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Zebra Finches"This handy Pet Owner's Manual answers all your questions about purchase, care and feeding, illnesses – even the mysteries of behaviour: Prepared by experts (yet simple enough for young pet owners), it contains up-to-date advice, informative drawings, and superb color photos." |
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| © 1985; ISBN 0-8120-3497-X | Barron's Educational Series, Inc., NY (www.barronseduc.com) |
© 2000; ISBN 0-7641-1040-3 |
| Preface 4 Considerations Before You Buy 5 Zebra Finches as Pets 5 Are You Sure Zebra Finches Are for You? 6 Where You Can Purchase Zebra Finches 6 What to Watch Out for When You Buy 7 How to Rcognize Healthy Zebra Finches 8 Who Will Look after the Zebra Finches When You Go on Vacation? 8 Housing and Equipment 9 Proper Accomodation for Birds 9 Cages and Small Aviaries 9 Indoor Aviaries 11 A Bird Building or Ourdoor Aviary 13 Do-It-Yourself Bird Homes 14 The Right Location 15 Temperature and Humidity 15 Daylight and Artificial Light 15 Perches for Zebra Finches 16 Sleeping and Incubation Nests 19 Food and Water Containers 20 Suitable Food and Proper Feeding 22 Food and Feeding 21 Seeds 22 Sprouted Seeds 24 Greens and Fruit 24 Soft and Rearing Foods 26 Minerals and Trace Elements 26 Vitamins 29 Sand and Water 30 The Keeping and Care of Zebra Finches 31 The Trip Home and Acclimation 31 Chores 32 Dangers for Your Zebra Finches 33 List of Dangers 34 Handling Zebra Finches 35 How Zebra Finches Spend Their Days 36 Zebra Finches and Other Birds 37 |
Reproduction and Breeding 39 Things to Consider Before You Decide to Breed Your Birds 39 Selecting a Partner 40 Nests and Nesting Materials 41 Building the Nest 42 Egg Laying and Incubation 43 Raising the Young 43 The Growing Up of the Fledglings 47 Breeding Problems 49 What You Should Know about the Different Color Strains 49 Advice to the Beginner 50 How Are the Colors Passed On? 51 The Most Important Color Strains 52 If Your Zebra Finches Get Sick 55 Prevention Is the Best Cure 55 General Signs of Illness 55 First Measures 55 The Hospital Cage 56 A Medicine Cabinet for Birds 57 The Trip to the Veterinarian 57 Diseases and Their Treatment 57 List of the Most Important Symptons of Illness 58 Understanding Zebra Finches 65 Zebra Finches and Their Family 65 Anatomy of a Zebra Finch 66 Habitat and Distribution 68 The Behavior of Zebra Finches 68 Flocks and Colonies 69 Preening 69 Feeding 70 Fear Reactions 70 Aggressive Behavior 70 Calls and Other Vocalizations 71 How Zebra Finches Recognize Each Other 71 Pairing and Courtship 72 Brooding and Rearing 73 Consequences of Domestication 76 Index 79 |
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