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okay when i was on holiday my family brought me a canary x goldfinch
the guy had it in a cage thats 20cm by 20cm by 30cm he said that big enought and dont get bigger as it will get scared and die how true is this? is it not too small?

If I converted correctly, that's approx 8"x8"X12". Sounds too small for any kind of bird to me. But I have no experience keeping either canaries or goldfinches. It seems inhumane to keep a winged animal in something that small on a permanent basis.
Maybe he was just trying to excuse the fact that he was keeping it in such a small cage.

finchboiuk wrote:okay when i was on holiday my family brought me a canary x goldfinch
the guy had it in a cage thats 20cm by 20cm by 30cm he said that big enought and dont get bigger as it will get scared and die how true is this? is it not too small?

That's not true, about it being scared and die.
That is a training cage that it was in.
Get it a nice sized canary or budgie cage and it will be fine.
Mine is in a canary cage that is about 20 in x 20 in x 13 in.
My bird is a little bigger than yours because mine is
Siberian goldfinch x Waterslager canary.
These are very hardy and long lived birds.
Their song gets better every year.
Mine is three years old and his song is fantastic.
Here is my bird and his father in the other cage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiRQW3mIVps

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlZfEWvCeYM

i went out today and brought him a cage thats L x 45.7 CM W x 35.6 CM and H X 50.8 CM he has no idea whats going on even in my eyes its abit small. okay another thing he told me i cant breed him as he is breed to teach other birds sing. last thing would he be better if i keep him with a female canary or a female goldfinch and would he be able to breed with him

SORRY I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT MULES

I have a pair of canaries and they each have their own cage which is 30" long. They love to fly back and forth.

finchboiuk wrote:i went out today and brought him a cage thats L x 45.7 CM W x 35.6 CM and H X 50.8 CM he has no idea whats going on even in my eyes its abit small. okay another thing he told me i cant breed him as he is breed to teach other birds sing. last thing would he be better if i keep him with a female canary or a female goldfinch and would he be able to breed with him

SORRY I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT MULES

No he can't breed and I would keep him alone like mine.
Mules are more aggressive and could try and kill another bird.
He will try and breed at breeding season, but the eggs will not be fertile. Just keep him alone and enjoy his song.