Great idea for an awesome birdcage!

[sana]

What a lovely bird cage! Great Job! But, sorry to hear about poor sweet Summer. That was sickening of the pellets' company to do such a thing! Hopefully Spring will find another sweet friend

[Freedom]

What a good eye, to see the potential!

I am so sorry about Summer.

So, how do you keep Spring safe while you clean the cage?! You left us dangling on that one, lol.

[kaycountrygal]

What a good idea! As someone mentioned, how much ventilation is there? If not enough, you could drill some holes in several places. I'm assuming it's made of wood or something like wood. It looks very pretty.
I'm very sorry about your Summer bird. I didnt know those little birds could live 12 yrs. I'm impressed that your Spring is 14. ... Kay in NC

[BitsyNaceyDog]

Wow! It looks wonderful!

I, too, wondered about the ventilation. Birds need good fresh air, free from drafts. You likely have the draft free part down, but I worry Spring isn't getting enough fresh air being so enclosed.

[sana]

Isn't that a big hole at the back, that must be the place where the air's coming for the bird.



Isn't that the place the air is coming and going?

[BitsyNaceyDog]

Sana- I'm pretty sure that's a mirror.

I was just thinking about this cage and realized that I forgot to mention the plastic plants in there could pose a risk to Spring, too. Between the plastic, which she could eat, and the wire that runs through the 'branch' part, I personally find them to be too much of a danger and would take them out.

What about adding some toys. Birds need toys. Bells are always a favorite of my birds. Now that she's living alone it's especially important to have toys to keep her from getting board.

[Too Many Cats]

You cant see them in the pictures, but there are about 20 quarter size holes drilled out all along the bottom of the plexiglasss and up both sides of the top piece, and holes drilled out of the wood on in top. The ventilation was fine until I used those pellets which would cause harm even in a wire cage. The only safe product for birds is paper. I cant express how much I regret going into Petsmart that day and seeing their cages and wanting pellets in mine too. And I still carry a lot of anger towards them and the company for saying they were safe. The company is no longer in buisness and petsmart carries no more wood based pellets, my petco does. The aslo say completey safe for birds and pine free but if you check what they are made out of you will see 35% pine shavings. I have to take any opportunity to warn people about this now so no other birds will die from this.

But since then I have re-done the whole cage. Took off the top plexiglass piece and replaced it with wire. Took out everything inside the cage and replaced it all with perches. I will always be proud of the cage because I thought it was awesome! But putting those pellets in it ruined everything about it. I Learned the hard way never to use them and will continue to warn against them until companys realize not everything is good for birds too.

[sana]

Sana- I'm pretty sure that's a mirror.

Oh! yea, sorry, didn't see that clearly