of its beautiful tail about 30 cm. If you know how to care for the corella, they will live with you long enough - until twenty or thirty years. Owners especially like that the bird is quite easy to teach to talk . Corellas easily memorize sounds and can convincingly reproduce not only the whistle, but also the sound of a phone call, a simple melody, and also some words. These communicative creations love the human community and almost always want to play with you.