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Care in Captivity

Pet Suitability:
Flamboyant, social with keepers and mate.

Captive Status:
Rare in aviculture.

Longevity:
20 yrs

Housing:
Cage or aviary, indoors or outdoors, minimum length 1.2 m (4 ft).

Enrichment:
Loves baths, fir tree and other edible branches, wood toys, swings, ladders, mirrors, vegetable tanned leather chewable toys. Very adventurous when let out so make sure it is safe (no open water, hot stove, toxic plants).

Nest Box Size:
Vertical box, 6" x 6" x 6" (15cm x 15cm x 15cm).

Clutch Size:
4 to 6

Incubation Time:
23 days

Fledging Age:
6 weeks

Hatch Weight:
Not available

Peak Weight:
Not available

Weaning Weight:
Not available

Link to Specialist Club:
http://www.africanlovebirdsociety.com/journals/Agapornis_World.html

More Info Sites:
http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E177.htm&Pic=177_1.JPG

http://www.avianweb.com/blackcheeklovebirds.html