Aug. 3rd, 2011 08:42 pm
That thing with the birds
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justboltsIn my never ending quest to give my parrots living accommodation that are better than mine, I bought a pair of new cages to update my current set up.
Before, I had Azula the Senegal Parrot and the two cockatiels (Yoshi and Vanilla), in a 40" by 21" cage divided by a sheet of clear acrylic, resulting ins 'two' 20" by 21" cages. It's a powder-coated cage I got for cheap and hasn't weathered the intervening three years very well. I've replaced it with a pair of 25" by 20" aluminum cages that are simply beautiful, more spacious, and better constructed.
This is only cool and interesting to me, but I've uploaded pictures for anyone who shares my interest in... well, birds and the cages they go in.
This is the current cage I've had them in:
The seed catcher is sort of jerry-rigged on there with zip ties. I hate the food dishes. I only use one per side and change out the cup if I'm giving them veg instead of pellets, but the cup holders are always there and take up space. You can also kind of see that the bottom tray is warped in the corner. Bleh.
And now, the new cage(s):
Yay! It's a lovely silver and blue and snapped together easily in minutes. Super lightweight, but also sturdy. Doesn't scratch and safe from water.
The food dishes hook onto the feed doors without any cups-holder-rings. So I can put branches right above them without them creating gross poo-catching spot.
Azula was a grand help in the construction process.
By which I mean she fluffed her feathers, bobbed her head, begged for pets, and made cute squeaks the entire time.
Also, new toys!
Lastly, new cage with new toys (and bird). I wasn't able to put together the second cage because the box with the side panels didn't arrive with the rest of them. So Vanilla and Yoshi get to enjoy the 40" cage on their own for a while. Kind of a shame the bird room won't fit the size of cages I really wanted to get them. But we'll be getting the big aviary up eventually and they'll spend most of the day in there. That'll give them all the free-flight space needed to work out those lovely little wings.
Before, I had Azula the Senegal Parrot and the two cockatiels (Yoshi and Vanilla), in a 40" by 21" cage divided by a sheet of clear acrylic, resulting ins 'two' 20" by 21" cages. It's a powder-coated cage I got for cheap and hasn't weathered the intervening three years very well. I've replaced it with a pair of 25" by 20" aluminum cages that are simply beautiful, more spacious, and better constructed.
This is only cool and interesting to me, but I've uploaded pictures for anyone who shares my interest in... well, birds and the cages they go in.
This is the current cage I've had them in:
The seed catcher is sort of jerry-rigged on there with zip ties. I hate the food dishes. I only use one per side and change out the cup if I'm giving them veg instead of pellets, but the cup holders are always there and take up space. You can also kind of see that the bottom tray is warped in the corner. Bleh.
And now, the new cage(s):
Yay! It's a lovely silver and blue and snapped together easily in minutes. Super lightweight, but also sturdy. Doesn't scratch and safe from water.
The food dishes hook onto the feed doors without any cups-holder-rings. So I can put branches right above them without them creating gross poo-catching spot.
Azula was a grand help in the construction process.
By which I mean she fluffed her feathers, bobbed her head, begged for pets, and made cute squeaks the entire time.
Also, new toys!
Lastly, new cage with new toys (and bird). I wasn't able to put together the second cage because the box with the side panels didn't arrive with the rest of them. So Vanilla and Yoshi get to enjoy the 40" cage on their own for a while. Kind of a shame the bird room won't fit the size of cages I really wanted to get them. But we'll be getting the big aviary up eventually and they'll spend most of the day in there. That'll give them all the free-flight space needed to work out those lovely little wings.