Feeding Your Zebra Finch
Zebra Finches are found to be native to the Australian tropics, living in dry areas. They are definitely a hardy assortment of grass finch and were often found in grassy or brush lands, open areas, pastures and fields.
In natural settings, their primary food was grass seed. They gained acclaim as cage pets due to the ease in caring for them and their contented dispositions.
As a pet, the finchesfood should really be composed of basically seeds, supplemented with other foods such as fruits, like apples or pears, and plants, such as spinach, alfalfa or lettuce.
Other foods such as mashed up hard boiled eggs, bread or corn bread make good additions to their diet. Most natural foods can be eaten by your finches. You can play around with different foods to see what your bird likes and doesn’t like but be certain you steer clear of foods like peppers and cabbage as they may cause problems with your finches digestive tract.
Do not feed your bird too much of the fresh food, only as much of the fresh food as they can eat in 24 hours. Remove uneaten food before it has a chance to rot. Check frequently to see that their food bowl is clean and to keep their food bowl filled with seeds.
Occasionally the bowl may still look full of seed, but is actually just filled with the empty shells of eaten seeds, so it’s important to clear and refill the bowl often.
These birds are hardy, and a fresh healthy food supply is vital for their survival.
They are great pets and their companionship with you and the others birds in the cage is delightful to look at and experience. If you haven’t ever been around this active, cheerful bird you might want to switch to finches because they will be able to make a great social companion, are fun to look at and are simple to care for as a pet.
Marjorie J McDonald has written a great book on how to pick out and take care of your finches as your new pets. Caring for your Finches can be straightforward to do with this educational Finch guide.
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