Sparx's New Aviary!!

[Spinderella]

I am absolutely THRILLED right now! I just bought my Quaker, Sparx, a walk-in aviary that I will use in place of her indoor cage. It's this cage:

A&E Walk In Parrot and Bird Aviaries



It is 7' L x 5' W x 7' H

I have always wanted an aviary, so I am just ecstatic! It will not be ready to ship out to me for another 4 days, but I have PLENTY to do before it gets here, so I am relieved that it is not shipping right away!

My only concern is the flooring.. Because I plan to use this indoors, I don't know what I will do about the floor and to keep the mess inside the cage..

The floor it will be on is concrete.

Allison just had a great idea of using like plywood that is cut to fit the inside of the aviary bottom and using linoleum sticky tiles on top the plywood so that I can wash it. I love that idea, and if you can think of any ideas, I would LOVE to hear them!!

 

[Bethany]

WOW! Spoiled little bird
That is awesome, I can't wait to see it all totally done!
I think the flooring idea you have now is good, I can't think of anything else..

 

[allison]

She's going to have so much fun in there! You really do need another quaker in there though.

 

[lotus15]

WOW!! What a lucky little birdie!! I'm not so good on flooring but I think Allison's idea sounds great!

 

[Thugluvgrl187]

Wow that is really nice!

 

[expressmailtome]

That is an amazing aviary!

Matt

 

[Spinderella]

She's going to have so much fun in there! You really do need another quaker in there though.

LOL! This is what my friend Nicole keeps telling me! Hahahah! I think if I have the time once everything I have going on now is done with, I will foster a birdie from PAEP to see how they get along...

Maybe a Blue Quakie?

 

[Spinderella]

WOW! Spoiled little bird
That is awesome, I can't wait to see it all totally done!
I think the flooring idea you have now is good, I can't think of anything else..

I can't even WAIT to outfit this new cage with toys! The options are going to be ENDLESS!!!!!!!!!

I can't wait to walk INSIDE her cage and put the toys in. I have ALWAYS wanted a bird cage big enough that I can walk into!!

 

[saroj12]

I Love it Angie!!!

 

[Spinderella]

WOW!! What a lucky little birdie!! I'm not so good on flooring but I think Allison's idea sounds great!

Wow that is really nice!

That is an amazing aviary!

Matt

I Love it Angie!!!

Thanks, guys! I can't wait to post pictures once it's all set up!!

 

[waterfaller1]

Wow congrats!!
GREEN UGLY JEALOUS SMILEY
Can't wait to see it all fixed up. I would be walking on air right now.

 

[Spinderella]

Wow congrats!!
GREEN UGLY JEALOUS SMILEY
Can't wait to see it all fixed up. I would be walking on air right now.

LOL!! I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOO THRILLED!!!!!!!! I can't wait to clean it! It's ganna be SO MUCH FUN! I can't wait to show you it all fixed up!! Dlskmfkosjfioewjtrioewj!!

 

[KimKimWilliamson]

I agree with Allisons idea, or instead of tile you could use shower board or someting similar.
Great cage!!! I hope to have something like that for my girls someday!

 

[allison]

I'm jealous too. Some day.

 

[4Z Birds]

Oh my, I'm green with envy! Beautiful!!!

Rather than cut plywood to fit inside the cage, I'd prefer the plywood/tiled area to fit under the cage so there's no groove for debris. Just tile an 8' sheet of plywood. It'd be easier.

To contain the mess inside the cage, I would layer paper in a way that the top layer can be folded in and removed. At the walls, fold up about 3-4" on the edges of the paper to help contain the debris.

Are you planning to use this as a night cage too? If so, you might want to partition an area of retreat. What size cage is Sparx currently in?

 

[waterfaller1]

My friend said get Trafficmaster by Armstrong. You can get it to look like slate, and it hides the mess. She said she put it down over 5 years ago, and it still looks new. Home Depot or Lowes carries it.

 

[Spinderella]

Oh my, I'm green with envy! Beautiful!!!

Rather than cut plywood to fit inside the cage, I'd prefer the plywood/tiled area to fit under the cage so there's no groove for debris. Just tile an 8' sheet of plywood. It'd be easier.

To contain the mess inside the cage, I would layer paper in a way that the top layer can be folded in and removed. At the walls, fold up about 3-4" on the edges of the paper to help contain the debris.

Are you planning to use this as a night cage too? If so, you might want to partition an area of retreat. What size cage is Sparx currently in?

That is a great idea, doi! I was wondering how the heck I planned on cutting it to fit inside.. haha!

Thank you!

 

[Spinderella]

My friend said get Trafficmaster by Armstrong. You can get it to look like slate, and it hides the mess. She said she put it down over 5 years ago, and it still looks new. Home Depot or Lowes carries it.

Is that lineoleum? I went to Homedepot.com and searched for Trafficmaster and all types of flooring came up, from carpet tiles to vinyl/fake wood floor.

Also, is it new "vinyl" flooring that gives off chemicals that kills birds? Or is that linoleum? I always thought that was vinyl, but then I just found out vinyl flooring is that fake wood stuff..

 

[Spinderella]

I agree with Allisons idea, or instead of tile you could use shower board or someting similar.
Great cage!!! I hope to have something like that for my girls someday!

Shower board! That sounds good, what is that?

 

[Nikki]

I love it! Something like that would be great for the twins, Augie and Aubrey.