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Post by roxhum on Feb 9, 2014 21:12:57 GMT
I am warming up to this new cage and liking it better. Meanwhile the girls are in their current cage in a new place in my house. They are in my dining room, closer to a window, closer for me to carry this cage outside on a warm day. What do you all think about me having two cages that the birds spend time in? Would that be weird for them, or make life a little more interesting? I like the idea that they have multiple places where they can feel comfortable.
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Feb 9, 2014 21:15:37 GMT
i am not sure why make another topic.
its fine for them to have multiple places to call home. just get them in a routine
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Post by roxhum on Feb 9, 2014 21:27:50 GMT
Thanks.
I started a new topic thinking people that already responded may not see my new question.
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Post by Sarah on Feb 9, 2014 22:23:07 GMT
It is best, actually, to have multiple places in the home given over to the birds, even if one of the cages is just a feeding and watering place. In the best scenario ever for a parrot owner, they would have a cage, play gym or perch in every room of the house where the bird could follow the person from room to room.
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Post by roxhum on Feb 9, 2014 23:45:30 GMT
Thanks Sarah. I have spent the afternoon screwing branches from my maple tree into the new cage. They have happily perched on the open top for the last 24 hours but now that I have closed up the top with them in it they are not so sure. However they both have eaten some of the fresh seeds so they are not too upset to eat.  |
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Post by dianapalmer on Feb 10, 2014 1:01:54 GMT
It looks nice. It certainly has a good device to keep the door closed. Also, the horizontal bars are very good for them.
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Post by roxhum on Feb 10, 2014 1:44:13 GMT
Thanks Diana, The cage was made for an escape artist sort of Parrot. I can barely figure out how to open the door with the spring loaded lock.
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Post by Pammy on Feb 10, 2014 2:25:41 GMT
Sounds like you have been very busy beautifying your babies' home. Such a kind thing to do that I hate to bring up something negative. Some maple wood is toxic to cockatiels. I don't know which ones. Do you know exactly what type of maple branches you used, and maybe somebody else could tell you for sure whether it's safe. Given how much cockatiels love to chew, I know you wouldn't want your girls gleefully gnawing away at something that could harm them.
I think it's a fantastic idea to keep the other cage for a play place in the other room.
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Post by roxhum on Feb 10, 2014 4:21:36 GMT
Oh oh, I thought maple was a safe wood. How can I find out. I will google it.
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Post by Sarah on Feb 10, 2014 7:10:31 GMT
Maple is safe, from a silver or sugar maple. If the trees leaves turn bright red in fall, you have a problem. Red maples can be toxic because they are a hybrid species with an Asian species of tree that creates natural chemical compounds that are bad for birds.
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Post by roxhum on Feb 10, 2014 13:54:06 GMT
Thanks Sarah. This sucks because I have two maples one is safe and one may be a cultivar of a red maple. I saved the branches from a tree trimming last fall and I don't know from which tree the branches are from. If I had to guess it would be from the second tree. The second tree was trimmed last and I didn't remember to grab branches until they were loading the last of tHe branches. Are birch trees safe. I hate spending money on what grows in my back yard.
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Post by lisamarie on Feb 10, 2014 16:07:13 GMT
I know one of my friends' grandmothers is a bird enthusiast and she has one cockatiel currently. For one cockatiel she has 4 cages throughout her home, in different rooms. I myself want to get Lucy a cage for downstairs but I am not sure I will do that. I don't think she will be lonely once Leo can come home
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Post by Pammy on Feb 10, 2014 19:13:34 GMT
Oh Roxhum, that is a bummer! Next fall I'm sure you will take careful note which tree you are harvesting a bird perch from.  The young tree we just got for our backyard is an Autumn Blaze Maple, and in addition to the telltale name, I saw it in it's beautiful coat of orange-red leaves last fall while it still lived at the nursery. So it's a no-go for indoor bird perches. |
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Post by roxhum on Feb 11, 2014 5:29:54 GMT
Yep, I was told my tree was an October red. I couldn't find that online but there was an October glory. That is what I think I have. They were such nice straight branches.
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Post by Pammy on Feb 11, 2014 20:07:39 GMT
Well, it's a bummer that our maples aren't safe for cage perches, but I'm sure neither one of us would trade away the glory of a red tree in the fall. I'm ecstatic to have mine. We moved to Oklahoma from Michigan 8.5 years ago, and built a new house. New houses are wonderful except for one thing - no trees. Our first spring here, we planted 5 baby crepe myrtle trees in our front yard, and I love them. But all this time we have had no trees in our backyard. Last summer my wonderful husband built our Natey a swing set, and just last month we had a teenage-sized Autumn Blaze Maple put in beside the swing set. Of course it is dormant now, and that's the only time nurseries will transplant here in our area, due to the harsh summers. I am faithfully following the watering schedule, and am awaiting the joyous day the first little buds appear.
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