greymom Posted April 2, 2009 Posted April 2, 2009 I just bought Rita a beautiful table playstand made by Kings Cages. It is made of Java wood and has lots of nice twisted branches. Rita took to it quickly and she doesn't always like new things. The problem is the wooden branches are slippery and sometimes when she is climbing around it she slips and because her former owners over-clipped her wings she falls off. She and I really like the stand and would like to make it less slippery. Somewhere I read about vet wrap. Do you think if I put vet wrap in different places along some of the branches this would help? Any other ideas about making this playstand less slippery for Rita?
judygram Posted April 2, 2009 Posted April 2, 2009 Yes vet wrap would be one solution to the problem and it comes in so many colors it might make it more appealing to Rita. There might be other solutions that might make the wood less slippery but they escape my mind at the moment, maybe some others will have some suggestions for you.
ZivaDiva Posted April 2, 2009 Posted April 2, 2009 Is it possible to use some sandpaper and roughen up the wood so it won't be so slippery? Have you contacted the company and asked for some suggestions? Good luck and let us know what happens.<br><br>Post edited by: ZivaDiva, at: 2009/04/01 21:04
BaxtersMom Posted April 2, 2009 Posted April 2, 2009 What I do to some of my perches for my eclectus (he has a light grip and fell a couple times in the past) is to take a big file or even a big knife and cut grooves (and cris cross them) in the wood to rough it up so he can grab hold of it a bit better. I haven't had any problem with my ekkie slipping or falling since I started doing that.
greymom Posted April 2, 2009 Author Posted April 2, 2009 Thank you all. I did call the company and they suggested, as you all did, that I file the perches and rough them up. I did some filing but I am also going to cross hatch them with a little saw. Thanks again.
Talon Posted April 2, 2009 Posted April 2, 2009 I would be worried about splinters......... Buy some natural sisal rope at the hardware store and wrap the perches in that. That's what I have done in the cages, and others here use it too. B)
Acappella Posted April 2, 2009 Posted April 2, 2009 You don't have to make deep cuts, just a light scoring does the trick. I've tried the sisal rope and, of course, the boss around here doesn't like the stuff:angry:
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