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Care in Captivity

Pet Suitability:
Quiet; becoming louder when excited. More shy than other Agapornis species. Will eventually become accustomed to keeper. New and juvenile birds susceptible to stress and disease. May be kept with other Agapornis species in communal aviary.

Captive Status:
Rare

Longevity:
Not available

Housing:
Single pair in avairy 2 x 1 x 2m (6.5 x 3.3 x 6.5 ft) or large birdroom cage; three or more pairs in communal enclosure, 1 square metre (11 square feet) per pair. New birds no less than 20C (68 F).

Enrichment:
Vigorous chewer so provide plenty of unsprayed, bird-safe flowering, fir, pine, willow, beech or elder branches, wooden block or vegetable tanned leather chew toys, heat sterilized pine cones. Also enjoys bathing so provide overhead misters or shallow water bowls.

Nest Box Size:
Vertical box 15cm x 15cm x 25cm (6 x 6 x 10 in) with fresh branches for the birds to peel the bark off.

Clutch Size:
3-8

Incubation Time:
21-22 days

Fledging Age:
35 days

Hatch Weight:
Not available

Peak Weight:
Not available

Weaning Weight:
Not available

Link to Specialist Club:
http://www.africanlovebirdsociety.com/

More Info Sites:
http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E176.htm&Pic=176_1.JPG

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

http://www.birdcare.com.au/nyasa_lovebird.htm