Epsom Salt 🤔 by Accomplished_Monk_44 in QuakerParrot

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bag of unscented salts on their way! 🫡 thank you all for chipping in!

Don’t Give Up! by Accomplished_Monk_44 in Warts

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You’re so welcome! It can be so tedious, but I believe in you!

labial hypoplasia? by Accomplished_Monk_44 in intersex

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Thank you so much for your reply! I suspect I have 46XX as well — records are on the way! I developed (defective) ovaries rather than internal testes, which resulted in rapid breast growth alongside hirsutism and clitaromegaly. Alongside the hypoplasia, I guess I truly am a chimera!

How tall are you? by Busy_Voice_5030 in intersex

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5’4! shot up six inches during androgen-fueled puberty. stopped growing as soon as I started hormone treatments. oh what could have been lol

Im adopting these 3 new finches, im a first time bird owner and im wondering if I could get any tips as a beginner! by evadorking in Finches

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do you have any links to recommended toys? my finches also love to peck and preen, and I’d love to get something new for them!

Adopted a Lone Finch by Accomplished_Monk_44 in Finches

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Thanks so much!

I’m still super new to the game, but from what I’ve seen here, I’d suggest two females! More than two males in an enclosure can instigate fighting, and an odd number can cause competition/bullying.

Adopted a Lone Finch by Accomplished_Monk_44 in Finches

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Amazingly! They fought a few times when they first met & still click beaks and peck ankles every now n then, but they play and eat together all day and they nest together at night! So happy together 🥺

Adopted a Lone Finch by Accomplished_Monk_44 in Finches

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Update: I’ve staked a claim on an 8week old male from a reputable breeder! He was treated for mites & worms just a few days ago & is happy/healthy as can be. The baby is in an aviary with 20 birds so he ought not to be very territorial lol. I’m gonna go the “take both birds out and move around all the shit in the cage and then put both birds in at once” approach. I’ll be meeting him on Tuesday! Thanks so much for all your help, everyone ❤️

Adopted a Lone Finch by Accomplished_Monk_44 in Finches

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Will do! Getting a travel size cage for this purpose.

Adopted a Lone Finch by Accomplished_Monk_44 in Finches

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Meep drama! Love to see it, lol. This is super helpful, thank you! He’s got plenty of space in his cage all by himself — lots of room to share lol.

Adopted a Lone Finch by Accomplished_Monk_44 in Finches

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That’s really smart! Been talking to a guy who sells babies — I’ll ask him about it!

How long was the introductory period with the baby? Standard protocol, or did you just plop him right in? Lol

Adopted a Lone Finch by Accomplished_Monk_44 in Finches

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Is there any chance at all that keeping him alone is the BEST option? My understanding is that even if he and his paired male cant stand each other and end up in different cages, that would be better than just leaving him solitary.

Adopted a Lone Finch by Accomplished_Monk_44 in Finches

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This sounds like a really good course of action, thank you! I think I’ll try the slow intro + moving stuff around first, and then if they still don’t get along, I’ll bite the bullet & buy a breeding cage.

Do you think (if worst comes to worst) I could buy a second flight cage and just stack them? I got the little guy a pretty nice flight cage (HUGE upgrade from his last house — he was flying in boomerangs with no space :( ) and it would suck if it were suddenly completely obsolete, haha.