The addition of the pair of spice finches haf been a great
idea. They goy along well with each other as well as with the other members of the
community.
At the bird store, these two birds were not housed in the
same enclosure for some reason or other and, therefore, did not really know each other
prior to us bringing them home. Now, however, they seemed to have accepted each other as
friends and had been observed sleeping together and exploring their new environment
together.
One troublesome behavior that was observed one morning was
that of one female attempting to pluck feathers from
the other female's side. Upon careful observation
afterward, however, this behaviour was not been noted again.
An interesting behaviour we've consistently observed is
that of one of the females clinging to the ceiling of the aviary. Most often
she'd been seen performing her amazing feat during
busy times in the aviary, such as during the early morning pandemonium fly
about. I'd wondered about why only she does this, and not any of the
other finches, save for the occasional green singer doing so. If I had to hazard an
educated guess, it would be that Pep spent a considerable amount of time in crowded
conditions, such as in a pet store. When perch space would be at a premium, I'm supposing,
the next best place to get out of the way is suspending oneself from the ceiling!
Of the finches already in the community, the spice pair
spent the most time with the other munia species, which are the society pair and the white
headed nuns.
