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Care in Captivity

Pet Suitability:
Forms strong bond with keeper. Not especially noisy. Social; needs attention. Lively and active.

Captive Status:
Formerly common, now rare.

Longevity:
15yrs

Housing:
Aviary or suspended enclosure, minimum length 2m (6.5 ft).

Enrichment:
Provide water bowls for bathing. Provide foraging/puzzle toys, bird-safe wooden and vegetable tanned leather toys, swings, ladders, ropes, unsprayed branches and perches, and heat sterilized pine cones.

Nest Box Size:
Tree stump or vertical box 8" x 8" x 24" (20.3cm x 20.3cm x 61cm).

Clutch Size:
4-5

Incubation Time:
Probably 24 days.

Fledging Age:
45 days

Hatch Weight:
Not available

Peak Weight:
Not available

Weaning Weight:
Not available

Link to Specialist Club:
http://www.lib.montana.edu/~bmarsh/broto/index.html

More Info Sites:
http://www.lib.montana.edu/~bmarsh/cheeky/articles/harrisbt393.html

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