cage mates questions
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- Hatchling
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cage mates questions
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Can i keep the following together?; gouldian finches, one cordon bleu finch, a pair of whyhah finches, society finches, owl finches, and maybe java sparrows
Can i keep the following together?; gouldian finches, one cordon bleu finch, a pair of whyhah finches, society finches, owl finches, and maybe java sparrows
Chloe - 2 year old chihuahua
Banana - 1 year old crested gecko
Penelope - zebra finch (age unknown, likely around 1)
Zane - zebra finch (age unknown, likely around 1)
Takisumi - juvenile double tail betta fish
Alex - 2 year old veilltail betta fish
la negra - adult guppy fish
Banana - 1 year old crested gecko
Penelope - zebra finch (age unknown, likely around 1)
Zane - zebra finch (age unknown, likely around 1)
Takisumi - juvenile double tail betta fish
Alex - 2 year old veilltail betta fish
la negra - adult guppy fish
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- Brooding
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Re: cage mates questions
This might help... http://www.finchinfo.com/housing/compatible_species.php
Apparently whyhahs shouldn't housed with gouldians. Gouldians and societies are meant to be fine tho according to the chart.. Javas "can" be aggressive so just depends. Not sure about owls or cordon blues. lovezebs and Babs will know more about finch compatibility than I do.
Apparently whyhahs shouldn't housed with gouldians. Gouldians and societies are meant to be fine tho according to the chart.. Javas "can" be aggressive so just depends. Not sure about owls or cordon blues. lovezebs and Babs will know more about finch compatibility than I do.
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- Brooding
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Re: cage mates questions
I guess it also depends on cage size. How big is your cage?
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- Proven
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Re: cage mates questions
Don't put whydahs with those, they're too boisterous and love to dive bomb other birds off the perches.
You'll probably never find a female whydah either.
They all come out of the wild, and mainly only males are caught, females are plain and not usually worth importing for the bird dealers.
You'll probably never find a female whydah either.
They all come out of the wild, and mainly only males are caught, females are plain and not usually worth importing for the bird dealers.
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Re: cage mates questions
Are they not bred in captivity ??Sheather wrote: Don't put whydahs with those, they're too boisterous and love to dive bomb other birds off the perches.
You'll probably never find a female whydah either.
They all come out of the wild, and mainly only males are caught, females are plain and not usually worth importing for the bird dealers.
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Re: cage mates questions
They are nest parasites which rely on one species of waxbill to foster their eggs. They don't build their own nest or feed their own chicks at all and are only stimulated to breed by colonies of nesting waxbills. Because waxbills are themselves not super easy to rear, let alone multiple pairs nesting at once, and because the whydah is such an aggressive bird that it cannot be kept safely with waxbills except in very large aviary enclosures I don't think there are more than a couple reports of successful captive breeding. Virtually every whydah in the pet trade was netted in the wild.
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Re: cage mates questions
I would build the cage. I was wondering if maybe ya'll could recommend a cage size for them
Chloe - 2 year old chihuahua
Banana - 1 year old crested gecko
Penelope - zebra finch (age unknown, likely around 1)
Zane - zebra finch (age unknown, likely around 1)
Takisumi - juvenile double tail betta fish
Alex - 2 year old veilltail betta fish
la negra - adult guppy fish
Banana - 1 year old crested gecko
Penelope - zebra finch (age unknown, likely around 1)
Zane - zebra finch (age unknown, likely around 1)
Takisumi - juvenile double tail betta fish
Alex - 2 year old veilltail betta fish
la negra - adult guppy fish
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- Proven
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Re: cage mates questions
6 foot wide and tall is the minimum I'd go for and still wouldnt put whydahs in there.
And keep a pair of cordons, not just one.
And keep a pair of cordons, not just one.
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- Hatchling
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Re: cage mates questions
Wait i heard cordons like to be alone? Is that false? :/ im starting to learn that my localpet stores are not to be trusted
Chloe - 2 year old chihuahua
Banana - 1 year old crested gecko
Penelope - zebra finch (age unknown, likely around 1)
Zane - zebra finch (age unknown, likely around 1)
Takisumi - juvenile double tail betta fish
Alex - 2 year old veilltail betta fish
la negra - adult guppy fish
Banana - 1 year old crested gecko
Penelope - zebra finch (age unknown, likely around 1)
Zane - zebra finch (age unknown, likely around 1)
Takisumi - juvenile double tail betta fish
Alex - 2 year old veilltail betta fish
la negra - adult guppy fish
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Re: cage mates questions
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A single pair may be better, as male cordon bleus are occasionally aggressive toward each other; however, that's a single pair of finches, not a single finch. Most species of finches are social and should have a mate.
A single pair may be better, as male cordon bleus are occasionally aggressive toward each other; however, that's a single pair of finches, not a single finch. Most species of finches are social and should have a mate.
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Re: cage mates questions
Oh i must of heard wrong , i dont plan on breeding so are you sure there wont be any hostility between the two cordons, i want to be sure (promise this is the last question on this thread lol xD)
Chloe - 2 year old chihuahua
Banana - 1 year old crested gecko
Penelope - zebra finch (age unknown, likely around 1)
Zane - zebra finch (age unknown, likely around 1)
Takisumi - juvenile double tail betta fish
Alex - 2 year old veilltail betta fish
la negra - adult guppy fish
Banana - 1 year old crested gecko
Penelope - zebra finch (age unknown, likely around 1)
Zane - zebra finch (age unknown, likely around 1)
Takisumi - juvenile double tail betta fish
Alex - 2 year old veilltail betta fish
la negra - adult guppy fish