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Whats best to put on the bottom of an aviary Rocks Bark chips Cement2007-11-24 17:26:11

To get your bird to got o the bottom of the cage using cement or patio blocks with covering

The covering alone will invite him down.. birds like clean soft places to hang out.

Put a mirror up down there ,,use a bird mirror or a non breakable locker mirror and secure it WELL tot he side of the aviary.

Also a shallow pan,..or saucer of water big enough forhte bird to hop aroun d in is good as well. like a plastic base for a plant pot.. never use the ceramic or clay pot bases though.. only plastic

clean and put fresh water in daily.

She may not go to the bottom now because of the mouse and may know its not ok to do..

You dont want her to the bottom in dirt anyway.. need to have a clean disinfectable surface..

Good Luck

Wismom

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Gravel not large about the size of a pea or a little bigger they love to scratch through it and it is very good for them. Also when you feed them they will take time and not be so bored to pick through it.

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Food that has fallen to the ground attracts vermin. Keep it as clean as possible. Why do you want your bird to go to bottom of the cage?

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you should think of putting a layer of cement on the bottom .Its easy to keep clean and you wont get anything digging through.Also you can put sand over the cement ,this will help absorb the droppings of the bird then you can just sweep it out and replace with new sand.