Bought this beauty today

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Re: Bought this beauty today

Post by Sally » Mon Aug 12, 2019 10:41 pm

Stickgal

I wouldn't worry about it now, you can always add things later (though you will probably have to remove the birds to redo the flight. I think that will be fine for 2 Strawberries. Are you planning to breed?

With the water/bath dish, you may find that they foul it pretty quickly, between bathing and pooping.
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Re: Bought this beauty today

Post by Stickgal » Tue Aug 13, 2019 6:58 pm

I'm not planning to start breeding yet. My strawberries are pretty young. I am lucky to have a bird store nearby that will buy the young, so I may be brave in the future. Lol. I'll switch to a small water bottle for drinking in the meantime. Thanks a lot for your advice.
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Re: Bought this beauty today

Post by Sally » Wed Aug 14, 2019 8:07 pm

If it is a water bottle like is used for small mammals like hamsters, make sure the birds know how to use it. They can get dehydrated quickly with water right in front of them if they don't know how to use the bottle.
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Re: Bought this beauty today

Post by Stickgal » Thu Aug 15, 2019 8:22 pm

Will do and I'm not taking away the bird bath, so they will always have fresh water
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Re: Bought this beauty today

Post by tex » Sat Aug 17, 2019 6:11 am

maybe a well chosen branch low down to allow free flight?

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