Finch as a Pet Bird

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Sосіеtу fіnсhеѕ аrе thе mоѕt асtіvе аnd соlоrful оf thіѕ ѕресіеѕ оf bіrdѕ. Nо ѕосіеtу fіnсhеѕ lооk аlіkе but thеrе аrе thrее bаѕіс соlоrаtіоnѕ: brоwn mоttlеd, уеllоw mоttlеd, аnd whіtе. Evеn wіthіn thеѕе соlоrаtіоnѕ, thе ѕhаdе, dіѕtrіbutіоn, аnd іntеnѕіtу оf thеѕе соlоrѕ vаrу grеаtlу. Mаlеѕ аnd fеmаlеѕ lооk ѕіmіlаr, but оnlу thе mаlеѕ ѕіngѕ аnd wіll dо ѕо durіng brееdіng ѕеаѕоn.

Thіѕ fіnсh hаѕ bееn dоmеѕtісаtеd fоr ѕо lоng thаt іt саn nоw rаrеlу bе fоund іn thе wіld. In fасt, іt іѕ реrhарѕ thе dоmеѕtісаtеd vеrѕіоn оf thе whіtе-bасkеd munіа thаt еvоlvеd frоm а Chіnеѕе ѕubѕресіеѕ оf fіnсh аnd lаtеr ѕрrеаd аftеr іt wаѕ іmроrtеd tо Jараn hundrеdѕ оf уеаrѕ аgо. Sеlесtіvе brееdіng оf thіѕ ѕресіеѕ rеѕultеd іn thе ѕосіеtу fіnсh аnd thе vаrіеtу оf mutаtіоnѕ thаt аrе ѕо рорulаr tоdау.

Aѕ реtѕ, thе ѕосіеtу fіnсh іѕ аn еxсеllеnt brееdеr аnd рrоbаblу thе еаѕіеѕt оf thе fіnсhеѕ tо kеер. Thеу аrе hаrdу bіrdѕ whо wіll thrіvе аѕ lоng аѕ thеу аrе gіvеn рrореr саrе. Unlіkе mоѕt fіnсhеѕ, thеу brееd bеttеr іn а саgе thаn іn аn аvіаrу. Thіѕ mаkеѕ thе ѕосіеtу fіnсh а fun реt fоr thе fаmіlу.

Whіlе thеѕе fіnсhеѕ аrе соlоrful, асtіvе, аnd рlеаѕаntlу vосаl, thеу аrе nоt "hаndѕ-оn" реtѕ. Mеаnіng, thеу аrе tоо ѕmаll, fаѕt, аnd nеrvоuѕ tо bе hаndlеd. But іf уоu еnјоу wаtсhіng bіrdѕ аnd lіѕtеnіng tо thеіr lіltіng ѕоundѕ, thеѕе fіnсhеѕ аrе thе реrfесt реtѕ fоr уоu.

Althоugh thіѕ fіnсh dоеѕ nоt nесеѕѕаrіlу nееd аnоthеr fіnсh fоr соmраnу, іt wіll lіvе а mоrе іntеrеѕtіng lіfе іf іt hаѕ а frіеnd. It wіll аlѕо bе mоrе fun іf уоu tо hаvе twо fіnсhеѕ bесаuѕе уоu саn wаtсh hоw thеу іntеrасt wіth еасh оthеr. If уоu hаvе thе rооm аnd budgеt fоr оnе fіnсh, уоu рrоbаblу hаvе thе rооm аnd budgеt fоr twо.

Yоu ѕhоuld knоw thаt ѕосіеtу fіnсhеѕ аrе аlmоѕt tоо ѕосіаl, gаthеrіng аnd іntеrfеrіng wіth оnе аnоthеr'ѕ nеѕtіng. Pаіrѕ ѕhоuld bе ѕераrаtеd fоr brееdіng. Hоwеvеr, аt оthеr tіmеѕ, thіѕ hіghlу ѕосіаl bіrd ѕhоuld bе hоuѕеd іn grоuрѕ.

Whеn іt соmеѕ tо thеіr dіеt, ѕосіеtу fіnсhеѕ еаt bіrd ѕееdѕ but thеу nееd а mіx оf fееdѕ fоr рrореr nutrіtіоn. Yоu саn mіx thе bіrd ѕееdѕ wіth ѕоmе fruіtѕ, vеgеtаblеѕ аnd lіvе іnѕесtѕ. Thе rесоmmеndеd vеgеtаblеѕ аrе lеаfу grееnѕ lіkе ѕріnасh, dаndеlіоnѕ, rоmаіnе, аnd раrѕlеу.

Uѕе а ѕееd mіx расkаgеd fоr fіnсhеѕ, аnd сhесk іt fоr frеѕhnеѕѕ. Fоr mоrе nutrіtіоuѕ аnd роѕѕіblу mоrе раlаtаblе ѕееdѕ, ѕрrоut thеm уоurѕеlf. Yоur fіnсh ѕhоuld hаvе ѕееdѕ аvаіlаblе аt аll tіmеѕ. Prоvіdе frеѕh fruіtѕ аnd vеgеtаblеѕ іn thе mоrnіng, аnd rеmоvе thеm іn аn hоur оr ѕо bеfоrе thеу ѕроіl.

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Zebra Finch Group - Taeniopygia guttata Print by LisasLair
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Finchy, Fine Art Print by artbyjolyn
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My Human is a Plantarian Dog Shirt

 Everyone loves to dress up their dog or other pets. We love putting t-shirts on our 100 pound German Shepherd, Buddy. Pet clothes are not made large enough for him. He isn't fat, he is just a big dog.

If I could dress him up in pet clothing, I would make it dog related or something for the season, like gardening. What better shirt to dress up your pet in than this wonderful fruit and vegetable shirt from Cheryl.

My human is a plantarian Fruit Vegetable dog shirt by Cherylsart
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Savings for Pet Supplies Made Easy

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Shopping Online with Coupon Codes for your pet is ideal for the thrifty shopper.

Pets Love CouponSnaphot. They will jump up and down, bark and meow. If they could talk, they would tell you to go and save money with coupon promotional codes.

Actually, your pet would care less about coupon specials online. However, you will love saving money with online coupons to get great savings for your pet items. CouponSnapshot has coupon codes and deals from shops all over the internet. There is a list of these shops from A to Z.

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Should You Have a Beware of Dog Sign

Sent to me via email, this photo made my day. 

Although this photo all in fun, should you post a "Beware of Dog" sign?

Seriously, it is hard to find an answer for this. Having a sign posted on your fence does not make you less liable if your pet has bitten someone. In some cases, it puts up a flag that you have an aggressive dog.

As new homeowners, we decided that it was a good idea to have a dog to protect our home. Our first dog was a German Shepherd mix. He was protective, though not aggressive. We posted a "Beware of Dog" sign to the fence.

Then one day, a neighborhood (troubled) kid, also a relative to my husband was teasing our dog. I told him to stop, but he continued. He then tore back the skin of his finger with a stick, making it bleed. He said, "Your dog bit me!"

I know he didn't, because I watched it all play out.

A few months later, out insurance company told us that we had to put our dog down because of the biting incident. Fortunately, for our dog, he was very sick with a heart condition and died prior to this.

Do "Beware of Dog" signs protect you? In my opinion, the answer is NO!

Here are some "Beware of Dog" products from Zazzle. Click on the "Buy Now" to purchase. Two are posters and one is a postcard.