why wont my finches eat live food?

nathan morley · 27 May 2011, 06:48

27 May 2011, 06:57

My gouldians and zebras won't go near live food, you don't really need to feed them live food, but what about your other birds

nathan morley · 27 May 2011, 07:18

they dont eather

27 May 2011, 07:20

They don't have to be fed live food, they'll go perfectly fine without it, but the quails always love live food.

nathan morley · 27 May 2011, 07:23

ok cool but i dont have quails eney more

27 May 2011, 08:38

Zebs will eat live food on occasion during breeding season but would prefer greens, wild greasses and fruit & vegies. The gouldians don't usually go foe live food either. The parrot finches do (don't keep them but have reseached them) especially during breeding season. So they might have a pick at them here and there and you might not have noticed. What live food are you offering -mealworms large or small ,maggots ,white ants?

27 May 2011, 08:50

my advice would be you don't own any finches that like/need livefood.
You also mentioned you have no interest in foreign finches.
gouldians, zebras, not interested.
When you get your longtails and plumheads, then try them on a few mealies.

nathan morley · 27 May 2011, 16:44

o ok thnx just weelerms is what i was trying

27 May 2011, 17:10

mealworms

nathan morley · 27 May 2011, 17:12

yeah sorry that was a typo mealworms*