Need advice on cage placement!

[Heather83]

Hi everyone,

 

I need advice on where to place baby Marley's cage. He seems to be doing just fine with activity/noise level of our home so I have been considering moving his cage. In the birdie room he has a front facing window so he can see the street and watch all the cars and people go by but its on the other side of the house and he would have less people interaction. In the living room, he has the sliding glass door that faces the back yard that he can look at from his cage but sadly there is very little to look at since we just moved in ourselves 2 weeks ago. We have yet to get the trees planted and wild bird feeders out. But by being in the living room he gets to interact with us more. My main concern is the hours when we're at work - the future hubby and I work the same shift and I don't want him to get bored with nothing to look at. He does have toys in his cage that he loves. I could move the cage back and forth but there is major furniture to navigate around.

 

Any suggestions?

 

Thanks!

 

Heather & Marley

[Luvparrots]

How about a play stand or a hanging ceiling perch in the living room so he can interact with you when you are home. My fids have their bird room where they just basically sleep and go to when I am not home. The rest of the time Ana Grey can go from room to room from boing, to perch. She always goes into the room I am in as she is a mama's girl. I also leave the collapsible travel cage up in the front room.

[judygram]

I say go for the living room, you want him where the family spends the most time, besides him being where people could see him thru the window might invite intruders who might steal him. My birds cages are in the family room on the opposite side from the windows so they can still see out butyou really don't want to put them close to a window for sometimes other birds outside and cars and such might frighten them. My sun conure is very watchful of the windows when she is out sitting on my shoulder and I am on the couch close to the windows, she will see a bird fly over and startle and fly off.

[Heather83]

I'll construct a playstand for the living room I guess I was comparing him to my 'Tiel who prefers to have constant access to his cage entrance. He likes to loop in and out at his lil birdie conveniance! Wasn't sure if Marley would prefer that also. The CPVC is the non-toxic kind, correct?

[Spinner]

The plasticizers used in today's PVC is suitable for our birds. It was the old Pthalate plasticizer that was a problem. If you're concerned, think baby toys, which if plastic are typically PVC. There is no FDA ban on the use of PVC for packaging, baby toys, use in homes, etc.

[JillyBeanz]

The plasticizers used in today's PVC is suitable for our birds. It was the old Pthalate plasticizer that was a problem. If you're concerned, think baby toys, which if plastic are typically PVC. There is no FDA ban on the use of PVC for packaging, baby toys, use in homes, etc.

 

Didn't understand a word of it - but I think that PVC is okay!!!! :)