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the finches are nesting - 08:52 AM
(filed under 'animal')
the finches are desperately trying to build a nest.
initially, they were tearing up the newspaper from the bottom of the cage. that didn't seem to be working very well, because most of the paper was ending up outside the cage. so smiley cut up some paper into strips for them, but again, it was ending up outside the cage everytime they tried to stick it into the top corner of the cage.
last night we cut up some lengths of yarn for them, but they're not having much luck with that, either. just now i put in some skinny weedy type grass from the yard to see if they have better luck with that. it's stiffer & not as wiggly as the yarn, so maybe that'll work better for them.
they're getting really agro at the quails, too. they've been chasing them away & making loud noises at them.
i put their nesting box back in the cage last night, along with the wool, but they don't seem interested in using it. i guess time will tell to see if they want to use that or the (what seems to me) rather precarious corner of the cage.
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do you have a yoghurt container or something like that?
or a cream bottle?
finches like an enclosed nest - you can get nesting baskets from pet stores, or produce stores, for just a few dollars, but a small container might be just as good for them