Pet Information > ASK Experts > Pet Birds > Finches > Baby zebra finch care

Baby zebra finch care

23 9:57:26

Question
I am planning to hatch some zebra finches. I don't have any society finches to foster the babies so I'm worried that the parents won't take care of them. Just in case this happens, can you tell me what temperature to keep the babies in and the humidity level. Also, I've been hearing that pedialyte is Really good for keeping baby birds hydrated. Should I place a drop of that in the baby's after feeding time?

Answer
There is so much to tell so instead of typing it all here, here are some links with visual aids that will help in caring for finch babies
http://www.birdsnways.com/articles/spenser.htm
http://www.ladygouldianfinch.com/features_handfeeding-myra.php

As for pedialyte, I have never used it myself. I just fed the babies water when I fed them the baby food. I know nothing about it except it is not a necessity.