What should I put in an aviary?
You should put soil, sand, concrete, pine bark, or gravel on the floor of your aviary. A sand or gravel layer with a concrete topcoat provides an easy-to-clean surface with good drainage. Concrete is easy to hose down, best for hooked beaked birds. Blue metal gravel is affordable for amateurs.
What plants can I put in an aviary?
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| Plants which are generally considered safe. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dandelion | Marigold | Magnolia |
| Taraxacum officinalis | Tagetes spp. | Magnolia spp. |
| Petunia | Umbrella Tree | Bird’s Nest Fern |
| Petunia spp. | Schefflera spp. | Asplenium nidus |
How do you keep budgies in an aviary?
Budgies are really active birds so you’ll need to give them plenty of space to stretch their wings. Avoid tall, circular cages – they’re too small and don’t give your bird enough room to fly. Instead, we recommend creating an aviary or ‘indoor flight. This is a large cage with plenty of flying space.
How do you keep an aviary floor clean?
A birds aviary should have a covering on its floor to make cleaning much easier. This can come in the form of commercially made bedding/litter or paper. Paper should be changed each day; litter should be raked everyday and changed once a week. Clean out the food and water containers in bird aviaries daily.
How do you heat an outdoor aviary?
If you have an electricity supply in the aviary, a powerful bulb or two (120 watts is good) or a ceramic heat lamp (up to 250 watts) will do the job. These will need heat-proof covers to prevent the birds burning themselves. You can buy purpose-made aviary tube-lamp heaters, or wall-mounted heaters, in various sizes.
What native plants can budgies eat?
Vegetables such as spinach, asian greens, beans, broccoli, corn, peas, carrot and herbs such as mint, basil, parsley and rocket are all safe for your bird to eat. Weeds such as dandelions, milk thistle, chickweed and seeding grasses are readily eaten by budgerigars. Avocado and rhubarb leaves are toxic.
What is a planted aviary?
An aviary decorated with small trees or shrubs turns an outdoor cage into a fantastic garden feature. The foliage and branches also offer somewhere for the birds to hide, shelter and perch. The trees can be planted through holes in aviary floor, or you can grow them in pots.
How do you keep budgies warm in an outdoor aviary?
Placing the cage in a warm area of the house, well away from heaters and open windows is a great way to keep them snug and warm at night. Pet birds are usually the easiest to help through the winter, most being kept in doors. Don’t be tempted to use fabric huts or cuddle buddies.