Breeding Season
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 12:55 am
Alright, so I'm a newbie breeder and I was just wondering...
Breeding season is different in different places because of temperature, right?
So in Phoenix, Arizona it's...mm...December through February, correct?
My query is this; since breeding season seems to be based more on climate than time...does it make a difference if the breeding pair is inside or outside?
I bought my breeding pair from a woman who had them outside. I keep them inside, because I'm afraid the heat might be too much for them (they lived a fair ways more north than I am now) and also I deeply fear them getting stolen.
However, I wonder if I'm totally messing up their season by keeping them in the house.
The male seems intent to sleep next to her. (He likes the perch, but she hangs in a top corner of the cage. Since he seems to be the more interested of the two, he sleeps up there with her.)
They steal each others food and he feeds her. I've seen him make the little love heart shape with his wings, as well but only a handful of times.
He follows her everywhere when they are out of the cage and he seems very protective.
I've noticed the female paces a lot. Just back and forth, walking on the bottom of her cage and I'm not sure what that's about.
(Figured I'd give some details of their behavior, if that makes any difference.)
Breeding season is different in different places because of temperature, right?
So in Phoenix, Arizona it's...mm...December through February, correct?
My query is this; since breeding season seems to be based more on climate than time...does it make a difference if the breeding pair is inside or outside?
I bought my breeding pair from a woman who had them outside. I keep them inside, because I'm afraid the heat might be too much for them (they lived a fair ways more north than I am now) and also I deeply fear them getting stolen.
However, I wonder if I'm totally messing up their season by keeping them in the house.
The male seems intent to sleep next to her. (He likes the perch, but she hangs in a top corner of the cage. Since he seems to be the more interested of the two, he sleeps up there with her.)
They steal each others food and he feeds her. I've seen him make the little love heart shape with his wings, as well but only a handful of times.
He follows her everywhere when they are out of the cage and he seems very protective.
I've noticed the female paces a lot. Just back and forth, walking on the bottom of her cage and I'm not sure what that's about.
(Figured I'd give some details of their behavior, if that makes any difference.)