THINK BEFORE BUYING
1. If provided with proper care, a canary can live for 10 to 14 years. Are you ready to assume long- term responsibility for it?
2. Do you have a permanent place for the cage in your apartment or house? A canary that is constantly move from place to place does not feel safe.
3. Do you have enough time to devote to your bird? It will have to be fed and tended regularly.
4. Do you have other pets that might be dangerous to a bird? A dog can be train to leave a bird alone, but cats usually are not cooperative.
5. Canaries do not sing with constant fervor all year. When molting, for instance; all their energy goes into growing new plumage; and some birds stop singing for no apparent reason. Will you love your quite canary just as much?
6. What if you want to take a vacation or have to go to the hospital?
7. Are you acquiring the canary for a child? If so, you will have to explain how to take proper care of the bird and to keep an eye on it yourself.
8. There may be veterinarian’s bills if your bird should become ill, can you afford to incur such expenses?
9. A canary should have a chance to fly free in the room every day. Will you mind if it leaves some dropping here and there?
10. Important: Are you sure that no one in your family is allergic to feathers or feather dust? If someone is allergic, you should not keep birds.