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Hello Everyone,

Glad that there is a site to help beginners out...Just bought 4 baby indian ringnecks at 3-4weks of age..they are Pastel lace wings, very pretty....i have a spoon, and syringes...some of them eat from the spoon, others like the syringe.. How much should they be eating per feed??...there crops look full from the front, but it doesn't come up along ther necks...does thet mean they need more...they dont really seem to keen on being fed. i'm on day 3 of having them..any tips please would be great....I have alot of pets here..I'm in Australia..3 dogs 1 Akita x,1 corgie x(old),and Pomeranian x ****-zhu x maltese, 2 cats 1 that is a normal breed, and the other a Burmilla..they are both babies 6-7 months old..one was a rescue puss...i also have a weirro, which is 2 nearly, and he's called stinky tink,and 3 fish tanks,and 4 rescue rats that are spoilt in a lovely big cage with wheels, and mats down so they dont get sore feet, and they get chasned about ever 2nd day...they are toilet trained, although sometimes, have accidents...lol..ohh and 2 baby guinea pigs, 1 absynnian, and 1 smooth coat with a coronet of his head, they are so cute....and them not being enough, i though i'd try hand rearing, as i love pets/animals so much...i also 2 weeks ago with the help of rescue saved a dog from euthenasia, he was in the pound, and i had him here fostering him, and now he has a forever home...very successful......i have 3 kids, all love animals, and are very gentle with them, and a partner...we have our own home.....which is good.....
Hope to hear from you guys soon.....
Raven

Hi Raven

I don't have any experience with handraising babies (yet) but I think this thread will help you:
http://www.indianringneck.com/forum/vie ... ?f=1&t=799

Best wishes.



Ellie.

Hi Raven

I handreared my ringneck from 3 weeks old. She was already feeding well though. I fed her off a spoon and she was fine. I found that her crop would be full and she would stop eating when she was full. I would always feed until she felt she had had enough. remember a lot of it falls out the side of their beaks and down their chests. (always make sure this is clean after a feed!) she would call when hungry and when she was full she would stop calling.

I fed three times a day then slowed it down to 2 feeds a day and then one. All the time introducing adult feed for them to start experimenting with.

Will try put a video if i can but im new to this particualr forum! forgive me if i dont get it right!

http://s925.photobucket.com/albums/ad10 ... in1059.mp4

That video is soooo cute. It's a wonder he doesn't fall over with such a fall crop!

Ellie.

LOVED to eat as a baby! still to this day the sound of the microwave and the kettle get her excited because thats how I warmed up her food

Poppy wrote:LOVED to eat as a baby! still to this day the sound of the microwave and the kettle get her excited because thats how I warmed up her food

lol - that's so cute.

Hey Raven

Your house sounds like paradise with all the animals!!

How are you getting along with the feeds now?
I find when I first remove and introduce to formula, it takes a short time for them to get used to the transaction from mums' beak to spoon/syringe. And I have had a few fuss pots that just seem to not be interested in their tucker no matter what, but I persevere and get there in the end.
A general guide is aprox 10-12% of their body weight of mls of food.
When I get fussy eaters, I mix the formula with a little vegie juice or add mashed pumpkin etc. Not too much as you do not want to take away from the amount of formula eaten, just a bit to change the flavour.
Also what temp is the formula being fed at? I found if too cold or hot, they wont eat either.
Good luck with it all.