diy

My jenday conures love chewing on papers and I really want to make them forging toys instead of just fruits and seeds wrapped in newspaper. I went to the store to buy some Easter filling for my birds but realized I don’t know what they use to dye the paper so I decided to make my own with food...

I've been working on her cage for ages. I have given her Custom pearchs of different textures and widths made with maple wood and cleaned before being placed inside the cage. I need to get her some more smaller toys currently there is only 2-3 the rest will be ordered soon. I'm very proud of it!

Hi guys, I’m hoping someone could give me a link to safe items from around the house I can use to make some simple bird toys? A good friend of mine for whom I babysit for is getting a Sun Conure in a week or two. She and her two kids (3 and 6) are so excited! I’m watching the kids this...

I've been thinking of making a DIY PVC tube perch for Callum. Any advice? I had a very rudimentary one before I moved and he didn't pick at the toys too much, he just loved looking out his window. Should I add toys despite his apparent disinterest in them before? How tall should it be? I'm...

Hi all! Does anyone make their own cage cleaner or "poop off" cleaners? If so would you mind sharing your recipes with me? I've read that some people use water, lemon juice, and baking soda, but I'm concerned that the combination of baking soda and lemon juice may damage my cage in the long...

Hi all! Does anyone make their own cage cleaner or "poop off" cleaners? If so would you mind sharing your recipes with me? I've read that some people use water, lemon juice, and baking soda, but I'm concerned that the combination of baking soda and lemon juice may damage my cage in the long...

We recently trimmed our river birch in our yard (no pesticides for fertilizers used on the tree) and I decided it might be nice to use the trimmings to make a perch and possibly some toys. I really didn't know how I was going to put it together so I just got as many branches as I could a got rid...

Hello all ! I have about a week off with school break, and figured I'd make my GCC Kermit a nice playstand. We've had some old fig branches out in our yard for 6 months that have just been screaming to be made into something awesome. The branches were from an old tree we had in our front...

I am looking into building an outdoor aviary for a blue and yellow macaw but I've got a few questions: Is 3x3 meters big enough for only one macaw? And how high? Is it save to use netting for the roof? something like this: https://larajoseph.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/aviary-photo-1.jpg And...

Hey! So I'm bringing home a baby congo african grey this summer, and I really want a cargo net that he and my other monsters can climb and play on. I have two conures and a cockatiel, as well as three budgies (but I don't see the budgies using this). I really like to make things myself when...

Whoops, starting a new thread again! Lately I've been doing research on outdoor aviaries, prices and construction. I originally had my mind set on a tensile netting structure like you'd see in a very very wealthy zoo, but considering that an aviary of that magnitude would cost me every penny...

Hello, I was searching for DIY indoor aviary on The internet. But I couldn't find anything. So does anyone has a link to a thread or something. Because I'm planning to make a smaller aviary for my parrotlets and, Later a bigger one for probably a couple of parrots.:) Gino

Many of us desire to make our own perches out of trees growing nearby, but the question of what is safe and what is not is always an issue. Pine is safe, but only when cured. Cured means the pitch has been removed. Pine pitch contains turpentine, a somewhat toxic substance used to remove oil...

What are soe woods that are safe for birds? My mother has a crape mytle tree in her yard, is that bird safe? and what are others?

!st attempt at DIY and i'm quite satisfied:)

I made gizzy a shower perch using PVC pipe, brackets, suction cups and vet tape

So, I'm a little bit addicted to parrot research. :22: I only get my baby boy in December, but could practically write my PhD on the Eclectus by now (slight overstatement). This was one of the BEST sites I've come across, and while I'm sure many people will already have come across her, for...

I love DIY projects. Especially (saving money) getting to watch my animals play with their new toys. I've been reading all day and have a couple questions. First, when you make your toys, what do you use to fasten them to the cages? Is there a certain type of twine that's best (other than...

My conure is a good forager, but she learns how to get the food out pretty fast and soon is bored with that toy. I bought a few foraging toys, and now I want to make some. As far as DIY foraging toys, I generally wrap up treats in paper and she shreds it to get the toy. I also give her a cup...

Looking for ideas and suggestions on how to build an outdoor aviary. I'm planning an aviary in my backyard, and had more or less decided to purchase a prebuilt aviary which is 9ft long X 5ft deep X 6ft tall. It's the largest one they sell, but, I think it will just barely be large enough for...