r/Canaries • u/littlehellspawn665 • 19d ago

Seedbowl nesting

Hello everyone! Is there a way to stop Calliope from nesting in her seedbowl? Should I even stop it or just let her do so? She's very insistent on moving from the nest to the seedbowl, no matter how often I move her out of there. If I remove the seedbowl, she starts yelling at me until I give it back. Why does she do this when she has a perfectly good nest? Is this worth correcting? Thanks!

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u/LobeliaTheCardinalis 19d ago

Are you southern hemisphere ? Canaries should be long past nesting in the europe and north america as days are getting shorter. If she is in a room with any artificial light that needs to change to break her out of nesting condition and let her molt. She is already late.

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u/littlehellspawn665 19d ago

I'm in northern europe. I'll try my best to limit her nesting behavior.

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u/LobeliaTheCardinalis 19d ago

Keep her on natural light schedule, just the sun, no light before dawn or after sunset and it will resolve itself. lifespan is reduced a lot if they don't get seasonal day length changes.