Tell me everything I need to know about raising button quail!

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Hcalkins said:
I want to give these babies the best life!
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As you should! For starters, no cages or hutches for housing if you’re keeping them indoors! Many will say they’re fine, but I have lost birds to bonking their heads on the hard tops! And they’re so small, space is everything to ground birds, they love to run; I discovered the absolute beauty of using mosquito nets meant for beds as enclosures, I raise Coturnix, who are quite a fair bit bigger, and they work to perfection, no bonks, very cheap, and wonderfully spacious; I made a post about it on the quail section the others above referred to, but I am about to update with a new post soon about my new findings on bedding for pet quail, so ignore the section of that post where I say to get one with a raised fabric bottom, because I discovered that they hate that, do mesh all the way around, they love to see and be a part of things; please, please don’t use pine shavings, even though people say they are safe, too, as not only are they are bad for their little lungs with the natural scent oils they contain, but ground birds are meant to walk on flat, steady surfaces, not puffy fluffy stuff all of the time! So no paper bedding either, no bedding at all, it gets stuck to their feet when they poop, too! They’re just so valiant and resilient that they survive the abuse, then people think it’s okay just because they’re alive; I’ve currently discovered waterproof paper massage table covers to put in the bottom of the bed mosquito nets as the best option, with a layer of thick exercise foam puzzle padding beneath, they are large, cheap, but you will need items to weigh it down in there so they don’t kick it around, but they should have plenty to play with anyways! Sand boxes, pop-up ferret tunnels, hay beds, foraging toys, which I also have a post about in a comment on someone else’s post, but I’m happy to reiterate, etc, and make sure to trim nails weekly to keep them from being sharp enough to cut the paper! Pet quail are such a new area of the pet world, so I’m sure you’ll make your own care discoveries, too, which I hope you share here with us! You’re going to have an amazing time, I promise you, thank you for coming here and asking questions, please feel free to reach out to me any time, I’m happy to help where I can!
 
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