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I have a female zebra all by herself right now; she got badly attacked by another bird in the old cage. She has mostly recovered, not sure the wound is 100% healed (she's so skittish, worst of all of them to catch). It happened about a month ago, and she's acting normally now.

I feel bad she's by herself, but if she's not fully healed, I don't want another zebra male that will try to breed with her.Not sure if a female is a good idea either; the cage next to her has a male/female pair, and I think she wants to go back in there (even tho it's the guy who hurt her). I'm thinking of getting a male of a species that won't want to breed with her? Maybe a male green singer? Or cordon bleu? Need some thoughts on possible compatible birds. thanks in advance everyone!

If you do not want her to breed, another female zebra would be my choice. I would then put a solid divider between the cages, so the hens cannot see the male in the other cage.