I should have probably said "lack of nesting" question because that is our dilemma, right now, and I don't know what to do.
Milly and Roger have six eggs that they are sitting on right now. In the past, Milly has layed many, many eggs, most of which are eventually forgotten. Many of you remember that we had 3 babies almost 3 years ago, but none since then. They appear to be very, very serious about it this time, and I will even catch them sharing the duties, with Roger sitting on two or three and Milly doing the same, side by side, on the bottom of their cage.
The problem is that we have yet to be able to get both of them out of the cage at the same time, therefore I haven't been able to provide any kind of soft spot for those babies to hatch in the event that they do. And you know how protective they are of eggs, so we don't dare put our hands in the cage when one is sitting on the eggs. Those babies, if these eggs are fertile, are due to hatch any time now, I think, and I hate to think that they will be born on a sheet of newspaper.
What to do? The last babies were born in a tupperware container and they did fine, and I have something ready to put in there for them, but I can't seem to find the right time to even attempt it! I've tried to tempt them both out at the same time with fresh greens, millet, etc. But they are not cooperating.
If anyone has any suggestions, I'm all ears.
Logan
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