I have 2 female zebra finches, and between them both they lay eggs from time to time. I usually have just tossed the eggs because I know that they are unfertilized, but this last time they laid eggs, there are 8 eggs between the 2 of them. They are both taking care of the eggs together, sitting on top of each other most of the time, but other times they start to get quite aggressive with each other and fighting.
Should I toss the eggs every time I see them in the cage or should I just leave them there? For how long?
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Are you sure they are both females? Just curious as even good pet stores sometimes have issues sexing birds.
That said, if they lay eggs, can you just separate them if they start getting aggressive toward each other and let nature take its course?
They are definitely both female. They have a huge cage, so they have lots of space just for the two of them....Their aggressiveness was getting on my nerves, so I just tossed the eggs. I know that might sound mean, but I know (being that they are both female), the eggs were infertile....And even after a short time later, they seemed to "get over" the fact that they didn't have to share egg-watching responsibilities and are getting along better again.
Should I add another female finch or two to the mix just to change things up for them? (I only have the 2 females right now). I'd rather not mix males with the females because I know they breed like crazy, and I don't want to have to deal with eggs and even more (baby) birds!
Adding more females would only add more eggs. There are many egg eating snake owners that are desperately on the lookout for unfirtilized finch egg suppliers as they are small enough to feed baby egg eaters. Again, "unfirtilized" (no baby inside) so don't feel bad about sending your eggs to be baby snake food.
If I had to do this and knew the eggs were not fertile I would toss them right away because of the smell if they sit around way too long. The longer you leave the eggs the more rotten they become and if they do happen to break the smell is horrid. If you see them laying eggs just throw them away. You might want to take the nesting boxe4s out of the cage. They will still lay eggs around the cage because4 this is nature. I am not sure I would add more birds to the cage because then you'll have even more eggs to deal with and throw away.
These birds do what is natural to them! Nature will help them get through it. If you handle them they may not hatch any of them!
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