I got 1 couple of Zebra finches (male and female) about 4 months ago. I had a small cage at first, but then after reading more about them, I bought them a big one and they were happy with it. That's when they started mating and the female would lay eggs about everyday into the food container and sit in it. I did not want them to nest and that's why I did not get them a nest, so I would throw the egg away, but as soon as the next day there would be another egg. This lasted for about 2 months with an average of 3 eggs per week. Now that has dropped to about 1 a week. The female stopped moving like before. She would sit in the food container all day with just a couple of minutes of exercise in the morning, but staying still in the food container all day. I try to scare her sometimes to come out, but she would go back in right after that. What seems to be the problem?
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I think she is depressed.
If you don't want birds to reproduce, do not get a male and female. It is natural for them to do this.
Your female bird should get along with other females. Will the pet store let you exchange your male for a female bird? The male would rather be with a female that is allowed to mate, and I'm sure the female would rather not prepare to care for babies that never appear.
First you have to realize, when you get an animal. You have to get the pet concept out of your head. because you will never have adequate compassion for the bird.
you can't let her lay eggs like that she will become egg bound and die ,boil some egg, and smash up the shells I let them air dry then go over them with a rolling pin sprinkle the shells in a separate dish not in her food . feed her the egg also , remove what ever she is laying the eggs in from the cage if you have a pair you can not give them anything that resembles a nest they will keep breeding and laying eggs if she keeps laying eggs you need to separate them or she will die from laying that many eggs constantly
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