| Title: | Captive Breeding for Conservation--and FUN! |
| Notice: | INTROS 6.X / FOR SALE 13.X / Buying a Bird 900.* |
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| Created: | Mon Oct 10 1988 |
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Over this past weekend I built a bird tree for our cockatiel.
I haven't seen these mentioned in this file before. Basically
it's a plant with a wooden frame (I used wooden dowels) built
up around it for the bird to climb and sit on. Has anyone else
made one of these?
I have a book that detailed how to make one and which plants NOT
to use. We ended up using a Bamboo Palm plant. The guy at the
greenhouse said that this plant was ok for birds. It came out
pretty good but I still have a couple of questions that I was
hoping could be answered here.
First, not only did the bird enjoy the tree, but she enjoyed
chewing on the plant. Can this harm the bird even if the plant
is non-poisonous?
Second, The book said to use raffia (a fiber from palm tree leaves)
to connect the dowels together. Does anyone know where I might find
some raffia? The dictionary says it's used for making baskets and
mats.
Thanks in advance
-dave-
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| 750.1 | Good but.... | UTROP1::BOSMAN_P | Wed Nov 11 1992 07:31 | 18 | |
Dave,
The tree might be a nice estetic free-sitting bird perch. Unfortunately
the birds one would most likely keep free-sitting are from the parrot
family and these knaw. Even your cockie will destroy most plants to a
sorry bunch of broken stems within a few days.
So yes it is a very good idea that unfortunately is thoroughly
unpractical for parrots.
Raffia can be found at "embroidery"-shops. I don't know the correct
english term but I mean shops you'd go for to get materials needed to
make a handbag or tapistry and such.
Raffia is not a usefull material for parrots. They'll unravel it in
seconds.
Good luck with this,
Peter
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