A wild bird of prey, surrounded by mystique and myths, and with an established reputation in eather it's dumbness as well as it's wisdom that goes back far in the days, that's an owl. This is probably the best way to define this animal. Even if the animal has been reared in a humanly controlled environment, it wil always stay a wild animal. And you have keep treating it like one. Owls just aren't pets. Having said that, they can be reared with a certain tameness, but only with a lot of care and patience. The intensive social interaction, form the moment the owl is born, absolutely helps.

Allthough there are no specific names for the male or female owl, the male owl is commenly called a “tercel” (Tarsel in Dutch) and the female owl is sometimes called an “eyas” (Wijf in Dutch).

What would you do with an owl??
Well, you could just keep them and nurture them as they are, but you can also train with them, teach them in flying, show them or breed them.

How to accomodate an owl?
It's certainly not recommendable te keep an owl in a cage in your living room. You absolutely need an outside-aviary, where the owl also has the opportunity to stay dry and sheltered. And when you're planning of breeding owls, the aviary has to have a nesting box for the eggs.

How big should an aviary be?
We think the minimal basis you have to consider are a with of 2 times the span of the owl, a length of 4 times the span of the owl and a minimal height of 2 to 3 meters (approximately 6,8 – 9,8 feet).