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Tables of Contents for Long-Tailed Parakeets
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
The World of Parakeets
4
10
Habitats in the Wild
4
1
Parakeets Are Parrots Too
4
1
External Features of Parakeets
4
2
Typical Characteristics
6
1
Parakeets as Housemates
7
1
Parakeets Need Room
8
1
Ten Points to Help You Decide
9
1
Appropriate Housing
10
13
The Right Cage
10
1
The Indoor Aviary
10
2
How-To: Equipment
12
2
Outdoor Aviary
14
1
Proper Equipment for Aviaries and Cages
15
1
Moisture for Plumage
16
1
Room Ventilation and Lighting
16
2
How-To: Outdoor Aviary
18
4
Tips on Plants for the Aviary
22
1
Tips on Buying a Parakeet
23
4
Where to Get Parakeets
23
1
Considerations Before You Buy
23
1
What to Look for When You Buy
23
1
How to Recognize a Healthy Parakeet
24
1
Important Information on Species Conservation
24
1
Formalities at the Time of Purchase
25
1
Transport
26
1
Acclimation, Care, and Hygiene
27
9
Moving into an Aviary
27
1
Moving into a Cage
27
1
Getting Parakeets Used to Each Other
27
3
Promoting Trust
30
1
Dangers for Parakeets
31
2
Hygiene Is Important
33
1
Care Plan
34
2
Proper Nutrition
36
8
What Parakeets Like
36
1
Seeds as a Staple
36
2
How-To: Fresh Food
38
3
Wild Plants to Gather
41
1
Fruits and Vegetables
41
1
Vitamins and Minerals
42
1
Protein
42
1
Drinking Water
43
1
Important Rules for Feeding
43
1
If Parakeets Get Sick
44
4
Stressful Situations
44
1
How to Tell a Sick Parakeet
44
2
What to Do first
46
1
Going to the Veterinarian
46
1
Psittacosis
46
1
Feather Plucking
47
1
Feather Malformations
47
1
If Parakeets Are Going to Brood
48
8
Moving into the Nest Box
48
1
Laying and Brooding
48
1
When the Young Hatch
49
1
The Development of the Nestlings
50
1
The Daily Nest Check
50
1
Hand-raising the Young
51
2
Helping Young Birds Fly
53
1
Family Life
53
1
How-To: Brooding
54
2
Understanding Parakeets
56
8
Youth
56
1
Pair Formation
56
1
Pair Bonding
56
1
Brooding Periods
57
1
Brooding Preliminaries
58
1
Courtship and Mating
58
1
Brooding
59
1
Nest Hygiene
59
1
The Nestling Period
59
1
Bathing and Drinking
60
1
Sedentary Bird, Visitant, or Migrant?
61
1
Enemies and Dangers
61
1
How-To: The Language of Parakeets
62
2
Parakeet Species
64
18
Australia
66
11
New Zealand
77
1
South America
78
2
Asia
80
2
Glossary
82
6
Special Tips for Parakeet Breeding
88
2
Index
90
5
Useful Addresses and Literature
95