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Post by Jane on Mar 19, 2019 10:25:19 GMT -7
A perch fell down in the cage. The rectangular metal securing piece that goes on the outside had somehow swivelled round and gone through the bars meaning the perch had nothing to secure it. I think Mitzi was on it at the time. I heard a crash and both parrots were on the floor but Mitzi's primary flight feathers were all messed up. I have replaced the rectangular piece with a circular one from a spare perch but most of the perches have the rectangular ones. Mitzi wouldn't go back on it at first although I managed to persuade her with a piece of biscuit.
Jane
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Post by Haz on Mar 20, 2019 18:29:25 GMT -7
I have never seen a perch with rectangular metal pieces. Ours are all circular.
You can't blame Mitzi for being wary of the perch. It wasn't very nice to her sending her to the floor that way.
Haz
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Post by Jane on Mar 21, 2019 5:55:29 GMT -7
I think it is annoying that the cage is for Greys and the perches are for Greys but the rectangular metal piece is the same width as the bar spacing. If they had made it a bit wider it couldn't have happened. It was fixed horizontally but had somehow swivelled round and gone through the vertical bars. I think Monty and Mitzi's movement on the perch must have caused it to gradually become loose and swivel round. If you look at this perch you can see the edge of the rectangular metal piece: www.northernparrots.com/assorted-brands-beach-branch-perch-medium-edible-parrot-perch-prod4721/ The perch that fell down wasn't like that one but it had the same fixings. Jane
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