BoX or BaSkEt???

pushtoowala · Post by **pushtoowala** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 9:45 pm

Answer this...

tammieb · Post by **tammieb** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 10:17 pm

I voted for the wicker basket, but only because that is what I've used in the past. If I ever start breeding again I plan on using the nest boxes.

TammyS · Post by **TammyS** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 11:16 pm

My Societies will use either one - my preference is the plastic nesting box.

Post by **Hilary** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:05 am

I agree with Tammy - mine love ANY kind of nest, but I prefer the plastic. They can be cleaned and reused, and I don't have to worry about them catching a nail in the wicker.

MadHatter · Post by **MadHatter** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 6:05 am

your poll is missing a 3rd option - "Anything vaguely nest shaped"
Seriously, hang up an old shoe and they will nest in that. This goes as much for zebra finches as for societies. They are just super -not- fussy. So it comes down to what *you* prefer. Consider hygine, asthetics, etc. and make your choice based on what you think is best.

vetbridge · Post by **vetbridge** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:41 am

MadHatter wrote:your poll is missing a 3rd option - "Anything vaguely nest shaped"

hehe. My two male shaft tails have ignored the box and the wicker nest. Their cage had a 3rd site for a nest, so I hung the box that the wicker basket nest came in, with a hole punched in it. They prefer the top of the box. Every day they make a feeble attempt to build a nest on there. Every day it eventually falls off.

tammieb · Post by **tammieb** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:09 pm

Yeah, my pair of shafties sometimes try to nest on top of the seed hoppers.

bluefinch · Post by **bluefinch** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 1:13 pm

My hen shaft tail recently started tearing strips of news paper from the cage floor and putting them in her WATER dish of all places!!

tammieb · Post by **tammieb** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 2:56 pm

Maybe they have taken up a hobby... paper mache!

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BoX or BaSkEt???

Do society finches prefer to sleep and raise their young in nestboxes or in wicker baskets?

BoX or BaSkEt???