Aussie Finch Forum

I just picked up x2 pair of normal Zebs - offspring from Healsville Sanctuary wild caught colony from D.Pace. I have not had Zebs for 25 years, rapt to get Normals from Healsville.

Congratulations

Would love to see some pics..

Harv11

New Zeb's trashed Emblema's nest on day two in aviary, (5 eggs due to hatch next Monday) - cannot say I'm totally happy.Thought this may happen - but - didn't listen to self.

Yes you should have listened to your self as i can't see any reason to put zebs being wild type or coloured in with your other birds,they are distructive little blighters.The only way to keep them is in a small colony by them selves and give them your waste seed otherwise they will double your seed bill. Craig

Yes Zebs are good eaters.

Harv11

How would someone have a wild caught colony? I thought it was illegal to catch wild birds or does he have a license to do so?

Harvey11 wrote:Yes Zebs are good eaters.

Harv11

I had one main who would sit and eat a whole bowl of meal worms alone.

He would fight off my goldfinches for the worms

He didnt die though his fitness wasnt the best, when ever i entered the aviary he would do two laps and be panting like mad.

I remember having a colony of wildtype Zebras fromthe Melbourne Zoo. It seemed to me that they flocked together more visibly than domesticated strains. They seemed to fly as a group from one end of the aviary to the other. Very sociable.

brockssracer wrote:How would someone have a wild caught colony? I thought it was illegal to catch wild birds or does he have a license to do so?

Hi Brookssracer The zoo has wild caught them not a Private Aviculturist.You are not allowed to trap native species but can trap Foriegn species.