handling baby zebras

mea · Post by **mea** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:58 pm

Hi all,
Again, i'm a new mom to 2 baby zebra finches. I was trying to get a good picture of them for my students, I know this is probably a dumb question but is it O.K. to handle them? Will the parents reject them? They are about 11 days old. Mea

Post by **Sally** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 3:04 pm

Zebras are usually very tolerant of their babies being handled. At 11 days, they will be fledging in just a few days.

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:12 pm

Sally is right, you should have no problem taking them from the nest and putting them back. Zebras usually don't mind at all.
Are you a teacher? I teach kindergarten and we had a pair of zebras as our class pet. They laid eggs and raised their babies right in the classroom with 20 five year olds running around. It was a great experience for all!