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[lil BIG dwarf]

Can anyone tell me about zebra finch or budgie care?

 

Disclaimer:I am not looking into getting a bird;I am just learning about animals

[dancinghammy447]

Well, I can't tell you EVERYTHING about the care, but Live Laugh Birds has some pretty good videos.

Just a note: zebra finches are completely different from budgies. Budgies are parrots, and zebra finches are finches.

[lil BIG dwarf]

Well, I can't tell you EVERYTHING about the care, but Live Laugh Birds has some pretty good videos.

Just a note: zebra finches are completely different from budgies. Budgies are parrots, and zebra finches are finches.

 

I didnt know there was a diference :p

 

Thanks

[Aurora ♥ Hammy]

I don’t know a lot about Zebra finches, but....I can tell you about budgies.

 

 

Budgies are a type of parakeet, but parakeets aren’t budgies, if that makes sense? (Think of how a square is a rectangle but a rectangle isn’t a square)

 

They can live anywhere from 8-15 years, so long term commitment

 

They should be out for at least 2-8 hours a day (idk everyone says a different amount he se the big range)

 

They are smart, they are parrots and can learn up to 100 words, not as smart as other parrots, but still smart, usually the bigger parrots know more words

 

They are social. Almost as social as guinea pigs. You can get one, but it’s advised against, a budgie might feel lonely, I’m not sure if they can get depressed like GPs, but I would get two, to try to give a budgie the best life possible.

 

They are loud! Not as loud as other parrots, but they chatter when they have a companion (another reason why you should get two)

 

Their cage should be more wide than tall because of their flying style. You can get a tall cage but wild works better since those are specifically made for budgies

They also eat fruits. Don’t just give them seed mixes, fruits should be given Time to time.

 

They can be taught tricks, to perch on finger, to talk, heck they can even be potty trained.

 

Pet store budgies tend to be hard to tame, so be patient with taming at all times, and always try to adopt first. Hand raised budgies are expensive but are really well mannered

 

There’s a lot more, but these are just some info off the top of my head, there are a lot of YouTube channels on them which you can watch. All in all budgies are adorable but are a lot of work. Totally worth it IMO. But always think of the commitment.

 

Always best to go to a forum meant for those animals. Some forums would be talkbudgies.com or https://forums.avianavenue.com/index.php

Edited by Aurora ♥ Hammy, 16 July 2020 - 01:20 AM.

[dancinghammy447]

Since Aurora covered budgies, I'll cover Zebra finches then! You need more then one. It's a must. In the wild they will live in flocks, so it's essential they have a friend.

Like budgies, they need flight cages that are longer rather than tall.

They are way more timid, and are kind of look no touch birds. You can train them to be handled, but they're kind of like roborovski hamsters in that sense.

Try to have natural perches as opposed to dowel perches. It's healthier for their feet and decreases the risk of bumblefoot and arthritis.

They can be loud sometimes.

Zebras aren't the only type of finch. There are canaries, gouldian, and millions more. I prefer keeping parrots over finches to be honest with you. The main reason is because lots of finches fly free in the wild. Parrots, not as many. I even have finches in my backyard! I just feel horrible keeping them. My opinion.

[Robin~]

This forum has tons of great info on bird care.

[SS710]

Honestly. most people on this fourm are children. its best to get your facts from adults who have been keep birds (whatever animal) for a number of years. I have been on this fourm for a while now and I have seen many kids on here recommends stuff that is not good information. and thats just due to who you ask they may have different care. Just make sure you talk to some person whos very experienced in this. For the most up to date and correct fats id find a bird forum and look at the posts of the top members.

 

I just would hate to have you learn bad information becase sometimes people read stuff never fact check it and just say it as a fact later on. 

[Aurora ♥ Hammy]

Honestly. most people on this fourm are children. its best to get your facts from adults who have been keep birds (whatever animal) for a number of years. I have been on this fourm for a while now and I have seen many kids on here recommends stuff that is not good information. and thats just due to who you ask they may have different care. Just make sure you talk to some person whos very experienced in this. For the most up to date and correct fats id find a bird forum and look at the posts of the top members.

 

I just would hate to have you learn bad information becase sometimes people read stuff never fact check it and just say it as a fact later on. 

http://hamsterhideout.com/forum/topic/157512-read-thisthis-really-needs-to-stop/
Yes most people on this forum are children...so what? Lil big dwarf asked a question here, and people are giving advice, that’s what usually happens. You can’t just expect kids to be wrong. Kids can also study/keep birds, and some adults may not keep birds correctly, that goes for any animal. Would you rather listen to those who kept birds correctly or those who are older. Falsely accusing kids to be incorrect just because they are “kids” is well not a good thing to do. Since well probably 80% of the people on this forum which are active are minors. Your telling people not to listen to 80% of the advice here... it also makes minors feel unsure, and lose confidence. :( 

 

We’re all here to learn, minors and majors alike, so let’s not discourage others from giving advice.

Edited by Aurora ♥ Hammy, 16 July 2020 - 10:48 PM.

