Amber
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Alex's currently cage isn't great, but it's been ok so far. I was saving up for a better cage originally but his hand rearer fell ill so he had to come home early, and as a result we bought this online to tie us over. Here's a photo of the cage (the supplier stock photo)
To be honest the cage looked a lot sturdier and better built in the photos then what it turned out to be. It is an adequate cage, but not all that great. It's a pain to clean. I have my scholarship coming in soon so I'll be able to finally afford the last few hundred to get him a better cage. (Typical pet owning uni student. Get your scholarship, spend a good chunk of it on your pets. Instead of textbooks
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This cage was also nowhere near as big as I wanted, it's around 60X70cm on the base of the cage and 1.4m high overall, with half of that height being the stand. I want something at least twice this size next time!
Show me your conure cages! I need to get an idea of what I should be looking at as a permanent home for Alex. Bonus points for easy style clean cages!
I'll be having a look locally over the week, I hope to be able to buy a cage locally rather then online so I can look at in person this time and avoid the dramas that came with this cage.
My mother has a cage like this for her two rescue cockatiels. It gives them ample room to flap around and play, but it is a pain to clean (two separate trays, stuff misses them through a tiny gap etc) It does fit nicely in the corner though which makes them feel secure. It would be handy too since Alex's cage is in a corner at the moment.
The other style I am looking at is the traditional "large parrot" macaw style cage. My concern with these though is bar spacing. Alex's current cage has 2cm bar spacing and he seems fine with that, but finding a cage in this style with conure suitable bar spacing is proving to be difficult. I do like the seed guards though. Alex flicks stuff EVERYWHERE so it might help.
Thoughts? And what cages work for you guys! I don't want to fork out for a new cage only to find it's unsuitable.
To be honest the cage looked a lot sturdier and better built in the photos then what it turned out to be. It is an adequate cage, but not all that great. It's a pain to clean. I have my scholarship coming in soon so I'll be able to finally afford the last few hundred to get him a better cage. (Typical pet owning uni student. Get your scholarship, spend a good chunk of it on your pets. Instead of textbooks
)This cage was also nowhere near as big as I wanted, it's around 60X70cm on the base of the cage and 1.4m high overall, with half of that height being the stand. I want something at least twice this size next time!
Show me your conure cages! I need to get an idea of what I should be looking at as a permanent home for Alex. Bonus points for easy style clean cages!
I'll be having a look locally over the week, I hope to be able to buy a cage locally rather then online so I can look at in person this time and avoid the dramas that came with this cage.
My mother has a cage like this for her two rescue cockatiels. It gives them ample room to flap around and play, but it is a pain to clean (two separate trays, stuff misses them through a tiny gap etc) It does fit nicely in the corner though which makes them feel secure. It would be handy too since Alex's cage is in a corner at the moment.
The other style I am looking at is the traditional "large parrot" macaw style cage. My concern with these though is bar spacing. Alex's current cage has 2cm bar spacing and he seems fine with that, but finding a cage in this style with conure suitable bar spacing is proving to be difficult. I do like the seed guards though. Alex flicks stuff EVERYWHERE so it might help.
Thoughts? And what cages work for you guys! I don't want to fork out for a new cage only to find it's unsuitable.
