Canaries: What You Need To Know

You have a new pet? Maybe a... Canary? Red or yellow? Orange? It doesn't matter, this article is for owners who want to know everything for a good care to their pets.

### The Basic:

***The cage:***

The canary’s cage is its world and there is its home. That's why you have to take care of it every day by changing its food and water. Preferably the cage should be rectangular and for horizontal flight since the canary flies straight and not upwards. Recommended cage with minimum dimensions 45 x 45 x 45 cm. If you have space, do not hesitate to buy a larger cage. To ensure that the canary is safe, place the cage near a wall or corner of your home. It is also important to trim your canary nails because large nails can get caught in the cage railings and break, which can damage the canary's toes or even the canary's foot. With a nail clipper, cut the canary nails to the point in front of the vein which is more easily visible under strong light. You can also go to a vet to have his nails trimmed and make sure you do not do anything wrong. And for the safety of his feet on the floor of the cage, put a piece of paper like a carpet so then their feet do not get entangled inside the railings.

***The windows:***

If you decide to let it fly free in the house you should have closed the curtains on the windows because the canary thinks they are open and will go straight to the window so it can strike. Also when you leave it inside the house free and it is not flattened (If it is flattened sometimes, usually by itself ...) to have the door of the room where it flies closed so that you can catch it more easily. In order not to hit, it would be good to have the space that flies free, without many things.

***What to feed your canary:***

Seeds and wet cannabis are the healthiest diet suggestions. Sometimes (about 2 times a week) to put a little vitamin, but not very often because too much vitamin causes something like sugar, since it is "sugary" for canaries. Canaries also love fruits such as apples, pears, oranges, bananas and grapes. Also some green vegetables that grow in our gardens are suitable but be careful not to have pesticides on them. And of course, before you give it to the canary you must have washed it. The vegetables that canaries can eat are: Cabbage, spinach, radish, turnip, cucumber, peas, endives, sweet potatoes, etc.

***Canary Feathers change :***

What is Canary Feathers change?

Feathers change is the change in their feathers often over time. When we see them "biting" their body, they neither eat nor do anything else. They just take out the feathers and grow new ones. Just like with human teeth. This is not something, just for stronger growth there are special seeds for this period that you will find in a pet shop. It is also good to wash more often than usual and to eat a good and healthy diet. During this period the canaries grow little to no and may feel a little bad or be more sensitive to currents and temperature changes.

***The color of the cage:***

Generally the color of the cage does not matter much just it would be good to get colors like black or white, or something less intense and not e.g. fuchsia, bright blue, etc. It does not matter since the railings are usually white or gold but the less intense will not "stun" the canary…

***Mating:***

If you want to put two canaries to mate do it. If they do not like each other at the beginning it is normal. If they continue not to like each other or have aggressive behavior with each other, they may not match and if you want them don’t have violence you can separate them so that there are no injuries… If they are together (without violent behavior) and just do not want to mate they can just be friends. About laying some eggs can be inside cages. This can be seen with special lighting. If at some point the male is violent with a baby male, then do not worry he is just fighting because he thinks he is a competitor. This does not mean that they do not match, as if it happened with a female-male. Within a week every day the canary lays an egg. Also, not all the kids survives. In the case of violence, you should not force the canary that "accepts" this violent behavior from the other to mate. Because it's not what it want to.