[dancinghammy447]

Honestly. most people on this fourm are children. its best to get your facts from adults who have been keep birds (whatever animal) for a number of years. I have been on this fourm for a while now and I have seen many kids on here recommends stuff that is not good information. and thats just due to who you ask they may have different care. Just make sure you talk to some person whos very experienced in this. For the most up to date and correct fats id find a bird forum and look at the posts of the top members.
 
I just would hate to have you learn bad information becase sometimes people read stuff never fact check it and just say it as a fact later on.

The point of this forum is to learn. Anybody can give advice. You can't stop them from doing that. If they are minors, so? They can give advice if they want. You can't stop them from doing so. If you don't want children to give advice, well, HH would be DEAD by now. How do you know this child hasn't volunteered at a bird sanctuary before? You don't know their story. Don't make generalizations and assumptions. For all you know, their parent's job might be to study birds.

[SS710]

http://hamsterhideout.com/forum/topic/157512-read-thisthis-really-needs-to-stop/
Yes most people on this forum are children...so what? Lil big dwarf asked a question here, and people are giving advice, that’s what usually happens. You can’t just expect kids to be wrong. Kids can also study/keep birds, and some adults may not keep birds correctly, that goes for any animal. Would you rather listen to those who kept birds correctly or those who are older. Falsely accusing kids to be incorrect just because they are “kids” is well not a good thing to do. Since well probably 80% of the people on this forum which are active are minors. Your telling people not to listen to 80% of the advice here... it also makes minors feel unsure, and lose confidence. :( 

 

We’re all here to learn, minors and majors alike, so let’s not discourage others from giving advice.

 

getting info from a child vs a person with years of excapoince. yeah choose the child LOL.

 

there was even a post on here of a person asking of these plastic things would make a good cage, The hamsters can EASILY chew through it. The first reply on the thread was " I never did this but ill link it on other posts when people ask for cage ideas" So she saw a post ASKING a question. then deiced to take it as as this is a good idea so ill go tell everyone. when in fact it was a terrible idea. but thats why the OP was asking.

 

if you want real info and fact you go to people who have been doing to for years.

 

when you go to school do you learn from people who have been doing it for 1 day? do you go into a coding class and learn for a person who just took that same class? no the teacher is a person with years of schooling and experience.

[SS710]

The point of this forum is to learn. Anybody can give advice. You can't stop them from doing that. If they are minors, so? They can give advice if they want. You can't stop them from doing so. If you don't want children to give advice, well, HH would be DEAD by now. How do you know this child hasn't volunteered at a bird sanctuary before? You don't know their story. Don't make generalizations and assumptions. For all you know, their parent's job might be to study birds.

 

okay show me all the people in here who have years of hands on experience with binds. Not just people who have owned a bird for a year or two. 

 

and the point is to give CORRECT advice to give FACTS. not to give something that sounds good in your head. Look to my last post on here for my example. A kid was about to tell everyone a thing was a good cage when it would be a terrible cage and your hamster would be gone in less than a day.

[lil BIG dwarf]

okay show me all the people in here who have years of hands on experience with binds. Not just people who have owned a bird for a year or two. 

 

and the point is to give CORRECT advice to give FACTS. not to give something that sounds good in your head. Look to my last post on here for my example. A kid was about to tell everyone a thing was a good cage when it would be a terrible cage and your hamster would be gone in less than a day.

 

We all make mistakes. Were just trying to say when you ask on a forum you know you may get wrong advice, so thats why we get different opinions.

[Robin~]

 

 

Just wanted to point out I'm technically a child (16) and I hand out correct info to people (some of them being adults) on here everyday...I think that person's misinformation had more to do with their lack of experience/research than their age. ;)

 

Besides, what about what was said above was incorrect? None of them look extremely off or anything, most of them were just vague, general facts. It's not like they were giving direct housing recommendations or anything. I understand wanting to be cautious, but this was completely unwarranted.

[dancinghammy447]

okay show me all the people in here who have years of hands on experience with binds. Not just people who have owned a bird for a year or two. 
 
and the point is to give CORRECT advice to give FACTS. not to give something that sounds good in your head. Look to my last post on here for my example. A kid was about to tell everyone a thing was a good cage when it would be a terrible cage and your hamster would be gone in less than a day.

I've worked with birds before. Have I owned them? No. But I've spent many volunteer hours at my local bird sanctuary.

Have I owned guinea pigs before? No. But I still research correct information, my cousins own them, and I babysit them.

Have I owned a hamster before? No. But I still give out perfectly good information every day.

Having experience makes you more knowledgeable, yes. But if you do enough research, you can still give reasonable advice.

[Bearthehammy~]

I've worked with birds before. Have I owned them? No. But I've spent many volunteer hours at my local bird sanctuary.

Have I owned guinea pigs before? No. But I still research correct information, my cousins own them, and I babysit them.

Have I owned a hamster before? No. But I still give out perfectly good information every day.

Having experience makes you more knowledgeable, yes. But if you do enough research, you can still give reasonable advice.

Before you get mad, think about the points.

If you had the chance, would u listen to someone who has owned birds for 15 years


Or someone who has volunteered at a bird sanctuary a few times and research a bit?