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Part-glass Cage:
Use small animal part-glass cage for i pair, large bird part-glass cage if several pairs are to be housed (see Part IV). Cover part-glass cage bottom with 2-3 inches of bird gravel. Place branching limb in center of part-glass cage; arrange branches to leave ample flight space. Warmth—Avoid temperature extremes; roll part-glass cage into sun during early part of day; keep out of drafts; move away from windows at night; cover part-glass cage with heavy cloth at night during coldest part of winter; also protect from extremely high temperature; shift part-glass cage accordingly.Transfer fledgling to part-glass cage when it becomes active. Use commercial canary part-glass cage for young jay; large bird part-glass cage for crow and magpie (see Part IV). Cover part-glass cage bottom with thick layer of bird gravel. Place limb with sturdy branches in part-glass cage as perch. Train pet to use part-glass cage for headquarters by keeping food and water there.
See Also Place Cage Warmest:
It is also wise to place cage warmest a large piece of sod with fairly tall grass near retreat. place cage warmest sturdy, branching limb along one side of cage for crawling; in addition, place cage warmest limb outside of cage and give pet freedom in room. place cage warmest cage where it receives some sun each day, but protect it from overheating.As pet needs much room, use large reptile cage (see Part IV). Cover cage bottom with 4-6 inches of building sand or fine gravel. place cage warmest cage where it receives greatest amount of direct sunlight throughout day. Retreat—Necessary; construct rock pile at one end of cage; place cage warmest rocks so that lizard may squeeze in between them as well as bask on top.
On The Other Hand See Bottom Cage:
For single birds use small commercial bird cage. Cover cage bottom cage with 2 inches of bird gravel. Place leafless branching limb in cage; arrange branches so that they do not interfere with flight space. Give pet freedom of room; train it to use cage as headquarters only; bird quickly learns this.1. Top of screen wire, hinged along back. 2. bottom cage, ends, and back of wood; front of glass. 3. Doors in right end facilitate cleaning. 4. A half-inch dowel is placed across middle of cage 6" below top. Screen wire runway Vz" wide, is fastened to peg on end of cage, draped over dowel and along back of cage on several pegs, then forward across other end of cage and fastened to floor. 5. Use top and bottom cage of 4'/2" X 4" fruit can with cylinder of screen wire soldered on to make wheel; cut four 1" holes in each end. Wheel must turn freely on rod bolted through end of cage.
