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hello, I am new to owning buttons, I just got my first pair 4 days ago from a local pet shop that was not taking adequate care of them. They were keeping the pairs in the bottom of 2'x2' cages with finches and other birds, with no roof padding. I decided to rescue the little guys and give them a nicer place. for now i have them in a wire and plastic rabbit set up thats 3 feet wide four feet long and 3 feet high(with LOTS of padding). I have lots of potted plants in there that they've been munching on including kale and clover sprouts. The female shows signs of a head injury, which is kind of to be expected what with kids running up to press their faces against the glass. when they get startled they jump strait up and the old cage was only like 3 feet high. They are much perkier since they've started getting a lot of live green food and not just pellets and seeds. they love to run around and they went crazy when i gave then a boal with dust in it. I'm getting ready to make something bigger for them though, more like 4 feet by 4 feet by 6 feet. its going to have lots of hiding places and plants and that brings me to my question...
ACTUAL QUESTION:
I was wondering if It is safe to have ferns in button quail enclosures, and what kinds, (bracken, sword, act) Because I think they would really like to hide and make nests under the nice droopy leaves of a sword fern. also, any other plants people have found good for buttons would be great to hear about
hello, I am new to owning buttons, I just got my first pair 4 days ago from a local pet shop that was not taking adequate care of them. They were keeping the pairs in the bottom of 2'x2' cages with finches and other birds, with no roof padding. I decided to rescue the little guys and give them a nicer place. for now i have them in a wire and plastic rabbit set up thats 3 feet wide four feet long and 3 feet high(with LOTS of padding). I have lots of potted plants in there that they've been munching on including kale and clover sprouts. The female shows signs of a head injury, which is kind of to be expected what with kids running up to press their faces against the glass. when they get startled they jump strait up and the old cage was only like 3 feet high. They are much perkier since they've started getting a lot of live green food and not just pellets and seeds. they love to run around and they went crazy when i gave then a boal with dust in it. I'm getting ready to make something bigger for them though, more like 4 feet by 4 feet by 6 feet. its going to have lots of hiding places and plants and that brings me to my question...
ACTUAL QUESTION:
I was wondering if It is safe to have ferns in button quail enclosures, and what kinds, (bracken, sword, act) Because I think they would really like to hide and make nests under the nice droopy leaves of a sword fern. also, any other plants people have found good for buttons would be great to hear about
