Aussie Finch Forum

Hi folks,

Can shredded paper (the type you put through a standard electric shredder) be given to finches to use as nesting material? A shame to throw it out.

i have used torn tissue paper before.With good results.

I'm talking about harder stuff. The A4 kind you feed through a printer.

i say the softer the better!

i use shreaded paper the stuff your talking about and my finches love it ;)


joe

i also have a quick question does a male zeb know when to stop adding nesting material or will he use it as long as it is there

rey2pokey wrote:i also have a quick question does a male zeb know when to stop adding nesting material or will he use it as long as it is there

hi i put enough nesting materal in the box with just a small amount on the cage floor,zebras have a habit of building sandwich nests ,laying and building on top again so they dont need a lot of materal ,once the 1st egg is laid remove all other materal ,if not they will just keep building.


joe

finchey4 wrote:

rey2pokey wrote:i also have a quick question does a male zeb know when to stop adding nesting material or will he use it as long as it is there

hi i put enough nesting materal in the box with just a small amount on the cage floor,zebras have a habit of building sandwich nests ,laying and building on top again so they dont need a lot of materal ,once the 1st egg is laid remove all other materal ,if not they will just keep building.


joe

thanks

I also use shredded paper from the shredder, but not shiny stuff. And I use it for mixed finches not just Zebs. Diamond doves will also use it, which is good cause the idiots seldom put anything much in their nest pans. Yes my Zebs layer nest too. But am starting to cage breed instead of aviary breeding so will have more control in future.
LML