Parrot motley rosella: description, features of care and maintenance

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

In every home where there is a child, sooner or later pets begin to appear. The most popular are dogs and cats. But what if the child is allergic to the wool of these animals, but he constantly asks to buy a pet? In this case, parrots are suitable, the choice of which is large in pet stores.

Description of the parrot

Motley rosella is naturally found in Australia. As a species, these birds were discovered back in 1792. After 70 years, the first representatives appeared in the European zoo. Rosella has been domesticated since the 1900s. This bird attracts attention not only with its bright and beautiful plumage: it has a pleasant chirping and it easily adapts to a new place.

Rosella motley is a medium-sized bird. The length of her body reaches 33-35 cm. The wing and tail often grow up to 16 cm. Males and females are almost the same color in birds undercalled variegated rosella. How to determine the gender in order to purchase a couple capable of breeding when buying? For beginners, this is an important question. So, as already mentioned, the female and male are very similar. If you want to understand where the boy is and where the girl is, you need to plant the birds together. The feathers of the male rosella are slightly brighter, so it is better to buy in daylight so as not to be mistaken. You can also take a professional with you, but such a person is not always “at hand”.

In nature, there are about a dozen types of rosella. The motley rosella is considered the most popular. Its bright red color with a white spot on the cheeks, long tail, blue-green plumage of the wings and back and melodic chirping does not leave anyone indifferent. Life expectancy depends on proper care and location and ranges from 10 to 30 years.

Maintaining and caring for variegated rosella

Many beginners are wondering: how to determine the age of motley rosella? When purchasing an adult, you can make a mistake and get an old and sick bird as a result. Caring for such a pet is complicated. Therefore, you need to know some of the nuances in order to accurately choose a decent pair of rosellas. A live pet always requires special conditions: this includes the selection of proper nutrition, timely cleaning in the cage, and bathing. It is necessary to communicate with the bird, play and pay enough attention to it. When breeding chicks, more problems and nuances associated with care are added.

Bathing a parrot

Motley roselles do not tolerateair humidity and dampness. But at the same time, they love to swim. If the pet is tame and is used to flying freely around the apartment, drinking water and swimming under the tap, then he independently shows when he needs this procedure. In another case, a container slightly larger than a bird is filled with clean water and placed on the bottom of the cage. Rosella will bathe herself if she wishes. After bathing, the water must be removed.

Food and feed

Feeding birds is one of the important criteria for keeping. In order to determine how to feed the motley rosella, several aspects must be taken into account. This is the ambient temperature, the amount of sunlight and the length of the day, the enclosure or cage keeping of the pet. All this affects the mode, quantity and composition of food.

In nature, the variegated rosella seeks out various grains, herbs and fruits. Therefore, her main diet should consist of a similar diet. In pet stores, you can buy complex mixtures of cereals with a balanced content of protein, fiber, fats, minerals and vitamins. You can also periodically add nuts and boiled peas to the feeders. From fruit feed, you can give everything that is in the house. Parrots eat apples and pears as well as bananas and pomegranates. Vegetables are also suitable for a feathered pet. In spring and summer, it is recommended to give as much fresh food and greenery as possible. Suitable grass, parsley, dill, celery, nettle, young shoots of trees.

Also, white bread, sprouted grain, chalk,eggshells, slaked lime and shellfish shells. Parrots should receive in captivity everything that they consume in natural conditions. With a lack of elements in the body, birds can get sick, shed heavily. If the female has a need for calcium, she can eat eggs from the clutch during breeding.

Correct choice of cell

Before buying a rosella, you need to decide on its habitat and house, that is, a cage. It should be spacious, about 3-4 meters wide and 1-15 meters high and deep. The rods should not be painted as many paints contain lead. A bird, moving around the cage, can accidentally or intentionally eat a broken piece, which will lead to undesirable consequences. For ease of cleaning, the bottom should be retractable. It is covered with clean sand or sawdust. It is also necessary to install various perches, swings and toys in the cage so that the birds entertain themselves.

In addition to choosing a suitable house for a pet, you need to choose the location of the cage in an apartment or house. Variegated rosella is sensitive to dampness and high dry air temperature. Therefore, the room should be no more than 20 degrees. It is necessary to place the cage in a well-lit place without drafts. If the direct rays of the sun fall into the house, then the other part of it must be in the shade so that the parrot can hide.

How to tame a motley rosella?

Almost all parrots are friendly to people and easilyare tamed. The motley rosella can boast of this. How long do these birds live? Under good conditions, they can live happily for 30 years. Regardless of their habitat, they quickly adapt to new conditions. Indoors, birds begin to learn everything new, climb into different places, boxes and cabinets. Therefore, it is necessary to be especially careful the first time a pet appears in the house, and also to remove all objects dangerous for the parrot.

Rosellas love attention. If they are accustomed to communication, they will demand it constantly, making loud noises and damaging objects when left alone. They do not tolerate neighborhood with other parrots. They are neutral with dogs and cats. They try not to notice each other. But there are cases of friendship between such animals and birds.

Parrot breeding

The variegated rosella can only start breeding after reaching the age of 2 years. During this period, puberty of a feathered pet begins. In the cage where the couple is located, it is necessary to place a special nest or several, the size of which should comfortably accommodate the female and future offspring. Under natural conditions, birds look for hollows for laying and incubating eggs in a protected place.

Such artificial nests with sawdust must be in the cage at all times if the breeder wants parrots to breed. The first signs can be seen by a change in behavior. The couple will become more restless. The female will begin to explore places to create clutches. If desired, you can adjust the frequency and period of birth of offspring. For this, the nests are removed along with the masonry or simply not installed.

Usually variegated rosella, kept and cared for according to the rules, lays 4-6 eggs. At normal ambient temperature, the chicks appear after 3-3.5 weeks. If there is a lack of oxygen in the nest or too dry air, only a part of the fertilized eggs will survive. Sometimes the whole masonry can die. Therefore, during the breeding season, the ambient temperature, the abundance of food and moisture must be monitored especially carefully.

Rosella's nest can contain both fertilized eggs and empty ones. You can sort. Eggs with embryos have a matte shell and a gray-white hue. If you look through them at the light source, then the embryo will be visible. The rest can be removed, but only if not all are empty. It happens that with improper care or stressful situations in a couple, all the eggs are unfertilized. In this case, experts recommend leaving the rosella on the eggs until the expected hatching date and then remove it. This will help keep your pet's life moving. And soon the female will make a new clutch.

Chick selection

Rosella motley, the price of which is quite high in pet stores and on the market, is a common and popular feathered pet. In the modern world, many do not monitor the purity of the species and cross different types of rosella. Therefore, you need to know some of the nuances in order to choose a good chick. The purchase will cost you 7-8 thousand rubles.

Bfirst of all, a small rosella should be six months old. During this period, she is old enough to be transported, and at the same time young, so she will quickly get used to a new place. Her plumage will be slightly duller than that of an adult. With age, it will acquire the desired color. It is necessary to pay attention to the activity of the bird: if it is lethargic and sleepy, this most likely indicates the presence of a disease.