Maybe a silly question, but do you vaccuum in the same room as a bird cage, or do you move the cage to a different room before vaccuuming?

 

I've been moving it so far, didn't want them to freak out and end up traumatised... but the cage isn't very mobile and there are 5 cats in the house which I can't keep an eye on while vaccuuming in a different room...

I even vacuum my breeder cages...they get used to it :hap:

Excellent, I'll just let them get used to it then. That makes things easier:)

I vacuum around the cage (mine is up on a table) right next to them and they don't flinch. As Kaz said, they get used to it and actually enjoy the noise. Mine even try and compete with the noise!!! :hap:

I agree, Merlin talks to the vaacum he is not scared of it, it is interesting to find that the louder it is the better for a budgie because that is how it is in the wild, but with dogs or cats most take off for the hills lol .

The sound of the vacuum cleaner entices a lot of birds to take a bath in their water dishes....they will also compete 'volume-wise' with the vacuum. I've never had a problem with them being afraid of the vacuum cleaner, however a broom is another matter entirely!

The cats usually disappear as soon as they hear me getting the vaccuum cleaner ready, so I thought most animals would be scared of it, but good to know the budgies shouldn't be:)

wow, I'm glad you asked that question because I would have assumed that the noise would be scarey to a budgie...nice to know I won't have to tip toe around the budgie as much as I have to with my dog!

I vacuum in the avairy without a problem. Though I am always scared I will one day hear a thump and then the tube will be blocked.

I vacuum in the avairy without a problem. Though I am always scared I will one day hear a thump and then the tube will be blocked.

Me too I have come close a couple of times :rofl:

hehe... i imagine the same thing too... I use the vacuum cleaner to get the feathers and husks out of the corners of Smokey's cage... he just sits there and tweets at it at the top of his voice!

Ernie doesn't mind the noise at all.

 

I was using the drill and angle grinder in the chook cage the other day while the chooks were in the yard and they all gathered around and watched me.

I have a piece of aviary mesh which I have folded to fit over the end of the vac nozzle because I'm paranoid

mb thats a great idea now they cant get umm sucked up i will use that idea one day

did that to one of my special gold fish once, suck him up in one of those suction cleaners, he didn't survive the horror . Poor little thing and I felt awful.

BUT as for my birds I vaccum around them they get use to it.

My budgies are free flying in a bedroom..I use the vacuum cleaner in there to get rid of feathers. Usually they'll just start tweeting as loud as they can when it's on.

They like noise

Cosmo absolutely LOVES the vacuum cleaner!!! Most noises he will start chortling along to, but the vacuum cleaner is clearly one of his favourites. He also likes running water and rustling plastic bags, but I think the vacuum beats both of those.