Nurture and Nutrition . Zebra finches can lay a maximum of eight eggs, but usually have 2 to 5 eggs in their nests. In the future if you want to raise finches you can get a pair of society finches. They are very good with raising other finches' babies and sitting on their eggs too. Each baby zebra is developed well at the time that it is born and will weigh around 70 pounds. That is why directions for breeding tell you to remove both the male and female adults from the aquarium when you see see-through eggs on the bottom of the tank. i have a male and female they have 3 eggs one just hatched and the other are still inside the egg i need help with knowin wut they eat with the mom feed them like penguins do by throwing it back up or what??? The eggs will start hatching about thirteen days after incubation. If not, there's nothing you can do, really. Day one formula is so watery. How long do Zebra Danios live? This is not easy to do without choking the baby! To do this, they either fly and peck out seeds one at a time, or they perch on a nearby branch. Both parents were caring for their babies but now that both babies have fledged things have changed. Between the age of 7 months and 11 months, they become fully weaned. It would take hours to explain. The female zebra finch incubates her eggs while the male zebra finch takes over every once in a while to give the female time to stretch, rest, eat, and drink. Zebra finches are diurnal and generally forage on the ground but they also eat seeds on the heads of standing grass. They may also take the head to the ground by jumping up and seizing it with their bill or feet. Just leave the baby alone and she should start to feed it. The best way to do it is to drop feed (DO NOT crop feed tiny hatchlings! Zebras dine on grass, leaves, shrubs, and other plants, since they are herbivores. Raising Baby Finches. I'm just getting worried because he gets distracted from feeding the babies because he's chasing her around. The babies will cry out and if the mother tries to go down there the father will chase her all around the cage and then he will go back and feed the babies. As you may have noticed “Zebra Danios are Easy to Breed” section of this article, yes, Zebra Danios will eat the eggs and their young. Zebras will feed from their mother's milk, like most other mammals. Do Zebra Danios eat their babies? I Need Help With My baby Zebra Finches?