Zebra Finch Diet
Zebra Finches are local to the Australian tropics, living in dry areas. They're a hardy variety of grass finch and were regularly found in grassy or brush lands, open areas, pastures and fields.
In the wild, their usual food was grass seed. They gained popularity as cage pets because of the ease in caring for them and their happy dispositions.
As a pet, the finches diet should consist of essentially seeds, mixed with other foods 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 experiment with different foods to see what your bird likes and is not keen on but be sure you avoid foods like peppers and cabbage as they could cause upsets with your finches digestive system.
Don't feed your bird too much of the natural food, only as much of the fresh food as they can consume in one day. Remove uneaten food before it has got a chance to spoil. Check often to see that their food bowl is clean and to keep their food bowl filled with seeds.
Often the bowl may still look full of seed, but is really just crammed with the empty shells of eaten seeds, so it's really important to empty the shells and fill bowl after noticing it needs attention.
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.
In the wild, their usual food was grass seed. They gained popularity as cage pets because of the ease in caring for them and their happy dispositions.
As a pet, the finches diet should consist of essentially seeds, mixed with other foods 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 experiment with different foods to see what your bird likes and is not keen on but be sure you avoid foods like peppers and cabbage as they could cause upsets with your finches digestive system.
Don't feed your bird too much of the natural food, only as much of the fresh food as they can consume in one day. Remove uneaten food before it has got a chance to spoil. Check often to see that their food bowl is clean and to keep their food bowl filled with seeds.
Often the bowl may still look full of seed, but is really just crammed with the empty shells of eaten seeds, so it's really important to empty the shells and fill bowl after noticing it needs attention.
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.
About the Author:
Marjorie J McDonald has come up with a great book regarding how to pick out and take care of your finches as your new pets. Caring for your Finches can be easy to do with this informative Finch guide.