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| 95.1 | TIE WRAPS WORK WELL | SVCRUS::BUCCIERI | | Fri Jan 13 1989 23:17 | 8 |
| Tie wraps work real good! If you are not sure what I am talking
about, they are plastic strips used to tie wire bundles together
in electronic equipment. You can purchase them at Radio Shack or
if you know any field service people they would be happy to give
you some. If you are in the PK01 facility at all come see me and
I'll give you as many as you would like. I hope this helps.
Jim Buccieri
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| 95.2 | Cage Utility Clips | NYFS01::CHERYL | Cheryl McGinty | Tue Jan 17 1989 10:36 | 12 |
| I buy cuttlebones in bulk. The last time I cought them it cost
about $3.00 for a bag of about 25 or 30. They were the $.99 ones
that you get in individual packs.
I attach them to the cage with those birdcage clips. The clip goes
thru the bar and has a spring clip on the inside of the cage. I
think they are about $1 for 2 of them. This puts the cuttlebone
perpendicular to the cage. The clips work great for millet sprays
too.
Cheryl
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| 95.3 | Drill a couple of holes | ODIXIE::BIRCH | | Wed Jan 18 1989 15:47 | 2 |
| I usually drill a couple of holes in the cuttlebone about a half inch
apart and put a garbage bag wire through it to attach to the cage.
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| 95.4 | Built in Attachments | WITNES::HANNULA | Round Up the Usual Suspects | Wed Jan 18 1989 17:13 | 10 |
| I buy the absolutely huge cuttlebones that come with the attachment
imbedded in the back of the cuttlebone.
When the cuttlebones are this big, they seem to last forever - I
pull them out evey now and then and scrape off the outer layer.
Yet they still last for about a year or more. The big thing I
noticed is that my birds cannot erally break pieces off - they can
just sharpen their beak.
-Nancy
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| 95.5 | Clothpins | THRUST::RUZICH | just ask for Omsk information. | Thu Jan 19 1989 18:38 | 10 |
| Get the spring-type wooden clothespins, and stick them in from the
outside of the cage. Clothpins attach to anything, they are cheap, and
they won't hurt the bird. Worst case is that the bird dislodges the
cuttlebone and works out his frustrations on the clothpin instead,
which is fine.
I've got a colony of breeding keets in a large cage, and they went
through two cuttlebones a day prior to egg laying.
-Steve
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| 95.6 | Danger with spring pins | CDROM::EBERT | | Fri Jan 20 1989 15:38 | 8 |
| RE: .5
Spring type clothes pins are *not* safe for larger birds such
as amazons, etc. Large birds can pry the clothes pins apart and
get their tongues or toes stuck!
Dave
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| 95.7 | NO THIN METAL... | CSC32::K_WORKMAN | Hand picked by Juan Valdez | Mon Jan 23 1989 12:17 | 10 |
| RE: .6
Ditto! No thin metals off any kind are allowed in ANY of my birds
cages. I have seen folks use "Twist Ties" for cage doors to help
keep them closed. These are VERY Dangerous too!
I hang cuttlebone with the "CAGE CLIPS" you can by in your local
bird suppy store. All the mechanics of the clips stay on the outside
of the cage and are all heavy metal so they can't chew it in any
way.
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| 95.8 | Ditto on Cage Clips ! | WOODRO::VALERI | | Wed Mar 15 1989 15:31 | 14 |
| Ditto on Cage clips!
Re. .4 are you talking about cuttle bones or mineral blocks???
I change or should I say, place new cuttle bones in the flights
every other day! We cannot keep them around! Also, did you know
that cuttle bones can become rancid. Yes, since they are the back
bone of a Cuttle Fish, they retain a certain amount of oil... if
you happen to have birds that don't eat the cuttlebone immediately,
take it out, scrape it down a bit and place in plastic baggie and
put in frig for a while. We store bulk bones in the basement or
the refrigerator too! Just helps to keep 'em fresh!
Jean H
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| 95.9 | I guess I was talking mineral blocks | WITNES::HANNULA | Cat Tails & Bike Wheels Don't Mix | Wed Mar 15 1989 16:43 | 10 |
| You bring up an interesting point Jean. I always thought I was
buying cuttlebones, but I just found out last week that I have been
buying mineral blocks. So I bought a cuttlebone, and in 1 weeks
time it has pretty close to disapeared.
So, what is the difference between mineral blocks and cuttlebones?
Do I need to have both? And what's the difference between the grey
mineral blocks and the white mineral blocks?
-Nancy
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| 95.10 | ANYTHING within reach gets CHEWED | CISM::LANDINGHAM | Is it SUMMER yet??? | Thu Apr 06 1989 16:55 | 7 |
| I used to use the twist ties to hold the cuttlebone on the cage
after the birds chewed it off the metal clip. I'd also use them
to rehang their toys after they chewed them off, too.
What you're saying is that they're bad? Dangerous? I never thought
of it. You mean that could cut the inside of their mouths? God,
I've been an awful "mother!"
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| 95.11 | I wish I had your problems | HOTLNE::GRILLO | | Tue Dec 06 1994 21:47 | 5 |
| My baby is a Blue Crown Amazon. A cuttlebone doesn't last her more
than 3 hours. The mineral blocks last longer cause she hates the
taste, but no matter what, she rips everything off the sides. So, I
end up buying cuttlebones on a weekly basis. So, clips, ties, use
superglue, doesn't matter. The cuttlebone is gone before you know it.
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