Hey everyone,
My fiancé just received a 19yo female Vosmaeri Eclectus for free from a breeder of ours. The breeder has had trouble finding her a good home as she wasn’t well taken care of in her previous home. The eclectus however has always been extremely infatuated with my fiancé. She usually always bites people who try to hold her but will kiss my fiancé on the face making the cutest kissing noises that sound like I high pitched “muahh” and will lay on her shoulder and rest as well as cuddle under her shirt from time to time. The breeder gave her a metal bird cage roughly 36 x 30. I work with wood and am wanting to build her a bigger cage with specific functions out of a hardwood mixed frame of maple, mahogany and Purple Heart, but I don’t wanna do it if a wood cage wouldn’t work with this size bird. I would also like to make her nest box out of an 18-20’’ diameter hardwood log. What are your thoughts and recommendations for such a project? I would also like to make a filtered waterfall water bowl but was told by another bird owner that it might not be a great idea. Thanks for you help and any info would be greatly appreciated.
My fiancé just received a 19yo female Vosmaeri Eclectus for free from a breeder of ours. The breeder has had trouble finding her a good home as she wasn’t well taken care of in her previous home. The eclectus however has always been extremely infatuated with my fiancé. She usually always bites people who try to hold her but will kiss my fiancé on the face making the cutest kissing noises that sound like I high pitched “muahh” and will lay on her shoulder and rest as well as cuddle under her shirt from time to time. The breeder gave her a metal bird cage roughly 36 x 30. I work with wood and am wanting to build her a bigger cage with specific functions out of a hardwood mixed frame of maple, mahogany and Purple Heart, but I don’t wanna do it if a wood cage wouldn’t work with this size bird. I would also like to make her nest box out of an 18-20’’ diameter hardwood log. What are your thoughts and recommendations for such a project? I would also like to make a filtered waterfall water bowl but was told by another bird owner that it might not be a great idea. Thanks for you help and any info would be greatly appreciated.