No idea mate, but if it is November grass, it's only going to be for another 9 days.yeah but want to know were to get it because when its dead it looks realy nice in aviary
all that i know that its just off google but i think its called mexican feather grassI'm afraid I don't know. What I can say is that this is extremely similar in structure to the dried material I saw for sale. It certainly is fine enough. So the only question is how pliable it is when it dries out.
I just ran out of the coco fibre/down/dried grass stuff I normally give them, so they started weaving newspaper in... But my finches are NOT finicky, they literally will nest with anything that looks vaguely long, skinny, and fairly soft. They are society finches.@SpottedPythons, Maybe they were looking for softer material? It depends on the species how finnicky they are. Most are not too fussy but some definitely prefer to line the nest with soft, pliable materials. I just aimed to cater to all tastes and it worked well.
I used to know them as Bengalese. They are one of the hardier and easy to breed species. A bit like Zebra Finches, you start off with one pair and end up with an aviary full.I just ran out of the coco fibre/down/dried grass stuff I normally give them, so they started weaving newspaper in... But my finches are NOT finicky, they literally will nest with anything that looks vaguely long, skinny, and fairly soft. They are society finches.
No, I didn't give them newspaper... they ripped it from the poop tray underneath when I ran out of the hay/cocofibre stuff! I do use the hay bales though, my guinea pigs eat them, and that's what the finches normally get. Thanks for the ideas, haven't tried them but I'll give them a go.I used to know them as Bengalese. They are one of the hardier and easy to breed species. A bit like Zebra Finches, you start off with one pair and end up with an aviary full.
As I say, it’s been a long time since I kept but I have heard of providing machine shredded newspaper. You no doubt cut your own. If you know of a nearby produce store that deals with hay bales you can usually collect some of the spilt stuff with their consent. I have done this in the past (but not for finches). It will normally have a mix of thick and thin stems, depending on what was harvested and when. Hessian or hemp pulled out into strands and bits of an old (clean) cotton mop head unwound into single strands, can all be used for construction. Teased out bits of soft cotton cloth and the flower heads from pampas grass are good substitutes for feathers. There is other stuff but these I know have worked for various people. Just a few alternative backup ideas should you ever want to try them...
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