'bout time i had a confessional

[zooyouthben]

Hey all.
I just bought (well secured) a new bird, Its coming from a Zoo in QLD near Toowoomba, Darling downs zoo.
You'll be happy to know he (or she) is only costing me freight as i am going to send this Zoo some animals(possums and gliders).

I think'll i'll call it Stumpy or Branchy or Sleepy

Go on guess what it is!

p.s. Its a carvivore

[vankarhi]

some sort of lizard??? blue tongue (it is the only one I can think of with a stumpy tail lol)

[zooyouthben]

Ohh yeah its a bird and its nocturnal
I already got some of them tracey, they are breeding like rabbits!

A freind of mine has heaps of baby beardies selling the lot for $2000 think there are 37 babies

Not really a stumpy tail. more of a habitat!

[vankarhi]

Well I have no idea then. A bird that is a carnivore ........... some sort of owl??

[zooyouthben]

sort of an owl, not actually classed as an owl, but they are in the same jar

[abby-oldaccount]

hmmm, I would say native at a guess...Australian nightjar also known sometimes as owlet.

[xoxoEbzxoxo]

A Tawny frogmouth or an Owlet nightjar?

[zooyouthben]

You got it roxy! a Tawny Frogmouth. He/she cost me 2 Squirrel Gliders and 2 Ringtailed Possums (all bred by me of course).

I need to keep Tawnies and breed them first before i can get my permit granted for Nightjars, then i have to get some nightjars, teh hardest task!!

[abby-oldaccount]

I want a squirrel glider. <pouts>. Hey Ben I'll swap you 25 budgies (don't ask, final decision hasn't been made) for a squirrel glider.

[silverfox]

Well done Ben. I know it is a silly question but how do you look after the owls?

[silvercloud]

Tawnys are fantastic. We've got 4 at my Johns place though 2 are soon to be released. They have such cool personalities.

Bec, you have to feed them dead mice, insects (preferably live ones) and we also feed ours slices of lambs heart coated in insectivor mix and wrapped in dog hair. Other than their food they're pretty easy to care for.

[vankarhi]

Do they need the hair to help digest the food or something? or is it just to make it more "life like"

[zooyouthben]

THanks Jules,
Tracey the regurgitate the fut and bones taht are swallowed in a Pellet like Kookaburras and many raptors
Plus, Ever tried to skin a mouse?
Feeding whole carcasses is best as it contains the right calcium to phosphorus ratio for animal health

[zooyouthben]

abby said:

I want a squirrel glider. <pouts>. Hey Ben I'll swap you 25 budgies (don't ask, final decision hasn't been made) for a squirrel glider.

25 budgies humm interesting deal, i normally get offered $400 but 25 budgies is close enough lol

[vankarhi]

25 ........... 400 ............ mmmm not much difference there hey lol ;D

[abby-oldaccount]

Well it's always worth a try.

[Karen]

Don't think I could manage to feed one, I think it'd gross me out too much.

[vankarhi]

I think I could handle it, but they don't really interest me ........... yet lol

[grego]

Do you need a license here in Victoria???and what is needed for there housing requirements..not thinking of buying ;)just wondering.. they sound like great Birds to have
Well done Ben ;)Don't forget pic's thou beeing dark l can understand

[kimfurdel]

I'm jealous. We had a Tawny Frogmouth at the Sanctuary where I used to work. The other keeper used to hold the mouse by the tail and smack it's head on a log to kill it. Yuuuuuckkkk!! I couldn't do that but the Tawny was very accommodating - I would hold the tail of the mouse and he would grab it by the head, toss it into the air and grab it by the back end and smack it's head on a log. A bit yucky either way but a gorgeous old fella he was. You're so lucky!!! Enjoy.