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The Finster Log
Floor Snacks
Posted on: 11/30/06, 22:48:31
A few months ago I discovered Floor Snacks. They are the best things since Tasty Seeds. Funny enough, Floor Snacks are tasty seeds. You see, I'd noticed that Earl Grey liked to pick through the seed squeezin's that got kicked out of the seed tower dishes. You just never know where you'll find something tasty. So I got a new seed mix from the pet store, and scattered some on the floor of the Finsterium.
Instant success! All the Finsters love to pick through the bits on the floor, but Earl Grey is always first when I put new Floor Snacks down. He just loves Floor Snacks, and since he's my oldest Finster, and he was hatched in my kitchen, and he loves me (really), I like to spoil him as much as possible. So I put fresh Floor Snacks down every evening, after I change the poop paper.
Yesterday was Jon's memorial service, so the Finsters missed an evening of fresh Floor Snacks. When I got home last night Earl Grey was so excited to pick through new squeezin's that he kept hopping down to the floor while I was changing out water and paper. While Earl Grey is usually pretty calm around me, he never sits calmly on the floor while I'm in the cage doing stuff, much less hang around to get in my way. I offered him Floor Snacks from my hand, but he wasn't ready for that, so I finished my tasks and closed the Finsterium door. He was down snacking right away, and the rest of the Finsters joined him soon after.
Tonight I was ready with the camera. To be honest, I'm a bit concerned about his health — nothing new, just the old concerns, about an old finch, and I have a bit of death on my mind. So I present you with a few pictures. Technically speaking, the millet spray is not Floor Snacks — they're the loose seeds, unrecognizable things and weird dyed bits (the mix is sold as food for pet birds — really). But the millet was fresh, and when you're a foot away from a Finster that's letting you take photos with the door open, you don't get picky about what he's eating.
The rest of the Finsters didn't come down for Floor Snacks until long after I closed the door.
Instant success! All the Finsters love to pick through the bits on the floor, but Earl Grey is always first when I put new Floor Snacks down. He just loves Floor Snacks, and since he's my oldest Finster, and he was hatched in my kitchen, and he loves me (really), I like to spoil him as much as possible. So I put fresh Floor Snacks down every evening, after I change the poop paper.
Yesterday was Jon's memorial service, so the Finsters missed an evening of fresh Floor Snacks. When I got home last night Earl Grey was so excited to pick through new squeezin's that he kept hopping down to the floor while I was changing out water and paper. While Earl Grey is usually pretty calm around me, he never sits calmly on the floor while I'm in the cage doing stuff, much less hang around to get in my way. I offered him Floor Snacks from my hand, but he wasn't ready for that, so I finished my tasks and closed the Finsterium door. He was down snacking right away, and the rest of the Finsters joined him soon after.
Tonight I was ready with the camera. To be honest, I'm a bit concerned about his health — nothing new, just the old concerns, about an old finch, and I have a bit of death on my mind. So I present you with a few pictures. Technically speaking, the millet spray is not Floor Snacks — they're the loose seeds, unrecognizable things and weird dyed bits (the mix is sold as food for pet birds — really). But the millet was fresh, and when you're a foot away from a Finster that's letting you take photos with the door open, you don't get picky about what he's eating.
The rest of the Finsters didn't come down for Floor Snacks until long after I closed the door.
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