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Post by telmadee on Mar 14, 2008 7:18:07 GMT
Thanks Muriel, glad you approved of it, we did listen to what you said the minimum should be and the exact bar spaces you said. are you sure you don't want 2 conures??? 1 on his own will look lost in there We have a nice line in painted conures at the moment too Now stop that you naughty naughty lady, I ahve to get Meg used to ahving one, then when he falls in love (even more than he has now, when he keeps gazing at the pics on the pc you sent lol) then i can say, aww bless he looks lost shall we get a mate for him lol
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Post by telmadee on Mar 16, 2008 13:32:19 GMT
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Post by mueb on Mar 16, 2008 19:11:34 GMT
Nice to see you keep the men in your family occupied, saves them getting fat & lazy Right can I put you right regarding your cage? Firstly it looks as though there is a grille on the bottom? if so then make sure you put layers of soft newspaper on top of it for at least the first few weeks. Baby conures can be clumsy and fall, in fact one little conure we sold a couple of years ago fell off it's perch & landed on the grille at the bottom of it's cage on the second day & broke it's neck!!! very sad case. Secondly take a look at the tiny little feet in the photos I've sent you, then look at the size of the perch your dear hubby was cutting for the cage they need perches of varying sizes but they need several of the smaller diameter ones as they do have tiny feet. The size of an adult human's forefinger is the minimum size (as an average) Thirdly, I see you have one of those cottony ropes in the cage, a word of warning - their little toenails easily get caught up in the threads and if they cannot get out of the thread then they often die of shock. We put those type of toys/.perches on the outside of the cage so they play with them when out & we are there to see if anything happens so can rescue them! I hope you don't mind me telling you these things but it is in the best interests of Taome. Better tell hubby there is room in that cage for at least one more lol
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Post by telmadee on Mar 16, 2008 20:42:39 GMT
Thanks for that Muriel, I knew abuot the grill as you said in an email to me, and so when we were getting nearer to getting Taome, we will be putting the newpaper in it, we tried taking the grill completely out, as i read in one of your posts or emails, but it leaves too big a gap at the bottom of the cage, and so was scared incase Taome got stuck there, so will be using the newspapers, glad you said its only for a few weeks, (this was one question i was going to ask you when we meet you lol).
The big perch he put in is one of three, the other two are full lenth ones which are only thin ones, we just made a chunky one because that is what the size which gets used a lot in the aviary, we are also getting some of the pedicure perches you advised also, and ensuring that that is the right size.
which cotton ropes did you refer to (sorry to sound thick) was it the hanging ones or the perch type ones, or both, then i know which to take out or would you remove them all?
I dont mind you commenting at all, you have been a godsend and i really appreciate any advise you have to give, i would be devastated if i thought i had done something to harm any of my pets, and so i thank you so very much.
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Post by Berserka on Mar 16, 2008 21:51:50 GMT
Never thought of using occy straps as perches before. I have had a bad experience with a budgie getting it's nails caught in the cotton fibre's of the hanging cotton one when they become frayed. To prevent that I just cut it off when it starts to fray.
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Post by mueb on Mar 16, 2008 22:23:14 GMT
Any of the cottony/rope type perches or hanging toys are a grave danger for birdies. I steer clear with all our birds (large & small ones!) just in case. As Karen says, you can keep them trimmed up when they start to fray but I worry in case i don't see it early enough....so I only have them on the outside of the cage for when they are out playing & I am there to keep an eye out..
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Post by Scully on Mar 17, 2008 3:02:10 GMT
Thats one awesome cage Tel. I have this wonderful cargo net, its huge, and ive been wondering if to put it in my avairy. When i looked, and although its made really tight, its made out of a plastic type material. Made for kids, and rot proof. I cant see me using it, as im worried it could fray at the ends. I use cotton rope perches, and never had a problem. I have been given these two homemade gyms, which are made with branches, and the birds just love them. It just shows how natural branches are the best, i think i will be changing my perches this year. Mue told me once conures love rings, and i bought Biggs some rope ones, he just loves to make them spin by flapping his wings. I am so looking forward to hearing you have your little fella, you are just going to love him. We say they are cuddly, but untill you actually have one, its not til then, you see how lovely these little birds are. My little Biggles is just everything to me, when he pokes his head out his cozy, with those little white eyes...i just melt
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Post by telmadee on Mar 17, 2008 7:07:01 GMT
Thanks everyone, i will be redoing the cage now before my baby comes. I do have the reinforced plastic ring thing in there, which i will keep in, and just fill it now with wooden toys. I have also been reading up abuot making wooden toys on Annas site so im gonna have a dabble at making them using food colouring to paint them with.
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Post by telmadee on Mar 19, 2008 8:01:49 GMT
#kiss# #heart# #heart# #kiss#
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Post by Berserka on Mar 19, 2008 11:48:12 GMT
They just keep getting better looking all the time!
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Post by Liz on Mar 19, 2008 18:25:45 GMT
Great big awwwww! Telmadee, that new baby is going to live like a King/Queen! Someday... someday... I'll have a snuggly little fid too. *pathetic sigh* How can you wait so patiently?
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Post by telmadee on Mar 22, 2008 14:51:59 GMT
took Muriels advise, and took out the rope things, made some new toys, one out of apple tree branches, the otehr from the wood that was on the rope stuff. Question i want to askis, is wood from 'decking safe to use, i have cut up lots of little blocks, but it seems to be abit raggy at teh edges obviously i would sand them smooth, but im scared it may splinter into Taomes mouth after he had chewed them a while , does anyone know it is safe please?
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Post by Scully on Mar 22, 2008 18:47:57 GMT
oh look at that grin depends what wood it is Tel, also isnt decking treated? im sure those wil keep him happy and chewing for quite a while
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Post by mueb on Mar 22, 2008 19:15:06 GMT
Yes as Donna said, I think decking is treated wood in which case it is best not to use. Mind you these little conures don't normally do much chewing they tend to swing on things, roll on the floor and play with things and they also like a little swing of some kind - we use the three hoop bamboo olympic rings. Those toys your son is holding are fine. Jst putting a few small twigs on the floor of the cage often gives a conure hours of amusement too
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Post by telmadee on Mar 22, 2008 21:17:40 GMT
Thanks for that both of you, i decided after i had posted actually that i darent use it and so i threw it all, i thought i will stick with the natural tree branches.
Muriel i saw on one of your photos the bamboo hoops, and we are getting so me of those, meg saw some in a petshop near his work today, but hadnt taken his wallet, so will be getting some when he is next at work, and its spooky how you said baout the branch in the bottom of the cage, because i said to Meg that i am gonna cut him a small branch and lay it on the bottom for him to climb on. Also Meg saw a pedicure swing today too, and also a wooden one which he liked so not sure wether to get a ped perch or swing, or both depending on whihc swing looks best. Oh and have also put him one of htose balls in the bottom of the cage (which i used in his hanging toy)
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