How often do you give your GRATE a *good* cleaning?

[Saemma]

Once a week. I don't have time to do a thorough washing more than once week.

How about you guys?

 

[MollyMouse]

Maybe every two weeks as the grate is covered in layers of paper it doesn't really get dirty.

 

[Archiesmom]

I give it a wipe down if I see accumulating poopies during the week, but yeah Saemma, I get out the bucket and the bristle brush and I scrub down all the grates here once a week. The conures are known for dropping their "morning bombs" in their cage, and with the way the bar-spacing is situated in their cages, it can accumulate pretty quickly and not pass through the bars to the paper below.

 

[GG.]

no set schedule, they are covered with paper, so it depends on which cage it is in

 

[atvchick95]

every time i wash the cages - so weekly

Like i've stated before I'm unable to put paper on grates,because of my female birds, the only one that does have paper on grates are my ringnecks, Kaycee is a male so no issues there, A.C. only sleeps in her cage and she goes straight to bed when put in at night, and is in the same spot I left her the night before when I let her out in the morning.. She doesn't even eat in her cage any more LOL

 

[Bokkapooh]

I was doing it every morning. But... then I decided to try papers on the grate... so that helps keep the poop off the grate. But I still clean papers daily. So Im not sure if I added more work or not.

 

[Birdiemarie]

Covered with paper here, too, so only occasionally when it needs it. Paper gets changed every day.

 

[GG.]

I was doing it every morning. But... then I decided to try papers on the grate... so that helps keep the poop off the grate. But I still clean papers daily. So Im not sure if I added more work or not.

IMO, you saved yourself work - it is easier to pull a layer of paper than clean poop off the grate - even if it is less than a day old

 

[CrashSmAshley]

Simon will shred paper if he can get to it so the grate has to stay bare. But when I do a full cage clean it gets cleaned - so around once a week

 

[waterfaller1]

Never

 

[Jally]

Once a week. My guys fling food so if I were to layer papers on the grate, I'd still have to deal with the food and the fruit flies. All cages get dismantled once a week and washed in the tub. Big ones get steam cleaned.

 

[birdlady]

I have grates in three cages (well four if you count Nani's double. lol) I cover them with paper, so I clean grates as needed.

 

[Gen120]

Covered with paper here, too, so only occasionally when it needs it. Paper gets changed every day.

Same!

 

[love4birds]

The lovies every 2-3 days. Chewy's once a week. I don't use grates in K&S and Peaches' cages.

The other three cages get cleaned by my mom and sister, so whenever they decide to clean them I guess!

 

[Holiday]

Once a week, sometimes more often for the big girls if I have company coming over. Paper on grates here would be shredded immediately.

 

[hotfoot jackson]

Don't have one...I have a cockie and they spend lots of time on the ground, so I never made a grate for her cage.