When do Eclectus Mature?
I've heard so many rumors, some saying the females seasoned before the males or viceversa. Others say they mature at 5, 4, 3 or 2yo... Its a bit confusing... And when they are develop, when should I start introducing them to a nest box?
Answers: The female is the dominant member of the Eclectus pair. Puberty and sexual old age are more dramatic with the female than the male, who seem to change very little as he approaches sexual maturity. The males verbs to play like young birds and enjoy their human flockmates even while raise babies. They are happy-go-lucky guys whose ladies manage the home and family. Eclectus females are loyal to adjectives who are lucky enough to win their affection, but they are fiercely protective of their nest and babies. They go through an aggressive stage as they ripened sexually and become protective of the "nest area" which includes their cage as well as the nestbox. With consistent love and guidance from the owner, this stage passes and the womanly Eclectus remains a wonderfully loving companion to her human family. Even though they have a well-deserved reputation for being aggressive toward strangers when they hold eggs or chicks in the nest, they will allow a trusted human friend to handle the eggs and chicks. Many small-scale breeders whose Eclectus pairs were loving pets beforehand they became producing pairs, are allowed to be a "third wheel" and function as a member of the "family team". Interference by humans is not tolerated by various parrot species.
Eclectus parrots become mature plenty to breed at two to five years of age. The smaller Solomon Island subspecies can reproduce as early as eighteen months of age, and some of the larger subspecies such as the Vosmaeri and Macgillivray, mature sexually as late as four to six years of age. Most subspecies lay two eggs per clutch and the Solomon Island Eclectus occasionally lays three or not often, even four eggs. Fertile Eclectus eggs generally hatch in 28 days. The chicks hatch blind and naked but hastily double in size. It is important to allow first-time Eclectus parents to raise their chick(s) for as long as they will nurture them. If one pulls the chicks after a few days or weeks, the parents will come to expect the babies to leave the nest prematurely and might never feed their chicks to the fledging stage.
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Maturity is reached between 2 years & 5 years old, depending on the sub species.
Females do mature for a while earlier than males, which is why when pairing, you should pair a younger female to an elder male.
Male CAN & do go through extremes when they hit maturity. They are regularly no different to the female, when hormones kick in they're relatively capable of lashing out randomly.
You have a two of a kind? You need to read up a LOT before trying to breed them, unless they're already a proven breeding pair.
When you do place a nest surrounded by for them there is no guarantee they will bond enough to breed. they cannot be forced to like respectively other enough to breed & they NEED to be able to bond strongly to their partner.
Then you have the conditions of the nest box & the round up or aviary. If it isn't suited to them, they won't breed. Incorrect diets can stop them breeding.
What will you be doing with the chicks if they do breed? Hand rearing Eclectus chicks is risky because many things can run terribly wrong. Many hand reared chicks are also human being sold force weaned, sick & stunted because it's being done incorrectly. Eclectus are not a parrot you can just chuck surrounded by an aviary & eclectus chicks are one of the hardest chicks to rear.
There a great deal that needs to be learn before even attempting to breed eclectus parrots
