What do you think of Zebra Finches as pets?????

I have a Zebra finch and I love him. I'm just wondering what other people think of them as pets.

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I have one...he is kinda boring but cute to listen to beep.I hate it when he escapes...hes fast

What do you think of Zebra Finches as pets?????

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Is yours tame? I had the choice of 2 keets or 2 zebra finches. ILOVE how pretty they are but I really wanted something tame so my other bird could be around them...I would love some zebra finches because they look and sound so beautiful. Why don't you get a second one so he doesn't live alone?

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depends on the persons like or dislikes. I personally think they are adorable. I like there tweeting or song whatever you may call there sounds.
This isn't really an answer since I don't live with a finch and have never owned one, but I do have two parrots and love them immensely. Being a companion to a bird is not for everyone, however, and the decision to befriend one should not be considered without much thought. I hope that you and your friend have many years together.
I had a few several years ago and they're great! Just a word of caution though, mine dropped dead after going just an hour without water when I got snowed in and couldn't get to them soon enough.
I rescued a pair and they are the most egg laying birds I've ever had but they make great pets.

They are messy little feather heads but what bird isn't.

I enjoy the little noises they make and watching them make their nest is a wonder. No, I don't let them hatch the eggs, I rotate new eggs with old ones. If they were to hatch, I'd have to get a bigger house for all the cages I'd have.

But they do make great pets.
I love Zebra finches, love their sound %26amp; song, not loud as many birds can be :)
They are lonely without a friend, you should get another one. The boys have the orange cheeks and the girls do not. Also the boys have spotted feathers below the wings and the girls are plain looking. They will make beautiful songs if you have two because they talk to each other alot. Nice and mellow pretty music.

They also lay eggs constantly. Get them a $3 finch nest at the store and give them lots of shredded toiler paper, or paper shredder strips or even nice java moss from Walmart. Sometimes i cut alot of green yarn in about 5 or 5 inch lengths. Put it in a 1/2 kleenex tissue box so they have a place to go harvest the nest materials. If you dont want babies (I raise them so I ALWAYS have eggs and baby finches in all stages of growth) then just take out the eggs when you see some. OR take the eggs out for a few hours so they will get cold and die, then put them back so they think the eggs are still good. That doesn't stop them from laying, it only slows them down a bit. Zebra finches breed like mice I like to describe it as. I give mine away to the schools, those elementry school kids always have a parent willing to donate a cage setup to the class and the kids LOVE seeing the tiny eggs in the nest.

They dont take much care except just making sure they always have warter and food, dont forget the gravel grit to help digest food. The box is little over just a dollar and they need it, I give it to mine in a seperate bowl and they love it. They also LOVE to bathe daily so getting a cheap $3 bird bath is a great idea, they will totaly use it every day. I have one on the floor of a cage and the others hang off the door entrence.

If the cage is big enough (they love to fly so a good big second hand store cage makes a huge difference)you can get branches from the trees outside. I use willow branches and get silk green plants like ivy from the second hand store for the decorations so it is like nature in the cage. If you scour the second hand stores and leave a special bird cage request in , you can get a huge cage for pennies on the dollar. I got another $80 cage for $15 and also a 4 foot tall dove aviary round cage that i painted white for $20, all for the finches!

Oh, when the babies get feathers and leave the nest they still beg for food from the parents and will have black beaks for at least a month. They turn orange later and the boys start getting their colorred feathers. The girls and boys both have the stripe on the side of the cheek.

I hope I gave you a good rundown on those cute birds. I have enjoyed my morning coffee time telling someone about how sweet and easy these finches are.

Nicole
I had them when I was younger. Short life span were not very entertaining..