Zebra Finch Diet
Zebra Finches are 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 the wild, their primary food was grass seed. They gained recognition as cage pets because of the ease in caring for them and their happy dispositions.
As a pet, the finches diet should really be composed of primarily seeds, accompanied with other foods selected like fruits, like apples or pears, and vegetables, such as spinach, alfalfa or lettuce.
Other foods including 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 make sure you steer clear of foods like peppers and cabbage as they could cause upsets with your finches digestion.
Do not feed your bird too much of the natural food, only as much of the fresh food as they can finish eating in twenty four hours. Remove uneaten food before it has got a chance to begin to spoil. Check often 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 really just filled with the empty shells of eaten seeds, so it’s important to empty the shells and re-fill the bowl after noticing it needs attention.
These birds are hardy, and a regular healthy food supply is essential for their survival.
They’re great pets and their companionship with you and the others birds in the cage is delightful to look at and experience. If you have never been around this active, cheerful bird you may want to switch to finches because they can make a great social companion, are fun to observe and are easy to care for as a pet.
Marjorie J McDonald has penned a great book regarding how to pick out and take care of your finches as your new pets. Caring for your Finches can be simple to do with this educational Finch guide.
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