Cage Inspector...

A little Inspector go to visit cage bought yesterday for whole $60 from add on CraigList.
And there is the results of inspection:
Cage is not that young, but come on, for those money I brought a peace of dust, feathers and bottom looked like a one scramble egg.

First I thought about Vinegar, but no, for that deep disinfection we(both, not with Chico, with boyfriend)used 96% Spiritus first, then something with oxi and then I left cage in the kitchen and spray it with Vinegar. In the morning I spray it again with Vinegar and washed again.
Later I took Chico for a drive to the bank and short walk, and when I came back I felt like I'm coming in the house of vinegar-spiritus smell. Terrible. Forgive me, if I'm gonna write like insane person after that.


As a rezults of inspection:
Total Height: 50"
Length: 35"
Deep: 21"
Bar Spacing: 1 1/4
Slide-out tray
Missing: slide-out grate(boyfriend have a job)

Just sharing info with you. Chico didn't say much about results of her inspection What do you think?

I think it is very nice Chico is so beautiful!

It looks great!

Maybe Chico is quiet because she's impressed?

It's so big compared to her!

I let her go there to have something to compare. It has to be big, Amazons maybe look small, because of their short feathers on the end comparing to Macaws, but their beak is quiet impressive in size

The cage is wonderful and looks like a little cage envy going on Any Amazon would love it.

I know i'm just a worry wart but the 1 1/4 spacing for the cage bars is kind of large for a tiel. It might be dangerous for her to play there. IMO

I didn't really thought about the other side of coin. We will have to be careful with a little ones, or make some kind of plexi-glass isolation on both sides, to make sure that strong 'zon beak won't reach little guys. Thanks for info!

henpecked wrote:

I know i'm just a worry wart but the 1 1/4 spacing for the cage bars is kind of large for a tiel. It might be dangerous for her to play there. IMO

I agree

I do value your opinions! I talk to my bf last evening and we do something to protect the little. Thanks a lot

That was my thought... I'm sure that Captn Jose will be really safe inside and wont be able to get out, but Chico and the bandits will probably be able to get in too.... and that may not be such a good thing.

The GOOD THING is that they've got you who will certainly get it all figured out in plenty of time!

I'm so excited for you!!!

VickiNumbers wrote:

That was my thought... I'm sure that Capitan Jose will be really safe inside and wont be able to get out, but Chico and the bandits will probably be able to get in too.... and that may not be such a good thing.

The GOOD THING is that they've got you who will certainly get it all figured out in plenty of time!

I'm so excited for you!!!

Yeah, about that name, I'm pretty sure, that before that cute will board here, I will switch the name a lot of times, but it has to be something in common with Josie & Richard

BTW: VickiNumbers, what is your choice of 'zon?

Margaret wrote:

Yeah, about that name, I'm pretty sure, that before that cute will board here, I will switch the name a lot of times, but it has to be something in common with Josie & Richard

Hey Capt - What were some of the names of your boats?

Nothing really neat,Black Hawk,Reel Action,Rising Sun,Rebel and other assorted names ,got one now called Flounder Pounder , but i think her flounder pounding days are over here in S.Fla

This is OT, but we had a 21 foot sloop when I was a child and my father named it after one of the horses I rode for lessons -- "Happy Hobo".

There are two potential issues with the too-big bars I think. One is the big bird getting at the little bird. The other is the little bird potentially putting its head between and getting stuck. So you might want to be careful even before Captain Flounder arrives.

ScooterNScotty wrote:

There are two potential issues with the too-big bars I think. One is the big bird getting at the little bird. The other is the little bird potentially putting its head between and getting stuck. So you might want to be careful even before Captain Flounder arrives.

So far I didn't see any of my little go there(except for the pictures). But I do realize, that it's a matter of time. Budgies are too curious to not go there- specially, when cage will be with bird. Chico will follow them eventually. So I'm thinking plexi on one side and some other solution on the other sides. Maybe my boyfriend will make extra bars. I can't put plexi everywhere, because I want bird to bread fresh air.
BTW: How long plexi will last with Amazon beak? If it will last at all

henpecked wrote:

Nothing really neat,Black Hawk,Reel Action,Rising Sun,Rebel and other assorted names ,got one now called Flounder Pounder , but i think her flounder pounding days are over here in S.Fla

You have had a boat named Rebel? I love this one! Was it lucky?