20245865
Beschreibung
Karteikarten von Alison Rae, aktualisiert more than 1 year ago
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Erstellt von Alison Rae
vor etwa 5 Jahre
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| Frage | Antworten |
| Budgie | Psittacine 1. cheap 2. easy to look after, good house pets 3. good companion 4. can talk 5. easy to train 6. good for beginners/children/elderly 7. short lived (7 years) 8. in aviaries can bully small finches |
| Macaw | Psittacine *lives 50/60 years *really big commitment and experience *can be aggressive on reaching maturity *destructive without stimulation *noisy *needs time out to fly |
| Cockatiel Lutino | Psittacine *lives 18 years - up to 25 *great mimics/talkers *good to house with finches *outdoor and indoor *larger accommodation than budgies |
| Lovebird | Psittacine *live up to 20 *difficult to hand tame *not good talkers *mean to other birds - keep with own species - don't like to be alone *indoor and outdoor *quite popular |
| Black Headed Caique | Psittacine *live 30/40 years *good companions but get bored easy *if caged indoor they need daily exercise outside cage (need room) *lots of attention, full time work *possessive - not suitable for children |
| Rosella Parakeet | Psittacine *aviary not cage *very nervous, will kill other species *lives 15 years *only house with other rosellas |
| African Grey Parrot | Psittacine *really noisy *really intelligent, excellent mimic *lives up to 50 *lots of attention *large aviary or cage - room to fly and love to climb *possessive - becomes attached to one person *lots of time and energy |
| Less Sulphur Cockatoo | Psittacine *live 40 years *most popular in parrot group *need training *aggressive when hit maturity *destructive - need lots of input from owner *pairs must be compatible to breed |
| Java Sparrow | Finch *very sociable (with other finches but smaller like zebra may be intimidated *aviary best *fairly long lived |
| Zebra Finch | Finch *most popular finch *easy to keep - good for children and beginners *like groups 3-4 minimum *use really small mesh aviary or cage *no free flight as hard to catch |
| Bangalese Finch | Finch *only finches not found in wild (crossbreed) *get on with other small species *quite hardy - can be kept outside |
| Gouldian Finch | Finch *really shy *quite demanding *if kept out doors there should be 12 hours light and heating to enable natural behaviour *extra lighting in winter to promote eating |
| Canary | Finch *popular *do well in mixed aviaries (eg with bangalese finch) fairly hardy but needs extra heat and light in winter |
| Toucan | Softbill *messiest bird *need substantial and large aviary *extra heat and light in winter *it will eat small birds |
| Sunbird | Softbill *outdoor aviary but in winter needs indoor (need 2nd accommodation) *very messy *nectar hard to source *nectar pots go off in warm weather *can be expensive |
| Chinese Painted Ornamental Quail | Gamebird *expensive at first *good for kids - easy to handle *must have grit diet *similar to poultry - kept outside - extra cost to proof from predators |
| Quail | Gamebird *they can be housed on floor of normal aviary *expensive at first *good for kids - easy to handle *must have grit diet *similar to poultry - kept outside - extra cost to proof from predators |
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