New Cage

[asterroc]

I'm going to buy Everyone's Favorite Cage^TM finally. What color should I get?

[Poll #1055750]

Comment if you need more space. Funny that a new awesome huge cage costs only $119, while the heated perch I'm also going to get costs a whopping $42.

Comments

[weirdlilfaechld.livejournal.com]

I've had both black and white cages that look absolutely horrible when even slightly dirty. The blue marble-ish cage I have now looks great. Don't worry about it clashing with Gabe, Gabe looks a lot like my Diana, and she looks nice in that cage.

The heated perch is great too, just make sure Gabe doesn't want to be a weird bird like my Tammy and perch on the outside of the cage. Since it is almost always warm here, I bought it for Autumn's arthritis and it has done wonders.

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

Good point about perching outside the cage.

I've also heard a lot about ceramic heat lamps. I think I'm going to get both a heated perch and a ceramic heat lamp, and I don't know what color big cage yet but I will, and put each of the two heat options on either side of the cage so I can figure out which one she likes better. That's the scientist in me... :)

[weirdlilfaechld.livejournal.com]

I have wrapped the outside of Autumn's heated perch with a layer of duct tape to keep Tammy from getting hurt by the wires, and then a layer of vet wrap to keep her from falling off because she will perch there anyway. If that helps at all.

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, none of the pet stores in the area carry them. But I'll be ordering one online soon. Once it comes, I'll take a gander at it. If it looks like the wires are or could be exposed, I'd recommend putting electrical tape as the first (most interior) layer rather than duct tape - electrical tape doesn't conduct electricity while other tapes might.

[weirdlilfaechld.livejournal.com]

The wires are already wrapped, so conductivity isn't much of a worry, I used duct tape because I have found it is harder for my birds to remove it.