Alfie's travel cage

[neoow]

Evening all,

 

I finally managed to save up enough spare money to get Alfie a new travel cage. Previously I was using an old cat carrier... but getting him in it was a pain and there was no room for a perch.

 

So I got him one of these instead:

 

 

I'm REALLY happy with it. It's lovely, really well built and exactly what I wanted.

 

Alfie wasn't so sure of it at first, but I managed to get him in it last week and took him with me to visit my parents. I'm planning to take him there semi-regularly... I have to take him when my sister isn't visiting at the same time because she has a 8 month old baby (who could pull himself up on furniture and potentially tip the cage over) and a rambunctious Staffordshire Bull Terrier who would frighten the heck out of Alfie.

 

Alfie settled amazingly well once we got to my parents house. He's not great at travelling and constantly moved round the cage- mainly because in the past he's only ever been in the car to visit the vet or go "on holiday" (as the carrier wasn't big enough to leave him in for longer periods of time and couldn't fit two food/water bowls in). So this is a new adventure for him.

He knows my parents as he grew up in the house around them before I moved out with him. So once he recognised where he was and who they were he was ok. A little on the quiet side but he did start chirping and whistling later. He also met my uncle and my uncle's friend who were round to have a band practice. So my mum had some company from Alfie whilst we were out in the garage practicing some songs.

 

I haven't asked my boss yet but I was thinking about maybe taking him into work a couple of times with me too- I work in a school so it would have to be during the holidays so there's not thousands of kids running riot round the place.

 

The whole idea of getting the cage was to try and let Alfie do more things with me and let him have a change of scenery every so often. Once we finally get some better weather (hah!) then he'll also be able to come and sit outside with me in the garden. Except now he'll actually be able to see more of it and stay outside for longer because he won't be stuck in his little cat carrier anymore.

Edited May 8, 2014 by neoow
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[birdhouse]

Oooo, very nice! Congratulations! Think the more you use it, the better you'll like it. I've got a King's travel cage that's similar. We love ours. Safe & solid enough to go anywhere.

 

I do take a towel along, though. Sometimes it's a little intimidating for the fids to see the whole world. They like the option to hide & play shy occasionally. That cage is also "wide open" to the elements, which is mostly a good thing. Just sometimes they need a little shade or wind break. I also ended up replacing the carriers' dowels w/Booda Comfy Cross perches. It seems to be better to grip & lets them perch facing in any direction which they like.

[Timbersmom]

Very nice!

[SRSeedBurners]

Based on Birdhouse's comment, if that's not a King's Cage, what is it? And taking your bird to work makes me completely jealous. I'm positive Greycie could write better software than I can.

[birdhouse]

I think Alfie's is also a King's cage. I just meant that I have this model.

 

[neoow]

Thanks Birdhouse. I always have a spare towell or sheet with me when I take him out and about in case it's needed. He's generally ok though. When I start taking him in the garden I'll make sure he has a cover over half of the cage so he can retreat away from the elements.

 

It is a Kings Cage- might have helped if I'd included that in the post.

 

I'm not sure if I'll actually be allowed to take him to work or not. I haven't asked the question just yet. But I'd like to, if I can... only ever in school holidays though, else it would be way too intimidating. I also don't want him to learn to swear if I can help it and I'm sure he'd learn a few new words from students that I wouldn't like him to!

[KimKim]

Nice! I have been looking at getting one... Just waiting on extra $$