Aviary Sand Floor

Hose it off once a week or so.

Aviary sand floor. Non flighty birds pine shaving and such work well. Dirt floor you can see the grass growing in the middle. Birds that are flighty need a clear floor or perhaps sand. With coverd wire below.

This is a reason why the dirt floor aviary is my favourite takes a lot of the hard work out of feeding them a good diet. Even if it is also very popular sand is not recommended to be used as a bird cage lining. Open aviry concrete or perhaps sand based. Grated floors work well but should be built up enough off the ground for better cleaning under them.

No doubt many breeders have their own idea as to the best material for flooring so why not tell us which material you favour and which you don t agree with. Poor drainage but solid foundation and easily cleaned. Built up to drain ok. Aviary floors that you cover with soil and grass look very natural and attractive.

In my opinion a good type of aviary floor especially for parrots is the shelter being concrete covered in sand and a flight area of blue metal. Sand in the aviary i was just reading my finch book and it says that sand is a good idea for a substrate the finches benefit from it since they do eat grit. In addition the birds love walking around and pecking on earth floors looking for scraps of food. Beware however because problems can lurk in soil floors.

And for sure you already know its effects to the bird s digestive system and to the entire bird aviary. Soil aviary floor covering. Roll it up everyday and dump it into the compost. Naturally growing bird grass can see the concrete pavers beneath the steel aviary budgies.

A natural sand or gravel floor should have chicken wire laid on the base underneath to prevent vermin such as rats and mice from burrowing into the aviary. Available from some plant nursery s. Bird types dictate flooring covering. Sand on the floor with a nice big place to bathe and a few logs sitting around to get that natural effect along with the dry bamboo up near the top.

Because it is dense cleaning the cage might be very tedious as well. Concrete floors are recommended for flight cages for parakeets and other hooked beaked birds parrots conures budgies cockatiels and love birds to facilitate easy cleaning by simply. The primary reason is that it is very dangerous when ingested. I will make it quite decorative.