
06-08-2011, 01:04 PM
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Re: My canary died :( :/
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Originally Posted by AlexArt
Canaries don't like to be on their own for starters, also sounds like you bought a sick bird to start with too. They are very small animals and can go down hill very quickly, the fact he was sleeping alot was probably a sign that he was ill most likely from stress of being in a pet shop then moved again to your house.
If you do decide to get another then I'd get 2 at least from the same place and make sure you have a large enough cage so they can fly properly in it and get away from you if they want to.
You need to leave them settle in for a few days before playing with them, you need to teach them to be with people gradually over several weeks at least! If they have come from a breeder they will more than likely not be used to being with people on their own, so playing with it for 5 hours a day was just too much stress for the poor thing!
I would suggest talking to a breeder and ask for their advice and read up as much as you can on keeping small birds before getting another.
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Hi i breed canaries please be careful if you put 2 together they will HAVE to be 2 females or male and female 2 males will fight sometimes to the death 
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