Look what I found today.... 2 little Zebra's

ashgate · Post by **ashgate** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:49 pm

Look what caught my eye - 2 little Zebra's. I'm thinking they are both male and one is Pied and the other a CFW? I saw them at my local petsmart. They were being fed Zupreem pellets and a seed mix and a branch of Millet along with a holder full of orchard grass. So that is what I bought for them to eat. Is there anything else that they would like to eat? Fruits, Veggies etc? Anyways here are some pictures:

Let me know what you think

bugaboo5 · Post by **bugaboo5** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:14 pm

Congratulations on your new birds! You are correct; these are two males -- one pied, and the other a chestnut flanked white (CFW).

They are both beautiful and adorable. The hay grass is not really for eating, but rather for nest building. I notice Petsmart provides the hay grass for their finch and canaries; probably something to play with and to hone their nest building skills. Apart from what you have, I would provide some sort of calcium suppliment -- whether it be a cuttlebone or some crushed oyster shell. The zebras will appreciate small portions of greens -- such as broccoli, romaine lettuce, kale, collard greens, etc. Mine love chopped egg and a piece of apple once in a while as a treat. If you have any questions, feel free to ask away. We are so delighted to have you here with these two beautiful finches.

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:20 pm

They are adorable, congratulations!!!!

lovemyfinch · Post by **lovemyfinch** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:25 pm

Very sweet looking, congrats

6finchfriends · Post by **6finchfriends** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:24 pm

Handsome boys they are! Man, I can't find anything as nice as that at our pet stores! You are lucky! They are simply adorable! Now, you'll have to pick names for the new boys won't you??

Have Fun!

ashgate · Post by **ashgate** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:37 pm

Thanks so much for all your kind words

I love them & they are so energetic. For right now they are in a 24" flightcage & I added the cuttlebone

I know I was walking past the birds at petsmart on my way to look at pellets for my conures and I saw them flying about in their cage with normal looking male zebra's and that is when they found their way into my heart

I am working a some names... I will post them soon

Queen_Bee · Post by **Queen_Bee** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:51 am

They are very sweet! They might like to eat some chopped celery leaves or other greens. Mine devour greens when I feed them.

flrancho · Post by **flrancho** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:23 am

Hey're very pretty. I wish my Petsmart sold the hay grass. They have it in the cages with the birds, but they don't sell it. Personally, my birds' favorite foods are crushed hard boiled egg with the shell, all natural sugar free applesauce, napa cabbage and corn.

Finchgirl · Post by **Finchgirl** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 2:51 pm

Adorable! I love pied zebras! I wish our Petsmart sold them. I think all they ever have is regular grey, and CFW.

Vargur · Post by **Vargur** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 8:51 am

They are beautiful, congrats on them!
Its better for their small feet if you put newspaper
on the floor for them,
so they dont need to stand on the bare cage floor.
Good luck with them

WhiteMagicWoman · Post by **WhiteMagicWoman** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 8:54 am

Beautiful!

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