Hi there everyone,
I somewhat recently adopted four zebra finches (two males, two females), one of which I posted about over in the health forums. These finches came in a cage that wasn't very appropriate for two pairs. In January, the males started to get pretty aggressive with one another, so I bought a breeder cage with a divider to keep the two pairs separated but still in contact with one another.
The four are again living peacefully in this cage without the divider. The cage is ~15"Hx15"Wx30"L (longer than it is tall), which seems too small to me for four finches despite the bunch getting along.
I'd like an opinion on these cage dimensions - is this too small for two pairs of finches? If so, do you have cage recommendations for a small flock of finches? I prefer cages that are longer than they are tall to give them ample room to fly horizontally, but I'm having a tough time finding this type of cage in a size much bigger than what I have now.
I'd appreciate any advice! I can take a few pictures and post them up if it would help you all get a feel for what the flock looks like in their cage.
Cheers,
Janice
Looking for a new finch cage - any recommendations?
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Re: Looking for a new finch cage - any recommendations?
My breeding cages are 30Lx18Dx18H and I house a single pair in each cage (for breeding purposes). I only put the divider in when I need to catch one. HTH
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There are a couple of folks on here who took 2 30" L cages and took one end off of each and joined them together (with zip/cable ties) to make a really nice looooong flight cage. 

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Re: Looking for a new finch cage - any recommendations?
That's a great idea, I think I'm going to do this - thank you for the suggestion!franny wrote:There are a couple of folks on here who took 2 30" L cages and took one end off of each and joined them together (with zip/cable ties) to make a really nice looooong flight cage.
Do you think it would be better to have an 15x15x60 flight cage that's very long, or a 15x30x30 that doubles the width of what I currently have?
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Personally, I'd go with the longer one 15x15x60.
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Me too!
They will LOVE it!

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Re: Looking for a new finch cage - any recommendations?
I am also going to do it. A 60" Long Flight would be great. And also wouldn't cost me more.
BTW, I am new in keeping finches. Here in India, there are only two breeds available. Zebra and Societies....
So, Any of the suggestion for this newbie would be oddly helpful.
Thanks.
BTW, I am new in keeping finches. Here in India, there are only two breeds available. Zebra and Societies....
So, Any of the suggestion for this newbie would be oddly helpful.
Thanks.
Sumeet Shah