Hi all.. finally after 6 months of negotiation my wife has let me get some budgies!...this was a big step as she has a terrible bird phobia.

My aviary is approx 700wide 500 deep and1500high. I have 2 pairs of budgies. The bottom of the aviary is off the ground with a slide out bottom shelf for cleaning.

My question.... could I use gum tree litter.. eg bark, twigs, leaves on the floor of my aviary (any possible health issues?).

Most aviaries I have seen use shell grit but I was wondering if gum tree litter would be more natural.

Thanks in advance for responses.

Hi all.. finally after 6 months of negotiation my wife has let me get some budgies!...this was a big step as she has a terrible bird phobia.

My aviary is approx 700wide 500 deep and1500high. I have 2 pairs of budgies. The bottom of the aviary is off the ground with a slide out bottom shelf for cleaning.

My question.... could I use gum tree litter.. eg bark, twigs, leaves on the floor of my aviary (any possible health issues?).

Most aviaries I have seen use shell grit but I was wondering if gum tree litter would be more natural.

Thanks in advance for responses.

 

I can't see why not as it is natural but you will still have to clean it weekly or so.

If you put branches in there them leaves will fall to the floor anyway.

Make sure you get safe gum tree leaves etc eucalyptus would be the easiest to identify. plus it meant to a natural remedy for illness and helps to keep the birds healthy.

Hi all.. finally after 6 months of negotiation my wife has let me get some budgies!...this was a big step as she has a terrible bird phobia.

My aviary is approx 700wide 500 deep and1500high. I have 2 pairs of budgies. The bottom of the aviary is off the ground with a slide out bottom shelf for cleaning.

My question.... could I use gum tree litter.. eg bark, twigs, leaves on the floor of my aviary (any possible health issues?).

Most aviaries I have seen use shell grit but I was wondering if gum tree litter would be more natural.

Thanks in advance for responses.

 

Hi there, I too favoured raised aviaries. I found life easier to replace the floor with wire netting

 

& use several of those shallow cheap plastic storage boxes as sliding drawers to catch all

 

the dirt.. It worked for me!!! Yours B. J.