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So I'm working to get our upstairs room spruced up again, ready for the bird. He lives in my bedroom (main level) where he gets lots of out of cage time (large flight cage, decked out playstand) but I'd like if he could have more.
So I'm looking for ideas.
I have 2 spare cages as well as his travel cage up there, I'm thinking of having one on one side of the room and the other near my desk, where I spend a lot of time.
I can't hang anything from the ceiling, so I'm thinking of getting a couple of clothes racks. Also open to the ideas of playstands, but I don't have a lot of money to buy ones. My dad is pretty crafty (worked in the trades) so we're open to the idea of DIY stuff. Would one or two of those small tabletop stands be a good idea?
Also, I need tips for how to keep Chirp off the floor. I have no issue with him being on the floor, it's him chewing on the carpet and whatever is in it that worries me. That carpet is well over 40 years old, so god knows what it's been exposed to over the years (at one point that room was used to dry sausage...).
I've been putting sheets and blankets on the floor to keep him off, but no matter how much fun and enrichment I provide he still goes down to the floor. Which would be fine, if he stopped trying to chew things from the rug!!
Any ideas??
So I'm looking for ideas.
I have 2 spare cages as well as his travel cage up there, I'm thinking of having one on one side of the room and the other near my desk, where I spend a lot of time.
I can't hang anything from the ceiling, so I'm thinking of getting a couple of clothes racks. Also open to the ideas of playstands, but I don't have a lot of money to buy ones. My dad is pretty crafty (worked in the trades) so we're open to the idea of DIY stuff. Would one or two of those small tabletop stands be a good idea?
Also, I need tips for how to keep Chirp off the floor. I have no issue with him being on the floor, it's him chewing on the carpet and whatever is in it that worries me. That carpet is well over 40 years old, so god knows what it's been exposed to over the years (at one point that room was used to dry sausage...).
I've been putting sheets and blankets on the floor to keep him off, but no matter how much fun and enrichment I provide he still goes down to the floor. Which would be fine, if he stopped trying to chew things from the rug!!
Any ideas??