Hey everybody! I'm wanting to build a large flight cage/aviary and I want to know what the best materials are and a few finishing touch ideas.

My general thought is that I want to build it in a corner. The very bottom will be a cabinet to keep all their stuff in. On top of that I want to use a stall shower pan. lol I know that sounds funny, but I figured it would be really easy to ShopVac the litter out and scrub the bottom real good that way. For all practical purposes, it will look like a shower stall, instead of glass in it I would want to have mesh/wire. So, what's the best kind of wire that's safe for budgies but looks really nice? Should the top be built solid with a full spectrum light built in or should I use the wire up there too and hope they get enough sunlight from the windows? If I build in a light, how far above the highest perch does it need to be?

Lastly, what is safe to use as wall covering? I would like the 2 back walls to have a trees/woods design to it. Can I use printed vinyl? Should I paint the designs in?

Anything else I'm not thinking of?

Thanks!

Nevermind, I'm just going to buy a ginormous cage. Hubby doesn't want to build a flight cage to look like it's part of the house in case we decided not to keep birds anymore. Unlikely. lol I still have the first horse I ever bought, from 10 years ago. And now I'm so smitten with budgies I don't see the want to keep them going away any time soon.

But, buying a nice big cage will suffice for now until I can nag at him some more.