Ya just cant hold a zebbie down!

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Casper
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Ya just cant hold a zebbie down!

Post by Casper » Mon May 20, 2013 12:56 am

I have been away for the past week, so my husband has been looking after my fids, which basically means they have seed, water, millet and other easy treats but no egg or chopped up veggies!

Any way I get back and one of my zeb girls has built a nest out of paper on the floor of the cage, and has 4 little eggs in it! they cannot be fertile because girls and boys are in separate cages, the girls are about 5 months old and I wanted to hold off breeding until they are older but I have one that seems really determined.

PS I didn't know they would build a floor nest! I haven't given them nests or nesting material but I do line the cage with paper to make cleaning easier.
Totally owned by a spoodle called Pepsi, 4 very cute zebra finches (2 fawn females, 1 ??? and 1 white male) and about 60 guppies! And loving every minute of it!

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Re: Ya just cant hold a zebbie down!

Post by Diana » Mon May 20, 2013 6:25 am

That is so sweet! One of my boys also pulls threads off the floor paper when he runs out of nesting material. They are so cute the little zebbies and their imperative urge for breeding!

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Post by Nanajennie » Mon May 20, 2013 7:10 am

Casper Zebs are amazing egg laying machine! How cute!
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Re: Ya just cant hold a zebbie down!

Post by debbie276 » Mon May 20, 2013 8:11 am

Determination..... :lol:
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Re: Ya just cant hold a zebbie down!

Post by EyesofFreedom » Fri May 24, 2013 10:06 pm

to quote a movie.... "life ah ah ah... finds a way" ;)

lol
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