Influencing factors about parrot estrus
1, illumination. Lighting is one of the important factors that affects most animals’ estrus. With enough natural light, it is more likely to cause parrots to estrus.
2. Changes in diet. Many owners want to enrich their parrot’s diet, so they suddenly increase the amount of high-protein, high-sugar, and high-fat feed, but this is not in line with the rich diet. A rich diet refers to maintaining a rich source of food for a long time, rather than suddenly increasing the variety of food in a certain period of time, such a sudden rich feed, it is easy for parrots to mistakenly think that the breeding season is coming, so they obtain a large amount of high-nutrition food for Preparing to breed, causing them to breed erratically.
3, stroking behavior. The owner should pay attention when petting the parrot, some parts of the parrot should be stroked with care. For example, the parrot’s excretory opening, the inside of the wings, the back, the tail and the neck are all private parts of the parrot. For the parrot, touching these parts is considered sexual harassment. However, during the breeding season of parrots, you can stroking properly to induce parrots to estrus.
4. Environmental changes. Generally, a dark environment makes it easier for the parrot to enter the breeding state. To promote the parrot to go into heat smoothly, while satisfying the light of the pet owner, it is also necessary to give them a dark hiding place. For example, the parrot can be provided with a dark box and let the The box leaves a cylindrical opening so that the parrot can get in, and put some shredded newspaper or rags in the box, which is very beneficial to stimulate the parrot to estrus.
The above is the method to stimulate the parrot to estrus. If the parrot is not in estrus, the owner can try to use the above method for it. But if the owner does not have the idea of letting the parrot breed, and wants to reduce the trouble that the parrot causes to himself during the estrus period, he can try this method:
1. When the parrot is in heat, try to avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight, including reducing the supply of indoor lights, and try to keep the parrot sleeping in a dark environment for 12 to 14 hours a day, but Worrying about the impact on the health of parrots due to lack of sunlight for a long time, it is recommended that owners use UV-A light to illuminate, which can ensure that parrots absorb vitamins and calcium normally. 2. Provide the parrot with a lot of toys or interact with the parrot to achieve the purpose of consuming a lot of energy of the parrot, reducing the possibility of the parrot estrus, or training the parrot to a certain extent, which can also achieve this purpose.
3. Reduce the feeding of high-fat and high-protein foods, such as nuts, corn, beans, bread and other foods, you can adjust the parrot’s diet to low-fat feed, and feed it more fresh vegetables and fruit.
4. Try to avoid using the shower faucet or watering can to bathe the parrot, so that it is easy to simulate the situation of rain in spring, which is a reproductive signal of the parrot.
5. Be careful not to touch the private parts of the parrot, such as the above-mentioned areas such as the inside of the wings and below the neck, so as not to promote the parrot’s estrus.
6. Prevent tubular objects from appearing in the breeding environment of parrots, and avoid places for parrots to burrow in and play, and do not provide them with materials for nesting;
