lil miss 0 Posted April 10, 2009 Member ID: 4,395 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 22 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 39 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 415 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 30/05/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 14, 2009 Birthday: 28/05/1989 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Hi all, I bought a big cage for all my birds about a month ago, all my budgies are absolutely loving it! Today is the first day in a while that I have been at home all day and have had the time to pay lots of attention to them. So I've noticed a problem, sparrows keep getting into the cage. I don't know how theyre getting in, all the doors I have snibbed close coz Muffin loves to lift the doors up and down (yes, there are plenty of toys in the cage), I checked when I assembled the cage, there are no screws missing or any open panels. The only thing that I can think of, is that they're coming in where the tray is on the bottom of the cage (you know the ones that catch all the fallen seed and feathers etc). How can I stop the sparrows getting in? I know that the sparrows and that have mites and I really dont want them to be passed on to my budgies. They like to annoy the finches also, but luckily cannot get into their cage.... Grr.... HELP? Happy Easter! Karli Link to comment
Pearce 0 Posted April 10, 2009 Member ID: 4,449 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 123 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,475 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 14,280 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 18/06/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 7, 2011 Birthday: 21/04/1991 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I had the same problem. I hung cd's, tennis balls covered in aliminium foil, and lots of other shiny things above the aviary. It stops the majority of the birds. Link to comment
maesie 0 Posted April 10, 2009 Member ID: 3,838 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,386 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,580 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 18/11/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 27, 2013 Birthday: 20/04/1979 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Try putting smaller wire over the bit you think they are getting in... A temporary option so you can move it when you clean... if it works... great, if not, what size is your wire??? maybe they are getting in there??? Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted April 10, 2009 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.27 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted April 10, 2009 If you think they are coming in through the bottom, then maybe one of those stretchy seed catcher things put around the bottom if the cage ? Link to comment
Elly 0 Posted April 10, 2009 Member ID: 1,641 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 414 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 15,350 Content Per Day: 2.21 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 99,335 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/10/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 1, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Can you post a picture of your cage? Are sparrows that much smaller then budgies? If then can get in can the budgies get out? Link to comment
Pearce 0 Posted April 10, 2009 Member ID: 4,449 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 123 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,475 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 14,280 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 18/06/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 7, 2011 Birthday: 21/04/1991 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Are they sparrows or finches? Finches used to always hang around my breeding room and they can get in all nooks and crevices. Link to comment
Boris' Slave 0 Posted April 15, 2009 Member ID: 2,138 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 164 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,481 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 13,140 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 14/03/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 12, 2011 Birthday: 10/02/1973 Share Posted April 15, 2009 I used to be annoyed by the Double Barred Finches getting in and eating my parrots' food, I ended up getting some bird netting from Bunnings. It didn't stop them for a couple weeks when they finally learned that if they tried to squeeze through the netting they got caught. I think it trapped about 20 or so and I found out that finches bite! Luckily they can't bite hard but they tried! :fingerscrossed: Link to comment
Pearce 0 Posted April 15, 2009 Member ID: 4,449 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 123 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,475 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 14,280 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 18/06/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 7, 2011 Birthday: 21/04/1991 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Double barred finches are the biggest annoyance ever. They fly so fast and fit through such small crevices. They are everywhere at my place. Link to comment
krosp 0 Posted April 15, 2009 Member ID: 4,621 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 95 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 777 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 4,955 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 28/08/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 10, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2009 ^ Aww I've never seen finches in suburban Brisbane.. nice to hear that there are many of them in other parts of SEQ, not so nice that they're being pests to your budgies. Can you post a picture of your cage? Are sparrows that much smaller then budgies? If then can get in can the budgies get out? That's what I thought first of all too, Elly.. couldn't picture a cage with any space another bird can get in that could also be safe to budgies. But having said that.... I think they are way smaller. Would be interested to know the cage set up. lil miss I hope that everyone's advice has given you a solution that will work out well for you Link to comment
Pearce 0 Posted April 15, 2009 Member ID: 4,449 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 123 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,475 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 14,280 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 18/06/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 7, 2011 Birthday: 21/04/1991 Share Posted April 15, 2009 They are pretty birds and they fly really fast and its fun to watch them. Now my aviary is bird proof I have no problem watching the finches. You see thousands of them on the fences and close lines. Link to comment
Elly 0 Posted April 15, 2009 Member ID: 1,641 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 414 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 15,350 Content Per Day: 2.21 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 99,335 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/10/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 1, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Depends what type of sparrow? Here is a link to different sparrows...any of these birds look familar? http://www.junglewalk.com/info/Sparrow-information.htm there is also a link for Finches there too to review them. Link to comment
**Liv** 0 Posted April 15, 2009 Member ID: 3,771 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 147 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 6,621 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,450 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 23/10/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 8, 2014 Birthday: 09/04/1911 Share Posted April 15, 2009 I would assume that if a sparrow can get in, than a budgie could get out. It would also be an opening for mice. i hope you find the spot and are able to fix it easily. Link to comment
Daz 0 Posted April 15, 2009 Member ID: 4,838 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 247 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,882 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 36,650 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 19/11/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 2, 2022 Birthday: 02/02/1964 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Photo of the cage would solve all. Link to comment
splat 0 Posted April 16, 2009 Member ID: 3,340 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 202 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,891 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,770 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/04/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 19, 2014 Birthday: 13/05/1958 Share Posted April 16, 2009 (edited) I have never had sparrows get into my aviaries should be careful as they spread disease Edited April 16, 2009 by splat Link to comment
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