Can I give my cockatiels raw corn cob? Should the nesting box be on the floor or top inside cage?
Should I boild the corn cob before I serve it to my cockatiels or give it raw? Do I boil potato to soft to serve or must I mash it? My cage is +- 30″wide, 18″deep and 17″high. Now the nesting box is mounted inside in the top corner, but should it be on the floor of the cage? How about when the babies need to move around the cage and leave the box?
Cockatiels LOVE corn on the cob – wash and give it raw. Not too often, once a week is fine. Raw vegetables should be given always. Mine like peas from the pod, it’s their favourite treat! I successfully bred a family indoors, place the cage up as high as you can, position a perch close to the entrance so they can hop in and out. If they produce eggs – leave them alone, or risk being pecked by Mum! They are wonderful parents. Once eggs start to appear, don’t panic if they don’t sit on them immediately, they can lay up to 10 eggs over a few days (my max was 
and once they are all layed – then they will sit on them. Dad will sit in the daytime and Mum at night – usually. Get some Egg Food from the pet store (EMP is a good one) I usually mix it will a drop of warm water and put a little bit of smooth peanut butter with it – they love this dry crumbly mash! Also, when chicks have hatched they use it to feed them – so you will need to keep a supply handy. Not too much greenstuff, specially lettuce (which is not good for them, gives them the runs!) . The chicks will eventually venture out and hop onto the perch outside their nest – the rest is up to them. Clear swings and stuff out of their way as they are very clumsy – I used to let mine fly around the room to start with, closing the curtains first to stop them crashing into windows – they can easily be recaptured once they have attached themselves to your curtains! My birds are now outside in an aviary – they live with three canaries and about 30 zebra finches and all get along very well! Best of luck!
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