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post #2 of 14 (permalink) Old 07-24-2013, 05:56 PM
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Could you post a pic of your gym. I am always doing stuff and remake things for my birds. Might be able to help you out.
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i use a clear plastic shower curtain liner under my tree (i cut it in 4 pieces so it fits). it is nearly invisible and very washable. i wash it every few days and let it dry and put it back
you can just barely see the square outline on my floor
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Could you post a pic of your gym. I am always doing stuff and remake things for my birds. Might be able to help you out.
Yep...here it is along with two of the culprits who contribute to the problem!
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I cover the bottom of mine with a layer of wood pellets
http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...ductId=2753574
It helps with the mess from poop and the birds forage in it for stray millet. My only down side so far is our love bird likes to toss the pellets out and onto the floor. Not too bad since I just vacuum at the end of each day.
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You could also use completely natural cardboard/paper cat litter
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Yep...here it is along with two of the culprits who contribute to the problem!
Thanks for posting the picture i see what you mean those are really nice. You can do a couple of things. First off you could get a piece of plexi glass (you no the plastic clear stuff) and have the cut it to size where you just drop it in and then the clean for cleaning you just have to wipe it clean or remove the piec...
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You could also use completely natural cardboard/paper cat litter
I was told by my avian vet to never use cat litter. I had 28 pet birds in my bird room at one time and as you can imagine with that many birds it did not always smell good in there. I switched all my cages to a nice smelling cat litter with baking soda to control odor and one of my birds actually got sick. Turns out th...
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