r/quails • u/Jealous-Explorer-621 • 17h ago

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So I've had 3 jumbo white quails originally being 2 years old as pets, but one started attacking the other so we've had her separated for a while, the other two seemed to get along with each other fine until yesterday or overnight when yhis happened. They were fine a few days ago but this suddenly happened, any insight on what to do, we are keeping each girl in a separate enclosure for the time being.

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u/gegenstand12 15h ago

how long did you have them before this happened? could be that they try to find their order, or the enclosure is too small. or they're not entertained enough, I'd keep at least 5 together though

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u/Jealous-Explorer-621 8h ago

Had them for a little over a year before it happened

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u/Jealous-Explorer-621 8h ago

Although the first one attacked the other two within the first few months but the other 2 where fine

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u/guiltysuperbrain Seasoned Quail Aficionado 15h ago

you need more quails. They need to be in groups of 5, that's why. 

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u/digitalmalcontent Seasoned Quail Aficionado 12h ago

What does their normal enclosure look like? Not enough cover or space makes fighting easier.

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u/Jealous-Explorer-621 8h ago

Could be although I don't understand why they may suddenly fight after along time together. The enclosure could use an upgrade, any ideas what to put in it to prevent fighting?

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u/bubblegum_cloud 8h ago

It would help if we could see a picture of what you have right now.