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Care in Captivity

Pet Suitability:
Active and playful parrot. Fairly quiet; only becomes noisy when agitated. Becomes accustomed to keeper fairly easily. May be kept in colony only in large aviary.

Captive Status:
Uncommon

Longevity:
Not available

Housing:
Walk-in aviary, minimum length 2.1m (7 ft), or indoor enclosure minimum length 1.8m (6 ft).

Enrichment:
Are vigorous chewers so provide plenty of bird-safe, unsprayed fir, pine, willow and flowering branches, wooden and vegetable tanned leather toys, perches and heat sterilized pine cones. Also provide overhead misters for bathing, or shallow bowls of water.

Nest Box Size:
L-shaped box, floor area 5" x 10" and 5" high (12.7cm x 25.4cm x 12.7cm).

Clutch Size:
2

Incubation Time:
25 days

Fledging Age:
8 weeks

Hatch Weight:
Probably 4-5g (0.1 oz)

Peak Weight:
Probably 110-115g (3.8-4 oz)

Weaning Weight:
Probably 100g (3.5 oz)

More Info Sites:
http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E085.htm&Pic=085_1.JPG

http://www.lorihaven.dk/figparrots_article2.htm