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Comparison between birds....

penny808

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Hi all, I just wanted to ask should I compare my Japanese white eye more to a finch/canary? This is my first little guy like this, I’ve always had cockatiels, lovebirds and of parakeets! And they all ate bird seeds! I’m not sure if this little guys will! Thank you.
 

finchly

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White eyes are fruit and insect eaters. You should be feeding him nectar or fruit and live food, is that what you are doing?
 

penny808

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Well he still needs to be fed but he started to eat papaya on his own. So he’s getting formula and papaya but I didn’t know if I should give him some parakeet/canary/finch seed too.
 

expressmailtome

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So he’s getting formula and papaya but I didn’t know if I should give him some parakeet/canary/finch seed too.
No. White-eyes can not digest seed even if they eat it.
 
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