Zebra Finch pair acting differently and not laying
Hello,
I’ve gotten four clutches over the past few months from my Zebra Finches, but it has been about 4 weeks since I’ve gotten another. What’s more, they’re acting very different. One of them is in the nesting box at all times – they no longer come out and sit on the perches together, or eat together, or groom one another, as there is always at least one in the box. It’s as if they’re acting like there are eggs in there, but there isn’t.
The female can be in there – the male heads in, the female leaves; after a while, the female heads in and the male leaves. At times when they are both out, the male might try to get her to mate – fluttering his tail, doing his call – but the female is not receptive and will just fly away. Even moreso, the male has been sleeping a lot more outside the nesting box at night, wheras he used to always sleep in there with her.
They have exhibited pair behavior – grooming each other, contact sitting, nest building, eating together. But I just haven’t seen any of that now that they’re acting this way. I don’t know what to do.
Do you have any advice?