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they're happy, and are quite pleasant to have around. Shouldn't
be a problem to keep her in the bedroom.
$50 for a female with unusual colors is about average for a
pet store. You might be able to do a little better at a breeder's
but if it's this particular bird you're after, then a few dollars may
not make that much difference.
You can, with patience, finger tame a canary, but beyond that
they're not much like keets. They don't chew things up like a keet
will, either. Also, FWIW, canaries are almost as messy as parakeets.
Good luck.
GK
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Thanks for the info. I'm not really interested in finger taming
her; with 3 indoor cats and 1 dog, that's just asking for disaster.
I mostly wanted to get her because she was so pretty and I really
miss having a bird around. Chirping and twittering is certainly
acceptable. Do they squawk like keets do? I found that to be the
keets' most obnoxious trait.
The fact that she might be as messy as a keet is discouraging.
But then, there would be one of her, and we had 3 keets!
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Nope, they don't squawk. The most you'll hear out of a female
is a fairly long tweeeet, which seems to be either territorial or
an alarm sound -- they make it when a cat gets too close, for example.
One canary won't make nearly the mess that three parakeets make.
They do tend to waste their seed, but, again, not as much as a keet.
You can minimize the waste and mess by feeding her just a few
tablespoons of seed at a time and putting the seed in a fairly deep
container. Canaries drink more water than parakeets, so keep fresh
water on hand all the time. And be sure to give her the opportunity
to take a bath at least once a week. You can buy enclosed birdbaths
that attach to the side of the cage, or just put 1/2 inch of water
in a dish that fits through the cage door and set the dish on the floor
of the cage.
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