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Post by Pammy on Feb 20, 2014 21:07:56 GMT
I agree with Diana. You may want to start with a few perches, toys, and treats quite nearby where the cage is. Maybe you could try temporarily putting one of those rather unhealthy treat sticks near a perch you really want your birds to give a try. Then they can eyeball all that great stuff from close by, and curiosity will hopefully encourage them to go check it out. Have fun! It's super awesome that your parents have given you permission to affix perches and stuff around the room in a permanent way.
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Post by lisamarie on Feb 22, 2014 3:55:21 GMT
You could even look into buying or making one of those "bird trees". I think they're quite expensive but maybe you can find a good deal online. If not, I'm sure you could come up with a cool way to make one yourself! Or even get a small playgym from petco or your local petstore. (I always say "from petco" is that bad? I'm just so used to it - I hope no one gets offended if they don't have one nearby). Good luck! Keep posting pictures!
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Post by kmic on Feb 22, 2014 13:27:04 GMT
I don't know what the "bird tree" you mentioned looks like. Maybe you could find a picture? Thanks. Re petco, dw I don't get offended even though we don't get any of the chains you guys mention on the forum I'm used to it. Yes I will definitely post more pictures of them if they're out of the cage and when I add more stuff to the room. I've got material for their first 'perch/toy' structure, so I'll just need to find enough time to build it. One of the following projects will be their bird gym. Decided I'll build it myself because 1 I enjoy it 2 if they destroy any part of it I know I can easily replace/fix or tear it down amd start afresh 3 from the ones I saw, it'll be cheaper. Regarding treats it hasn't worked so far. I've been placing millet on their open cage door and they rush onto it to eat (was hoping it'll help them come out of the cage - didn't work ). But within a couple of minutes they always accidently drop it to the floor (less than 30cm). And they totally refuse to go and eat it from the floor. And now I'm refusing to pick it up for them if they want it they gotto go and get it haha
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Post by kmic on Feb 23, 2014 21:45:03 GMT
So here are some picts of their new toys and of them out of the cage this afternoon. I hope I wasn't too cruel, but I was desperate to get them out of the cage so I covered their cage except the door. After some minutes they came out. It worked and it didn't hurt them, but I just kind of forced them out of their comfort zone. After half an hour or so I uncovered the rest of the cage and they went straight back inside. My next project (asap) is a lot of ladders for Tequila coz today I found out how bad his broken wing is I'm not sure if he had broken it before I got him or very soon after and unfortunately I didn't take action immediately. He was able to go around the cage without any problems and since no avian vets exist I didn't even try taking him to a normal vet. Now that they're getting to come out of the cage it's obviously a big disability. I know it's coz of my lack of attentiveness, but now the only thing I can do is help him around.
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Post by kmic on Feb 23, 2014 21:48:29 GMT
And some other picts of them together outside of the cage Had to help Tequila up over here to be with the others. He just wasn't managing to fly up so high. (Skittles and Curacao are so sweet together and spend most of the time together and Smurf is spending more time with Tequila. I really can't understand why this week I caught Curacao mating with Smurf again!)
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Post by Pammy on Feb 23, 2014 22:26:05 GMT
So Tequila is the white one? What are the newest two girls' names again? They are all so pretty! Looks like you've made a lot of progress on their room and toys. Cleanup must be a breeze, too. Just break out the mop.
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Post by kmic on Feb 24, 2014 6:46:27 GMT
Yep Tequila is the white one. Thanks for the ladders idea btw Pammy!
Sky is one of the blue ones (the one that was trying out the swing) and the 'latest' girl's name is Clover but it hasn't really stuck so far so it might change.
Yep cleaning's very easy hehe.
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