Sep
ok i purchased 2 finches 3 weeks ago and 1 recently died today and i herd they’ll die from loneliness when one is b its self. is this true and will it accept another bird if we get another one 2 days after the one died? and if i put him by my cocatiel bird would they keep each other company until i can get another bird?
Answer:
First, you need to know why the bird died before you get a new one. If there's a possibility that it was sick, you don't want to bring a new bird home just to have it catch whatever illness is still floating around–you need to clean the cage and all the accessories immediately to reduce the danger that the bird you still have might become infected. If the dead bird ate something poisonous or something in the house killed it, you need to take care of that before you bring any new birds home.
Second, you should never, ever put two different kinds of birds together. Birds are territorial of their cages–if you put a finch in with a cockatiel, and the cockatiel decides to attack it (which could very easily happen), the finch won't stand a chance, because he's so tiny in comparison, and he can't even bite back. With no way to get away from the cockatiel, he'll be killed. He needs his own kind. Just give him a little mirror, that'll satisfy his need for companionship until you can bring another finch home. He won't die of loneliness, that doesn't happen to birds in real life–I actually knew a lady who had one finch, and he was perfectly happy with just a mirror and his human for companionship.
Answer:
Something is very wrong here. Why did the bird die? You must determine this. Do not get another bird until you determine this. And do not think one species is company for another - they’re not.
If you purchased the finches from a pet shop, get your money back unless something you did or didn’t do, caused it's death. I’m not chiding you. If something killed one bird, why would you put another bird in danger? If the pet store sold you a sick bird, they should make good.
Be sure all your birds have vitamin A in the form of dark green leaves, ie, swiss chard, romaine, clipped to the side of the cage, several times a week and a cuttle bone available always.
Good luck.