any one ever try making a cage for there fid.

[cockatiel92]

i have a cockatiel in a flight cage which is perfect for him. but i need to build a cage for my little brothers budgie lady. i cant find any cages i like that are perfect hight and width for a active budgie so i decided to make one. what have you used for urs. the demesions im thinking of are 28w 28H and 36l. my cockatiels cage is 36w 34h and 40l. which is perfect for him. so what do you think i can use to make the cage for lady.

[KDK241]

If you make a cage you have to make sure the wood and wire are bird safe. The wood can't be treated with anything and the wire must be zinc free. I was going to make a cage for my birds but to be honest, with the price of the wire it was cheaper to buy one. I think I saw a cage about the size you are looking for the other day. I will find the site and post it on here.

[cockatiel92]

alright thank you so much. i hope its not to much $$

[ndeben]

I have a handmade flight cage for my canaries, it is huge, and they love it. The top is finished with crown molding, and the bottom is finished cabinet doors. The flight part is plenty big enough for my flock.... lots of flying room..

[KDK241]

Here is the link. It is not quite the same size. It is 40wx20dx19 3/4h. If you look on ebay and on craigslist people usually have them for a lot less. I have actually placed an ad on CL saying I was looking for a cage and got a really nice big one for free and another for really cheap. I just put the minimum size I wanted in the ad so I didn't get offers for cages I didn't want. Not only that but if you can find a smaller cage to put him in until you can have the money for a larger cage that will work. Amazon.com has some cages on there also. Good luck. If I see anything else I will let you know, I'm cage shopping too!

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[cockatiel92]

thank you so much ur a great help.the only problem ic with that is the bar spacing its to big for my budgie she would fit throught it becuase shes done it b4 and ndeben id love to see a picture please.

[Lucky Feathers]

Originally Posted by cockatiel92

the only problem ic with that is the bar spacing its to big for my budgie she would fit throught it becuase shes done it b4

I could be wrong, but I am seeing the bar spacing for that cage as a 1/2 inch - that is as small as they come. Maybe you misread the 1/2 or maybe I am misreading it, but I thought I would bring this to your attention.

[KDK241]

yes, 1/2 inch bar spacing is as small as it gets. The wire that you use for aviaries and cages for finches and canaries is different since they don't climb and chew on the wire. You can use regular wire then and it's not as big of a concern.

[cockatiel92]

o woops i read 1 1/2 so sorry about that.

[aimski]

hey im new here and i need some help lol can ya help me please lol