good bye zebra

ladygouldian4ever · Post by **ladygouldian4ever** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:02 pm

well, i buyed i zebra like a fawn dont know mutation (all brown) and consider changing it for other bird another zebra or society. but my mom told me that the societies there were ugly. and some zebras too. what should i do?

i need a zebra or society however cause i need a foster parent. but if i change birds, will this affect my gould??

Post by **Hilary** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:15 pm

Changing the zebra for another bird will probably not affect the gould - I'll bet they haven't become buddies. You won't need to worry about having birds to foster until you get another gould, and you'll really need a pair of fosters to be successful (rather than hoping that a single bird will be willing to raise an adopted clutch). If you are planning to get a pair of goulds and are concerned about fosters, while I've heard of zebras fostering goulds they're really not known for it - your best bet would be a pair of societies.

ladygouldian4ever · Post by **ladygouldian4ever** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:20 pm

but my mom told me societies were ugly at petsmart

lia-w · Post by **lia-w** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:26 pm

You can try googling their image instead of using your mom's point of view as the judge

ladygouldian4ever · Post by **ladygouldian4ever** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:27 pm

but still ill spent money in societies just because i want foster parents!

lia-w · Post by **lia-w** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:29 pm

Is your cage big enough for two pairs of finches?

ladygouldian4ever · Post by **ladygouldian4ever** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:34 pm

its a medieum cage.

lia-w · Post by **lia-w** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:36 pm

Do you have the specific measurements or can you find an image that looks similar to your cage?

Post by **Hilary** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:39 pm

I would really take the time to enjoy the birds you have now and learn about them before worrying about breeding. When you are ready to breed, with any luck you'll have a gould pair that's comfortable and happy that will raise their own chicks, so you won't need to worry about fosters.

ladygouldian4ever · Post by **ladygouldian4ever** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:39 pm

i just planned to have goulds, they dont move a lot like mine, but im worried about societies....

lia-w · Post by **lia-w** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:39 pm

I agree with Hilary.

ladygouldian4ever · Post by **ladygouldian4ever** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:49 pm

look i want to breed goulds, cause i know everything about them. but because is their first time parents i dont know if theyll take good care of their babies. thats why i want foster parents.

or simply i can just let them learn from their errors if they throw a baby and that stuff, by doing nothing but their basic needs of breeding. i really dont mind breeding, maybe they dont like each other. I JUST WANT TO HAVE A PAIR OF GOULDS!! TRY BREEDING, AND LET THEM LEARN ABOUT THEIR ERRORS BY DOING NOTHING, BUT SOME FINCHES NEVER URN TO BE GOOD PARENTS!![/img]

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:40 am

hi
if you want to see what societies look like have a look at this link

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/bengalese/page15.html

ken