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Hi Folks

I just bought a pair of regular & black cheek zebra finches ... I would like to know the ideal cage size & any tips on caring and breeding them any information will be highly appreciated. Please do mail me at stevemfernandez@gmail

Thanks in advance

Steve

Sta
First off welcome to the forum,there are several people on here that keep black cheek zebra finches they will be able to answer and give advice on zebras.
But most people like to post help on the forum so everyone can benefit we all need to learn as we go

Sta, I agree with B Camp. Post your Q's here so we can all share our input on the subject.

I have a pair of black cheeks and a split pair (Jumbo Male, BC female). They are very easy to keep and breed according to me. Just make sure you give them a balanced diet, some egg food, a clacium source, fresh water daily and you should have some babies soon. Also try and limit their nesting material, if the hen starts laying eggs I always remove all excess nesting material as Zebras tend to overbuild their nest and end up burring the eggs or chick.

As for the cage size, there is a great calculator on the Finch Information centre, linked to the left. Check it out here

http://www.finchinfo.com/housing/cage_s ... ulator.php


Good luck

BTW, welcome to the forum. Hope you enjoy your time on here.

Welcome to the forum, Steve. The best advice I can give is the read the articles at the Finch Information Center, linked at left. There is excellent information on housing, diet, etc., and be sure to check out the Zebra info under Species. That will get you started.

One little caution: If you have two pair Zebras in one cage, that can lead to squabbles. Zebras do best one pair to a cage or three or more pair to a cage, as long as it is not overcrowded.

Hi Guys

Went through the suggestions and have ordered my cages based on them ... I'm new here, I asked for private suggestions thinking my inquiries were too petty, Hope to get to know fellow finch lovers n their finches in the near future.

Warm Regards

Steve

Sta, I don't think there is something as a question that is too petty. Rather ask and make sure you get some good advice. There are some wonderful helpful and experienced finch lovers on the forum who are always willing to help.

Post some pics when you get the birds and your cages, we always love to see some family pics on here.

Willie is spot on, ask any question no matter how it sounds to you.
the amount of feedback you get on this site is great and varied as everyone keeps their birds a little differently

Ok heres another one ... how do I upload my goulds / canary / stars / society / zebras pics on this site guys ?

I do have them uploaded on orkut

http://www.orkut.co.in/Community.aspx?cmm=51596198

Steve

cant find it at present but I remember that Paul (poohbear) did a post about putting pics in. hopefully someone (anyone) with more puter knowledge than me( I'm puter illiterate) can find the link to it for you.

Tried to look at pictures but can't log in ?

Here is the posting of pictures guide by poohbear link.

http://www.finchforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=2813

Enjoy

Thanx Willie n B Camp ... I will try uploading the pics on photo bucket, All U have to do on orkut is sign up or sign in with your existing gmail or other Id. I have some pics Im sure U guys will like ...

Do any of U have a tamed Gould ???

Steve