The lamp that was holding Featherbright bulb finally broke. I need a new fixture. Ideally I'd like to have it hanging above the cage. I thought to get a fixture I can suspend from the ceiling on a screw-into-the-ceiling hook but I am afraid it can fall one day on my birds and hurt them.
Anyone have any better ideas?

I have a three bulb bathroom fixture over the cage. It is installed and wired into the wall and is operated by a wall switch.

I have a hanging fixture that I built myself. As long as it's screwed into an actual wood beam (not just drywall) it'll be secure.

Wow that light looks good

thanks Dianne and Tielfan.
Our day cage is located about the same as Carolyn's - by the window. I will need to play around with different variations. What kind of fixture is this, Carolyn? I am recalling you said previously it was a reptile lamp, right? How do I guess where I have wood beam in the ceiling? by "guess and check" method?
I had a floor lamp that was tall enough to have the bulb above the cage.
Are we supposed to replace bulb for a new one from time to time?

I am interested to get some pine cones. Do I just pick whatever looks decent and then do I need to do something to disinfect them?

It's a brooder clamp lamp that I got from Walmart. I've seen them at Home Depot too.



I put some netting over the frame to keep the birds away from the bulb and put a cord protector over the cord to prevent them from chewing on it. I tied clothesline rope to the lamp to support the weight so it wouldn't be dangling by just the cord, and put the rope inside the cord protector too. It's similar to this one: http://www.staples.com/Monoprice-1-x-10 ... ct_1256343

I put a couple of J-hooks in the ceiling to hold the cord. The traditional way to find studs in the wall or ceiling is by knocking on the wall and listening for differences in the sound. I'm pretty bad at hearing the difference, so once I think I've found a beam I use a stud finder to make sure I'm right - it's got a magnet in it that reacts to nails in the beam. There are expensive stud finders that would probably do a better job, but the one I've got is a cheap one similar to this: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Johnson-Stud ... /100212033

The cord on the lamp isn't long enough to cover that much distance so I added an extension cord.

With pine cones, you can rinse them in water to get rid of debris, let them dry, and then bake them to kill any germs.

for how long and at what temperature should I bake them?

I don't know of any official guidelines, but something like half an hour at 250 degrees ought to do it. Basically you want it to get higher than the boiling point of water (212 degrees) and stay there for a few minutes, but not get so hot that it burns the pine cones.

Could you use a holder designed for holding over reptile enclosures? They are easy to get hold of and relatively inexpensive

I got exactly the same fixture that tielfan posted and another, similar one, clip-on type.
I didn't install the one that hangs down from the ceiling. I am just clipping the second one on the blinds rode pointing the light down, towards the cage. The problem is that my birds try to land on it and chew whatever can be chewed, including electric cord. I have to wrap susceptible parts with my daughter's old pajama pants (they work perfectly)