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Thanks for the input Doug. i will keep the info on the play gym in mind. I have a Congo, but it is actually smaller than a Timneh. I do plan on drilling MANY small holes and non of them will be covered, so in the case of a black out, he will have plenty of air. however, i dont see why i would need holes near the bottom of the cage. Having small holes on the top should provide ample air in case of a black out.

4x4x8 (not sure if the dimensioning order is correct) is a very large space. ample room to fit a custom play gym inside with an assortment of toys. and my mom doest really mind me taking him out of the cage. she just doesnt want the cage to be in the living room. i found a website that builds custom acrlic boxes, and a 4x4x8 costs around 256 dollars. i think thats cheaper than most cages of that size. As for the lack of air flow, thats what the external electric powered air filters are for. i think i have come up with a solution that will keep my parrot happy. ignore the title, it wont be full seal. the top of the cage will be drilled with a number of small holes. near the bottom of the cage, a air purifier will be hooked up, which will constantly pull the air from outside of the cage to the inside, via the small holes drilled at the top. The purifier then pulls the air from the inside, and moves it outside, at the same time purifying the air of dust. this will create a constant supply of fresh air flow, as well as keeping the house dust free. i wish i had some sort of visual, but i think you guys could figure out what i mean.

is 4x4x8 big enough?

Thanks for the help guys. really appreciate it. the problem is that my mom doesnt really think that the bird needs anything other than food, water, and cage. Where my mom is from, parrots (or any bird) is just a commodity, something pretty to look at, not a companion. and no matter what i tell her, she doesnt believe me, thinking that it is just a bird, and doesnt really need anything. actually, while typing up an extended response to everyone's complaints, i have reached an epiphany. the problem is that the food bowl is located right on bars of the cage, where the shells can fall out of. To solve this, i would build a device that will stably hold both the water and the food bowl at the center of the cage, so the seed shells wont fall outside. the bottom would be protected with a skirt as well, to minimize the amount of shells that would fall out. i'll buy an air filter and place it next to the cage, so that the dust wont spread. How well would this work?

oh i see what you mean... its called a black out my friend. I would still leave install the filter on the top. It would be the back up incase the electric air filter doesnt work, so the parrot can still breath, until the power comes back up. and the power here is pretty damn reliable.

what are you talking about? went off for an extended period of time? if you mean electrocute him, no possible way. The air filter is just a modded commercial air filter that is placed outside of the cage. only tubes that connect the cage with the intake vent and the outtake vent will be connected to the cage in any way,

@luvparrots, the whole point of making a plexi cage is to keep it OUT of the laundry room, to be in the living room with the rest of the family. If i could keep my parrot in my room, i would, but my room, as well as 90 percent of the house is carpeted... very thick carpet. And my mom would flip if it gets dirty. My parents dont even allow food upstairs (where my room is), let alone a parrot. anyways, i understand the main concern of this would be ventilation. as for the litter idea, i used to do it. The rocks are really good at absorbing fluids, and i never had one problem with my parrot eating it. then we sorta ran out, and resorted to using news paper instead. To fix the ventilation idea, i would attach a electric powered air filter, and run the intake tube to the bottom, and the out take tube to the top, so it constantly circulates and cleans the air inside. a secondary pump will be installed, that will constantly pump outside air into the inside. all the tubes will be protected with bars from the current cage.

long story short, i NEED a full seal plexiglass. My mom wont let me keep the cage in the living room because of all the dust and seed shells. So makes me keep the cage in the laundry room D: anyways, i want to make a full seal plexiglass cage. Dimensions would be 4x4x20. the roof will contain 6 air vent filters, to keep the dust out. The front will contain a rather large door, large enough to fit the play gym i will keep on the inside. It will swing up, instead of to the side. if you know what a DeLorean is, you probably understand what i mean. Anyways, the play gym on the inside will be made of 1 inch diameter PVC tubes. The roundness and its size will prevent him from biting it, and the end caps will be made of metal. it will also be able to hold food and water dishes. The floor of the cage will also be made of plexiglass, but will be covered with parrot litter. idk if thats what its called but yeah thats what it is. the litter will be high enough to cover the base of the play gym. Cleaning poop and stuff would be simply scooping up the dirty clumped up litter, and refilling the litter as necessary. anyways, thats my idea. any suggestions? i have no intention of backing out of making this cage. its pretty much my only choice. So if there is any detrimental problem with the design, please suggest ideas to remedy it. Thanks.