I have a pair of zebra finch and they go back and forth in a woven nest i bought them.

Question

i've checked and their is nothing inside. could this mean they are ready to breed because they are showing this behavior?please help.

how should i care for them if they have eggs.

Answer 1

do they have things like strings and hay thingy in their mouths?

if they do theyre building a nest. but if they dont, they just playing or something. sorry thats all i know:)

Answer 2

Hello.

Soung like your finches are preparing the nest . Do you have nesting material for them ? If you don't have one, please go to Wal_mart, buy a quater of yard of Burlap ( I prefer white or off white to see it cleaner ) cut into trips about one inches and pull it apart to give to your finches ( I , once upon a time, had 800 finches , that's how I use burlap for nesting because I had so many , I could not afford to buy the nesting box in the pet shops , it worked fine ...the result ? I had 800 because they they kept having babies ...lol...) Once you give it to them the nesting, they would know what to do , they fix the nest to their liking and the female will lay eggs...You don't have to do anything except giving them fresh water, and seed every day , don't forget to give the hard boiled eggs ( cut in half serve shell and all every other day ) brow bread , zupreem fruit snack for finches would be good , cuttle bone , grit ,  once a while give them some green like brocoli head, they will be greatly appreciated . Good luck ! TM.