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Cathie G

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Im in the works of trying to catch him.. its a waiting game.. man vs bird
Yea I just read. Outside it's hard to do unless you can get them cornered possibly in a garage somehow. If one of my zebra finches accidentally flies out of It's cage it gets crazy. That's why I always keep the door closed to the room I keep them in while I'm feeding and cleaning the cage. It's still hard to do though. I have to stay on it until they're worn out. I've found that putting a full small bucket of water just inside the door of an enclosure will lure birds in even wild ones. Good luck!
 

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Yea I just read. Outside it's hard to do unless you can get them cornered possibly in a garage somehow. If one of my zebra finches accidentally flies out of It's cage it gets crazy. That's why I always keep the door closed to the room I keep them in while I'm feeding and cleaning the cage. It's still hard to do though. I have to stay on it until they're worn out. I've found that putting a full small bucket of water just inside the door of an enclosure will lure birds in even wild ones. Good luck!
When hes here he lets me get pretty close.. so with the net i can definitely get him. If u dont hear from me in 72 hrs call 911 lol
 

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Wonder what temps go on in the burrows they dig so they don't cook in their shell. I know they do siesta every day.
I think I read that sulcata's in the wild have to burrow 10' to 12' down to get temps in the mid 80's. I think the ground temp there is in the mid 90's.
 

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When hes here he lets me get pretty close.. so with the net i can definitely get him. If u dont hear from me in 72 hrs call 911 lol
Parakeets don't eat cranberries. Put out something that looks like a bird cage and throw some PARAKEET seed around...and with your net, sneak up from behind. Noway you'll catch him, and it is a male...after, if, you catch it, find it's owner. Normally they will land on the top of a cage
 

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Parakeets don't eat cranberries. Put out something that looks like a bird cage and throw some PARAKEET seed around...and with your net, sneak up from behind. Noway you'll catch him, and it is a male...after, if, you catch it, find it's owner. Normally they will land on the top of a cage
Pfft.. u have no faith in me
 

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Parakeets don't eat cranberries. Put out something that looks like a bird cage and throw some PARAKEET seed around...and with your net, sneak up from behind. Noway you'll catch him, and it is a male...after, if, you catch it, find it's owner. Normally they will land on the top of a cage
Of course im gonna find the owner! U think i want a loud bird waking me up every morning ? Lol
 

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I think I read that sulcata's in the wild have to burrow 10' to 12' down to get temps in the mid 80's. I think the ground temp there is in the mid 90's.
Our backyard air temps can be as high as 129°f but underground would be much lower. And Yes even in Ohio with the sun beating down. I use an umbrella too for Saphire. He'd get his own fan also if he needed it.??
 

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