How often do you clean your birds cage?

xsaysayx · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:17 am

I give my birds clean paper in their cage once a week.
Once a month though, I scrub the bars, clean out their water bottles and food dishes and rearrange the toys in their cage.

Mel · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 12:24 pm

when i had my birds i cleaned paper every few days scrubs cage once a wk,

tielfan · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 6:09 pm

It varies according to the number of birds I have at the moment. When there are a lot of chicks in the house there's a lot more mess! I change the papers at least once a week when the number of birds is low and more like 3 times a week when it's high. Cage washing is usually once a month, but when there are babies in the nest I actually do it less than that because it would be too disruptive.

Mel · Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:31 am

tielfan wrote:

It varies according to the number of birds I have at the moment. When there are a lot of chicks in the house there's a lot more mess! I change the papers at least once a week when the number of birds is low and more like 3 times a week when it's high. Cage washing is usually once a month, but when there are babies in the nest I actually do it less than that because it would be too disruptive.

too bad u cant just switch cages to make it easier.

tielfan · Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:56 pm

The big cage is the best one for breeding so it just has to stay dirty for a while. I do take off the easily removed parts and wash them and I can hit some dirt spots on the cage with a washcloth, but washing the whole cage is out of the question when there are babies in the nest.

Mel · Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 12:27 am

yeah... woot 4 babys tho

xsaysayx · Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:15 pm

Oh cool.
I don't know too much about chicks because I've never bred any of my birds and don't intend to.

tielfan · Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:48 pm

I didn't intend to either, but cockatiels frequently have their own ideas about it.

Mel · Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:39 pm

tielfan wrote:

I didn't intend to either, but cockatiels frequently have their own ideas about it.

yeah mine tried but never got any where.

tielfan · Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:53 am

It might have worked out better if your males had mated with the female instead of each other!

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