Healthiest Diet?

13 Jan 2009, 19:37

Does anyone know the healthiest food for finches?

13 Jan 2009, 21:46

a good quality seed mix plus a variety of fresh green food daily. millet sprays as well. green seed heads whenever you can. also livefood such as mealworms or termites. and last by certainly not least fresh water every day.

everyone will have a different idea as to what the healthiest diet would be, what I listed are the staples that I always make available to my birds

15 Jan 2009, 19:19

Ok that sounds great

but I bought mealworms a few days ago and I hate them!

They won't keep still, They escape from the bowl I put them in and the Finches won't eat them

I wonder if you can take their life so they won't escape. Can the Finches eat dead mealworms?

Steven · 15 Jan 2009, 19:22

Hi Tim

Give the finches a few days. It took mine a while to eat them

15 Jan 2009, 19:26

have never known zebras to be big eaters of livefood, you could try cuting a few mealworms in half. they might have a crack at them then. would also solve your problem with the mealworms getting out of the dish

when feeding my birds I put out approx 50 mealworms (twice a day) and they dont get a chance to escape. if any did the quail would find them real fast with the same end result, a happy bird

Steven · 15 Jan 2009, 19:53

Hi Tim have you tried giving them fresh greens like mick said they should eat them

17 Jan 2009, 16:57

I thought about trying that today

Now the mealworms wont escape hahaha

Thanks guys!

19 Jan 2009, 17:28

I think I froze the mealworms

I took them out today after about a week and I thought I killed them but they just started moving when I put them in the cage lol thats weird it's like they have suspended animation haha

Steven · 20 Jan 2009, 08:14

Yeah they do that I keep mine in the fridge it makes them live longer

24 Jan 2009, 15:33

Cool thanks mate