Post by Jane on Oct 26, 2017 5:58:37 GMT -7
I have tried many different things on the cage floor over the years - loose sand, paper cat litter, sanded sheets, shredded paper, plain white paper, newspaper etc.
The design of the cage means that Mitzi can easily reach down through the grid and pull up anything that is on the tray, so anything I use does have to be bird safe. For quite a long time now I haven't used anything at all but have put a coat of sunflower oil on the tray and this makes it easier to clean. However it is still more messy than just being able to change some newspaper.
Several days ago I decided to try newspaper again. As soon as Mitzi saw it she was down and pulling it through and chewing it up. She was even ignoring her favourite shredder toy, the one with the paper roll in it.
I put several sheets of newspaper down and still put the sunflower oil on the tray, this seems to act like glue and prevents the bottom sheet of paper from being pulled through because it can't slide so easily.
However, she is so determined and ignores the other toys that she previously played with.
Newspaper is obviously much more exciting.
Jane
The design of the cage means that Mitzi can easily reach down through the grid and pull up anything that is on the tray, so anything I use does have to be bird safe. For quite a long time now I haven't used anything at all but have put a coat of sunflower oil on the tray and this makes it easier to clean. However it is still more messy than just being able to change some newspaper.
Several days ago I decided to try newspaper again. As soon as Mitzi saw it she was down and pulling it through and chewing it up. She was even ignoring her favourite shredder toy, the one with the paper roll in it.
I put several sheets of newspaper down and still put the sunflower oil on the tray, this seems to act like glue and prevents the bottom sheet of paper from being pulled through because it can't slide so easily.
However, she is so determined and ignores the other toys that she previously played with.
Newspaper is obviously much more exciting.
Jane
