We used this one every day at the animal hospital. Instead
of having to soak or scrub perches to remove bird poop, the technicians simply
wrapped them with Vet Wrap. It’s a bandage material that self sticks as it
wraps around something, like an animal’s leg. Once the perch is soiled, you just
unwrap the Vet Wrap and throw it away.
The perch is ready to go after re-wrapping. Vet Wrap comes in a bunch of
colors, but green or dark colors probably aren’t the best choice because they
might make it harder to observe whether your bird’s droppings are normal or
not. I prefer white. There are plenty of places to purchase Vet Wrap or similar
knock offs. Here’s one of them:
Wow, wish my family knew that when we had a bird! I wish I could have a bird again (ours was a parakeet) but I'm afraid my dogs and cat would chase him! When we had a bird we kept his cage open and he flew freely around the house, so I wouldn't want to have to keep a bird locked in a cage all the time.
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting, Nicki. I do actually let my birds fly around, but only during the day. They want to be in their cages at night. You can read more about it in my post, "The unfettered Bird" from October of 2011. Of course, letting animals out can cause problems which you can also read about in my series about the first, second and third time our pet cockatiel flew away. I have a parakeet too. He can't come out every day because he antagonizes the cockatiels. It's his own fault, really.
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