Category: aviary

The toy hook to rule them all

The toy hook to rule them all

It’s important to provide your bird with plenty to do to occupy their brains and beaks. Toys of different types are popular to place inside a cage, but you can also attach them on the outside of a cage or anywhere your bird likes to hang out.

It also helps immensely to rotate items around and introduce…

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Deterring predators and pests

Deterring predators and pests

NOTE: This article only applies to those with outdoor aviaries.

The internet is full of safe ideas to deter predators (e.g. raccoons) and pests (e.g. parasites) and they all have two things in common.

  • They are indeed safe for the most part
  • They don’t work for the most part

Unlike most articles on this site,…

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Thoughts on mixed-species aviaries

Thoughts on mixed-species aviaries

The consensus about mixed species aviaries includes one or more of the following:

  • Don’t ever do it under any circumstances
  • Don’t mix species unless they are of similar size
  • Don’t mix species from different continents
  • Don’t mix softbills in with parrots

I’ve done …

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