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I saw somewhere someone was using a 30"X18"X18" cage with 2 pairs of gouldians in it. It also had two enclosed basket nest on the corners of the cage with fake plant materials hanging infront of the nests as well as in the middle of the cage to form a partial separation.

Now this was a picture I saw and was wondering if anyone here has used this type of setup in a 30"X18"X18" cage for 2 pairs?

Did you have any problems?

Chris

Interesting...

I keep one pair of finches in each of my 30x18x18 breeding cages with one nestbox on the side. I'd have my doubts that there would be enough room for 2 pairs of Gouldians to breed, raise and fledge a clutch of 5 eggs on average in each clutch simontaneously. Unless I missed something, that could mean around 14 finches in that size of cage once the chicks fledge and still need to be weaned.

I wouldn't recommend it personally.

to think about it that way it would be a lot of finches in such small quarters.

I have the 30x18x18 breeding cages and only keep one pair per cage. In my 34x18x18 breeding cages, I have put a pair of Goldbreasts and a pair of Fire finches, and both pairs raised a clutch in that cage, though not both at the same time. Four Gouldians are quite a bit larger, plus you lose control of the breeding (you won't know for sure who the daddy is for each clutch, if they both breed).

I've used a 30x18x18 for two sets of fosters, with a divider in the middle. As soon as the chicks are fledged and banded I open up the cage so the four adults can tackle the pack of kids. Granted, I've only had two clutches going a couple of times. As soon as the kids are weaned they're removed. I wouldn't put two breeding pairs in without a divider, though - I share the concern about tracking parentage as well. I also believe that most goulds do require more privacy.