hi i have zebra finches bengalese finches silverbill finches and canaries what plants are safe to put in with them
Basically it is a waste of time and plants, as they will peck them to pieces in no time at all unless you have a very large Aviary with the minimum of birds then it is no good, the best thing is a good floor of Grasses, and any spilt seed can germinate when it fall, but you must provide watering.
Haveing bred a number of bird species over 40 years, the only ones that did not do too much damage to certain plants were Soft bills, as most finches (hard bills) peck plants to pieces.
SAFE PLANTS
Acacia
African Violets
Aloe
Areca/Butterfly Cane
Asparagus Fern
Australian Umbrella Tree
Baby's Tears
Bamboo
Bird Nest Fern
Begonia
Bottle Palm
Boston Fern
Bougainvillea
Bromeliads
Chickweed
Christmas Cactus
Cissus/Kangaroo Vines
Coffee Tree
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Coleus
Corn Plant
Crabapple
Creeping Charlie
Dandelion
Dogwood
Donkey Tail/Burro's Tail
Dracaena Varieties
Dragon Tree
Easter Cactus
Gold Dust Dracaena
Elephant Foot Tree
Ferns:
Asparagus (Not A True Fern)
Bird Nest Fern
Boston Fern
Brake
Ribbon
Dish
Button
Motherfern
Maidenhair
Sword
Squirrel's Foot
Deer's Foot
Fiji
Polypody
Ball
Staghorn
Elk's Horn
Gardenia
Gold Dust
Grape Ivy
Hen and Chickens
Hibiscus
Honeysuckle
Impatiens
Jade Plant
Kalanchoe Magnolia
Mango (friut)
Marigold
Monkey Plant
Mother-In-Laws Tongue
Nasturtium
Natal Plum
Nerve Plant
Norfolk Island Pine
Orchids
Palms:
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Bottle
Fern Date
European Fan
Fan
Fishtail
Howeia
Kentia
Lady
Parlour
Phoenix/Date Palm
Pony Tail Palm (Not A True Palm)
Pygmy Date
Rhapis
Roebelin
Sago (Not a true palm)
Sentry Palm
Pansies (Purple, white & yellow bi-color blooms are safe)
Passion Flower Vine
Peperomia
Petunia
Pittosporum
Pony Tail Palm (Not A Palm)
Prayer Plant
Purple Passion/Purple Nettle
Pyracantha (Ripe Berries Only)
Red-Margined Dracaena
Rose
Rubber Plant
Sago Palm (Not a True Palm)
Schefflera (Umbrella)
Sensitive Plant
Snake Plant
Spider Plant/Airplane Plant
Sweedish Ivy
Thanksgiving Cactus
Thistle
Toyon Tree/California
Wandering Jew
Wax Plant
White Clover
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Velvet Plant/Purple Passion
Yucca
Zebra Plant
Zinnia
SAFE WOODS
Apple
Ash
Beech
Citrus (any)
Dogwood
Elm
Eucalyptus
Guava
Kiln dried Pine
Madrona
Magnolia
Manzanita
Maple
Nut (except chestnut & oak) Oak (clean and disinfect thoroughly)
Papaya
Pear
Pine
Poplar
Prune
Ribbonwood
Sassafras
Thurlow
Vine Maple
Willows:
Goat
Pussy
Weeping
http://www.finchniche.com/a-aviaryplants ... canaries LOVE their greens & can strips plants in a day so make sure you have a good supply. You can also through seed at the base of the plant & water it to grow shoots or sprouts for them to eat.
