Aristotle

Okay thanks all, I will remove the nest box when I get home tonight. My understanding now, is that it will be okay to re-introduce the nest box when Aristotle is 12mths? When I put in the nest box, I just assumed the boy was too young and nothing would happen until he was capable, OOPS.... (She definately would beat him up for not tending too her ) Thanks again

please that would be great. On your experience, I am understanding that you would advise me to remove the nest box?

Thought I would start a new topic specific for Attikie's first egg on proposition that Aristotle is too young (5mths) to raise the young, and my in-experience Will this have a bad impact on Attikie?

Hi to all fellow budgie lovers Attikie laid her first egg yesterday creating a bundle of nervous energy as this will be my first breeding experience. The initial thought is that baby boy Aristotle is too young to provide fertilisation? A brief history I purchased Attikie from a member - 'Cindy' - of this forum a good year and a half ago. Well Attikie used to be called atticus but to attract a mate she changed to Attikie Attikie will be 2 years old on 9th May this year, and her recent friend Aristotle is currently about 5mths old. Aristotle was purchased from a pet shop, who told me that he was 4 weeks old, this sounded too young but based on that info I am estimating that Aristotle is about 5mths old. The cage is large, taking up a quarter of my bedroom, and the bare nest box - 'love box' -was introduced about two months ago. i was not expecting eggs so soon thinking that Aristotle is too young. either way they have been spending alot of time in the 'love box' together over the last month, and yesterday afternoon the first present was received. Is Aristotle too young, will the clutch be infertile, do i need to do anything special if this is the case or do I just let nature take its course? Should I cover half the cage with a sheet to reduce stress? Also, I usually take Attikie out everyday for a fly and some TLC, however yesterday it was nothing but growls, so I was not persistent. The taming of Aristotle has also been tempermental as Attikie gets insanely jealous (I have managed some neck scratches which was so cute). What should the training regime be during nesting time? I am thinking that I should just let them be, doing the standard food change and if they come to play I will play? Sorry for such a long blurb... Thanks