Are finches good pets? If so give me info. on them please. Thanks?

Question

I might get a finch. If you know about finches please tell me EVERTHINg. Photos,info,petstores that sell them. ANYTHING

Answer 1

Yes, finches are good for begginers. I had them before. They are easy to breed.So if you want, get a male and a female(around 30 $) and buy a nest ( 5$) . If you buy a single one, he wont be too active. IF you dont want them to breed, get a 2 males or 2 females. I reccomend you 2 males or 2 females for not breeding because if u get a male anda female, they MIGHT lay eggs on the food dish.

Answer 2

Finches As Pets

Answer 3

If a finch is hand fed it may be handled if it chooses to be held. It's rare to have one be tame. It's hard to tame them, I have halfway tamed a total of two. I do have to handle them in order to hand feed the antibiotics. It's not easy to do at first. I have 2 of my boys who have respratory infections right now. They will try to hide it when they are sick so knowing illness signs is important for any bird. You will need an avian vet and most do not let you make payments. I spent 116 bucks to treat my finches that are sick (2). Teflon pans let off toxic fumes. Beware of strong chemicals and perfumes/odors. These all can make your birds sick or kill them. Keep them out of drafts. Their enviroment needs to stay the same as much as possible. Search online for: toxic foods and things that are toxic for birds. dangers of teflon pellet diets how to clean cages what is a safe cage signs of illness safe foods My birds get 50% pellet, some egg food and a dash of seed food. Cuttle bones are good too. You can offer them veggies. Veggies high in water will give them the trots. Know the toxic foods well. No people food or table scraps! Finches will have babies & lots of them. If you are not careful you will have inbreeding which causes health problems. If you do not want to deal with breeding and I suggest strongly that you don't dabble with breeding unless you know what you are doing. It isn't fair to the birds wellbeing if you just slap them together because ya think babies are cute, Too many unwanted pets anyways. I have had a female finch. She was the product of inbreeding and I wasn't told this by the breeder. I adopted her and her father. He was 4 months old and she was a month old. I figured it out on my own after I remembered what she told me of them. Anywho my female had a hormone problem and she laid over 70 eggs from Easter up until November 2nd. Nine months give or take a few. Her first egg collapsed inside her and it had to be removed by surgery. Her last egg was the size of a gumball and it killed her. She was laying HUGE eggs. She had her own cage she was laying duds. So beware of egg binding. I have all boy birds. If you have all of your birds in one cage do remember when one gets sick they all get sick eventually. Don't buy from a pet store. Get them from a breeder and a good one. I would say 2-3 male birds. Hard to say if they will fight or not. Be prepared to buy separate cages incase they do. They can hurt each other. Be ready to devote a lot of time and $$$ for their care. Keep them safe from other animals. Lots of this can be googled, so have fun looking it all up. Best wishes!!!! :)

Answer 4

they are very good for beginner bird keepers, but if you want a bird you can interact with get a hand tamed cockatiel (75-120 US$) finches are 3-8 in. long, and have a lifespan of 5-17 years. get at least two, since they don't like being held, and want company. they don't talk, do trick or like to cuddle, but make good background noise with constant chirping *:O). they are good if you don't have much room. there are several types of finches, from zebra, the most common, to the gouldian, the most colorful. some are noted for colors, and some for their voices. a medium through large-ish cage is good for maximum flying space. they are reasonably low maintenance. cage cleaning, feeding watering etc.
cockatiels, in case you want to know, are wonderful little birds. if you get one, get a hand tamed one. once they get used to you, she Will happily sit on your shoulder (as mine is now) or stick their head in your hand for a scratch. they are messy eaters, though, and require large cages, and a lot of 'outside' time with you, which is actually fun.
both are very good choices for beginners and both are beautiful birds. below are some good sites.

petsmart sells both birds, and finches are sold commonly. just make sure your choice is healthy.

Answer 5

They are very talkative (in chirps only, they can't actually 'talk'), but very messy. It's best to keep them in pairs or groups. They're very small and delicate, and not very interactive as birds go. Mostly they're just pretty to look at.

Answer 6

finches are just for looks all you do is give them water and feed them
if you want one to interact with you get a cockatiel

Answer 7

Get 2, you don't want one to get lonely. Mine beep when the microwave is being set or goes off.

Answer 8

they chirp A LOT

Answer 9

they're cue! :)