Insomnia?
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- Callow Courter
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Insomnia?
Introduced a new female finch to the other female, and now it’s dark and they’re still flying in the cage. What should I do?
Have a nice day!
Sincerely, Cathy
~obsessed with zebra finches~
Sincerely, Cathy
~obsessed with zebra finches~
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Re: Insomnia?
CathyCraftz
Sounds like they weren't settled down for the night. When that happens to mine, I usually turn on the light and dim it over 10-20 minutes, or if that isn't an option, turn turn it off and on over longer periods of time until the birds stop flying around (so might turn it off for just a second at first, then turn it off for several seconds, then turn it off and leave it off when they stop moving). Otherwise they will have difficulty finding a perch in the middle of the night, and may spend a while longer flying around aimlessly.
Sounds like they weren't settled down for the night. When that happens to mine, I usually turn on the light and dim it over 10-20 minutes, or if that isn't an option, turn turn it off and on over longer periods of time until the birds stop flying around (so might turn it off for just a second at first, then turn it off for several seconds, then turn it off and leave it off when they stop moving). Otherwise they will have difficulty finding a perch in the middle of the night, and may spend a while longer flying around aimlessly.
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- Callow Courter
- Posts: 158
- Joined: Thu May 31, 2018 11:39 pm
- Location: Sydney, Australia
Re: Insomnia?
My zebra finches live outside, luckily they settled down when it became darker.Icearstorm wrote: CathyCraftz
Sounds like they weren't settled down for the night. When that happens to mine, I usually turn on the light and dim it over 10-20 minutes, or if that isn't an option, turn turn it off and on over longer periods of time until the birds stop flying around (so might turn it off for just a second at first, then turn it off for several seconds, then turn it off and leave it off when they stop moving). Otherwise they will have difficulty finding a perch in the middle of the night, and may spend a while longer flying around aimlessly.
Have a nice day!
Sincerely, Cathy
~obsessed with zebra finches~
Sincerely, Cathy
~obsessed with zebra finches~