Red-tailed Jaco is a very popular and well-known representative of the genus Psittacus , famous for its unique ability to very much copy the sounds of the human voice, memorize and pronounce a huge number of words and phrases. Natural giftedness allows him to easily learn, becoming for you an excellent companion.
Parrots are hot at home
Deciding to have this bird in the house, you need to be prepared for the fact that silence and quiet will have to be forgotten, the pet can wake you up in the morning with a whistle and growl. Content is hot at home - the task is not the simplest, except for the noise, be prepared for the fact that the flat will begin to fly down and feathers, the remainders of the food to be thrown out of the trough, and during "walks" it is able to "leave a trace" wherever it wants .
Red-tailed parrots are very lopsided, having established contact with one of the members of the family, the rest they can simply ignore. Pets often bite, even during games, for this they can push their inherent feelings of jealousy. The individual abilities of the birds are such that she will never speak, but will perfectly simulate various sounds.
The contents are hot
The erroneous opinion is that the content of this bird in the house is a simple task. Speaking parrot greedy requires competent care, attention and constant learning. A cage with a pet should not be placed in a draft or near a radiator, it is not recommended to move it from one place to another, the red-tailed zhako painfully tolerates even a small change in location, its nervous system reacts to it sharply.
The cage should not be cramped, the animal likes to spread its wings, waving them, it needs to be located in a place well, but not brightly lit. One side of the cage is moved to the wall, so the bird feels protected. The parrot needs periodic "walks" around the apartment, so he trains the muscles and avoids the depressed state, this is also facilitated by the presence of toy-surprises in the cage, especially those that need to be deployed.
Jaco Care
The pet's cage is cleaned daily, as the remains of food, litter and other contamination like to be pushed out with paws outward, general cleaning is carried out twice a month. Careful care requires feathering of the bird, it should be clean, especially near the feet, often bathe the pet, most of them are very fond of this procedure. Carefully ensure that the excrement of the parrot is solid and light, this indicates proper nutrition and good health.
Jacques live with the correct and caring care of 40-50 years, there are certain cases in which their age reached 70 and even 90 years. Representatives of this species require daily communication and suffer from a lack of attention, because of this, there may be psychological problems that provoke plucking of feathers. This species of domesticated birds needs a long period (approximately 9-10 hours) of darkness and silence. Carefully follow and for the diet, its norms, the pet is prone to excess weight gain.
Nestlings are hot - care features
Nestlings at the beginning of their lives are blind and helpless, so they badly need the care of parents and owner. Several days after birth, the chicks can not independently raise their head to feed the babies, the female, using the beak, puts them on their backs and pours in their food. If the chicks were born in an incubator, then feeding is carried out with a spoon, liquid and warm food, starting with a few drops every couple of hours.
Nestlings of a red-tailed parrot quickly get used to a man quickly, becoming tame, than with a large number of people they contact, the more favorable this affects their behavior in the future. But, the same will cause difficulties in the future, when breeding an adult bird with difficulty selects a pair, this problem can be avoided, while containing several babies.
Cage for Jaco
Choosing a cage for the red-tailed handsome, pay attention to its strength, the pet, having a large and strong beak, loves to bend, break and unscramble everything that will succumb to it. The lock is checked for strength and reliability, the bird is very clever and ingenious, can show special abilities in opening the cage. As the material used, give preference to stainless steel rods installed at a frequency that does not allow the pet to push through the head through them.
The size of the cage should be chosen taking into account that in it loosely placed multi-level perches, toys , containers for food, water, vegetables and fruits, as well as sand trays. Red-tailed jakos at home do not like to fly, having tenacious paws, they prefer to climb climbing on twigs resembling a tree, it is advisable to place some of its similarity in the cage of the pet, hang the chains, the main thing is not to oversaturate the bird house.
Breeding wildly
To obtain a viable offspring, choose birds belonging to different families, young (the best age for reproduction is 18 months, the most prolific individuals are in two or three years), healthy. Necessary condition for the appearance of chicks - sympathy between parents, cleaning feathers from each other, comfortable pastime together - signs of a successful pair.
The color of the plumage in greyland is composed of ashy gray tones, a head, wings and a bright red tail, the chicks are born with feathers of gray color. For their elimination, special (nest) boxes are used, inside of which there are branched branches with a nest on them. Pair, engaged breeding of offspring, provide complete peace.
Food for Jaco
A diet for a red-tailed parrot is required a variety, it should be given, except cereals, fruits and vegetables, seeds and nuts. Talking parrot zhako occasionally, to maintain a balance of vitamins and trace elements, can receive dandelion leaves, watermelon and apricot pulp, beetroot, carrots, radish tops. Eliminate food from human food, such as bread, sausages, from curiosity they will not refuse from them.
Before buying a pet's pet, carefully read the rules of its contents so as not to cause damage to the parrot. It is a mistake to think that keeping a red-tailed jaco is easy, in fact, the care and upbringing of a bird requires constant attention and love, communication and development of its high intelligence and skills of imitation of human speech given by nature.