Hello, I just got this idea now after I’ve just asked a question on another category so don’t mind me haha.
I’m going to build a custom bird cage at some point and want to make it look and act as a conure’s natural habitat. I know that conures can be floor dwellers, picking seeds and bits of fruit from the ground, and I had an idea on foraging. I want to make the way I feed my birds as natural as possible which means limiting the use of bird bowls, hiding them, or maybe not using them at all.
I’d like to know if it’s possible to simulate foraging by putting their dinner on the ground or something? Currently I’m feeding my boy veggies at night but would like to make it both morning and night, and I have a feeling that placing wet veggies around the enclosure will be more of a bacteria risk than anything, even if I just put it on the floor. Does anyone do something similar, or have any ideas on how I can make it possible? If not, I was just thinking of putting a shallow dish on the floor when it’s feeding time. And what about water? I doubt I can get away with making it natural at all anyway haha, but any ideas or advice would be cool!
Thank you!
I’m going to build a custom bird cage at some point and want to make it look and act as a conure’s natural habitat. I know that conures can be floor dwellers, picking seeds and bits of fruit from the ground, and I had an idea on foraging. I want to make the way I feed my birds as natural as possible which means limiting the use of bird bowls, hiding them, or maybe not using them at all.
I’d like to know if it’s possible to simulate foraging by putting their dinner on the ground or something? Currently I’m feeding my boy veggies at night but would like to make it both morning and night, and I have a feeling that placing wet veggies around the enclosure will be more of a bacteria risk than anything, even if I just put it on the floor. Does anyone do something similar, or have any ideas on how I can make it possible? If not, I was just thinking of putting a shallow dish on the floor when it’s feeding time. And what about water? I doubt I can get away with making it natural at all anyway haha, but any ideas or advice would be cool!
Thank you!