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The White-backed mousers have an egg!
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Kristy,
Yes they are sitting.
BUT, I am going to have to make new ones. I normally use Sculpty, but it was so hard I couldn't shape it. I used the Sculpty Ultra Light which is real light weight, so the fake eggs are not as heavy as they should be. Mousebirds will shimmy to turn the eggs, and when the Widower shimmy's he shimmies the fake egg out from under him. Plan be on eggs is to take one already made and use it as a model for an RTV rubber mold. Then I can cast the egg in plastic, which will have the right weight. These type of eggs then will be the density of the eggs that are sold commercially for chronic layers.
Since the blue-naped liked feathers to put in their nest I gave the white-backs some. They went right down and snagged them up. Hopefully another pair will go to nest in the colony.
Yes they are sitting.
BUT, I am going to have to make new ones. I normally use Sculpty, but it was so hard I couldn't shape it. I used the Sculpty Ultra Light which is real light weight, so the fake eggs are not as heavy as they should be. Mousebirds will shimmy to turn the eggs, and when the Widower shimmy's he shimmies the fake egg out from under him. Plan be on eggs is to take one already made and use it as a model for an RTV rubber mold. Then I can cast the egg in plastic, which will have the right weight. These type of eggs then will be the density of the eggs that are sold commercially for chronic layers.
Since the blue-naped liked feathers to put in their nest I gave the white-backs some. They went right down and snagged them up. Hopefully another pair will go to nest in the colony.
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Mommy mouser is sitting tight on the nest. She should hopefully have 3 eggs by now. I gotta get my cameras up...which will save having to climb on the counter and looking in the top of the nest.
I have other areas fixed up so that some of the other pairs decide to use them. (shown below)
This morning I gave the WB some chunks of Aloe, and frozen pigeon peas (thawed) They scarfed up the Aloe and peas
I have other areas fixed up so that some of the other pairs decide to use them. (shown below)
This morning I gave the WB some chunks of Aloe, and frozen pigeon peas (thawed) They scarfed up the Aloe and peas
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Cool! They actually eat the inside of the aloe?
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Yes...in the wild they eat aloe flowers.
These aloe chunks were what I found at the Spanish Market in the produce section. They are in sealed plastic bags with a syrup for the juice. In real life they are meant to be a topping for ice cream. So I drained the juice off and rinsed them.
But they will probably eat the centers of fresh Aloe...I'll have to try that too
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Ewwww..gak..
YES!
there are 3 eggs. And if you look, they added the peacock fluffy feathers to the nest.
there are 3 eggs. And if you look, they added the peacock fluffy feathers to the nest.Attachments
How exciting.
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Cool!!
Susanne, I haev gobs & GOBS of flowering aloe! When I come to pick up my future mouser, I can bring you several. They shoot off like rabbits have bunnies!-----------------------------------------
Yes...in the wild they eat aloe flowers.
These aloe chunks were what I found at the Spanish Market in the produce section. They are in sealed plastic bags with a syrup for the juice. In real life they are meant to be a topping for ice cream. So I drained the juice off and rinsed them.
But they will probably eat the centers of fresh Aloe...I'll have to try that too
Susanne, I haev gobs & GOBS of flowering aloe! When I come to pick up my future mouser, I can bring you several. They shoot off like rabbits have bunnies!
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You do? WOW,...yes I would love some.
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You do? WOW,...yes I would love some.
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The white-backed average 10 days from the time they incubate until they hatch. The first egg was layed the 18th , so the 28th ot shortly after there should be a little one. They are TINY when they hatch....about the size of a bumblebee
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---------------------------------------------Goodness I think I am in.
They can be very enduring and wrap their little feet around your heart. Ask Carole, her Gryphon has her at his beak and call 
--------------------------------------I wish I could smell the babies, nothing smells like baby anything
The baby mousers smell fruity, because the parents will sometimes have fruit juice on their chests when they go back to the nest.
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