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I just got some new zebra finches and i live on the pan handle. i wanted to know if it was safe enough to keep the zebras outside in a aviary when it was cold. i know it can get pretty cold here in pensacola and didnt know the range of temperature that they could live in.

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I have zebras outside in aviarie ,when it gets real cold i put a plastic tarp around the avery with a clamp on type light they seem to get along fine.
But I live in clearwater,but if you did something like that I think they would do fine,mine has a large area where they are out of wind
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Im gonna give it a try but im gonna keep a few in the house just in case.I have 2 pairs. I started to build a cage, not an aviary more like a flight cage. its 5 ' long 3' tall and 3' wide.

what is the coldest your finches have been out side. my cage is almost finished. i think i will be done with it tomorrow. i just need to get a tarp and some form of heat. you use a lamp. does that give off enough heat if it gets to cold? yeseterday abnd today was very cold out, but tomorrow and the rest of the week is only suppose to get donw to 60 degrees.

My finches have been in same gage for at least 3years outside like I said when its going to get cold I always leave a light on and cover the aviary I would like to find some of the red lights,I think they would like the red its not as bright.
When I check on them before going to bed there allways setting in front of light on branches I put the light so they can set as close or as far as they choose Bcamp

Ok. ima try it. the cage should be done by tomorrow and im gonna get a lamp. how big is your aviary?

My aviary is about 5ft wide 6ft tall 28in deep it has about 10inchs of wood around the top to give them a place to get out wind rain but when its rainy and warm they love it

my cage outside is 5' long 3' tall 3' wide. should i put a heat lamp on either side? and will it melt the tarp that would be covering the back part of the lamps? And what is this ppl are talking bout redlight. Would that just be a heat lamp with a red bulb? Also how many watts should they be. i need mine for the cold nights outside.

good luck with the outside aviary. it must be difficult to live in an area where it gets so cold.
coldest here at night in winter is approx 15-20f and all of my birds survive. although there is no snow nearer than the tv screen lol

I just use one of the metal clamp on lights with 75 watt bulb,one end of mine has lots of branches on one end so they can move closer or farther away from the heat .
I use a brown tarp and just have the light hanging on front of cage wire then the tarp covers it up I wached to make sure it didnt get to hot to start a fire bcamp

yeah it doesnt get that cold here i dont think. i think only down to the 30'. i live on the panhandle. i always imagined florida to be hot all year round, but i thought wrong i wanted to get what everyone is talking bout, the red light that can be used 24 hours. that would be good to use during the winter time. im still worried bout that time of year. dont know if i want to bri8ng them in or just try the heat lamps.

The red light is a heatlamp. ya use red because it does not interfere with the birds sleep habits like a normal bulb could do, Imagine your world with never any darkness.

Thanks..i will def use the red lights.