Star finches drink ok from Water Buddy?

anne22 · Post by **anne22** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:56 pm

Can Star finches get their water fine from a "Water Buddy" type of waterer? I have read that they drink water by "sucking"and wanted to make sure that they can use this type of water system fine because of that.

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:25 pm

All finches will drink from what they are used to. If they have never experienced a Water Buddy - it may take them a while to learn... if they learn. If you want them to learn the Water Buddy, you still need to have the other (previous) water method available to them.

anne22 · Post by **anne22** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:31 pm

Thank you for your reply. I have other finches using the water buddy and will be introducing a new star in with them in a couple of weeks. I will have a dish with water available until the new star catches on to it.

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:34 pm

That makes sense to me and having other finches already drinking will hopefully teach the Stars even quicker to use the WB.