80 x 40 cage

Holly the U2 · Jul 15, 2015

I love their cage, only thing I miss is the seed guards. Anyone know if the make them for a cage of that size

Birdman666 · Jul 15, 2015

I actually never use the seed guards. It's generally easier to clean the floors than the seed guards.

Kiwibird · Jul 15, 2015

Seed guards are useless. They become poop and goop collectors, and IMO, are MUCH harder to clean than the floor below.

If you *really* want them, is there any chance of contacting the manufacturer of the cage?

thekarens · Jul 15, 2015

I'm also in the "no seed guard" group. Never use them.

Mimsy01 · Jul 15, 2015

Yet another who removes the seed guards. My conure generally hangs on top of her cage and when she poos hangs her bottom out as far from the cage as she can get, which if a seed guard collects it and then becomes a pain to clean.

I can't quite tell whats under your cage, carpet or solid floor. If carpet I would just put something under it that it is easy to clean.

jiannotto9492 · Jul 15, 2015

Am I really the only one that enjoys having a seed guard? I personally hate having the reject food on my floor and hate having to clean it up a few times a day.

Solo · Jul 15, 2015

I also removed the seed guards. Luckily Phoebe doesn't tend to toss food while she's in the cage ( only while she's on the playstand with an audience), but if she does toss it out of the cage the guards do no good. Plus she is about to have open cage privilege's so mute point for me. You could always make some out of plexi glass if you have your heart set on them. What brand is the cage? Looks like a Centurion.

Birdman666 · Jul 16, 2015

jiannotto9492 said:
Am I really the only one that enjoys having a seed guard? I personally hate having the reject food on my floor and hate having to clean it up a few times a day.

CAN'T STAND THEM! THEY ARE SUCH A PAIN TO CLEAN... Everything collects in them. Birds pick at contaminated food... which also attacts bugs... Then you end up having to take them apart to clean them, cuz nothing you scrub with fits down in there. NO THANKS! HATE 'EM!

I have an industrial powered shop vac picks up almost anything. [Zap-Suck-Clean.] Once in the morning. Once when I get home from work. Once in the evening before going to bed. Takes five minutes with a HUGE bird room (Five cages, Five playstands.) Keeps it looking reasonably presentable...

I only do breakdown cleanings once per week. That takes about three hours. (Five cages, five playstands, plus floors.)

JerseyWendy · Jul 16, 2015

jiannotto9492 said:
Am I really the only one that enjoys having a seed guard? I personally hate having the reject food on my floor and hate having to clean it up a few times a day.

Nope, you're not alone. All of mine (except my nape) have seed guards. I like them.

They actually do save me quite some work.

thekarens · Jul 16, 2015

The reason I don't think they save time is I've never met a parrot that doesn't get food etc past the guard anyway, so if I have to daily sweep, mop anyway adding seed guards to have to clean just makes more work IMO and they take up a boatload of room, but everyone should do what works best for them.

Christinenc2000 · Jul 16, 2015

I kept the seed guard on. The reason I did keep it was I wanted a buffer zone between my two small dogs and BB.

Actually I think it protects the dogs more than BB LOL.

It is a pain in the butt to clean around the food dish area.

jiannotto9492 · Jul 16, 2015

thekarens said:
The reason I don't think they save time is I've never met a parrot that doesn't get food etc past the guard anyway, so if I have to daily sweep, mop anyway adding seed guards to have to clean just makes more work IMO and they take up a boatload of room, but everyone should do what works best for them.

See Duke is actually pretty good at getting the food to the seed guard and not past the guard. I'm actually considering taking the guards off to save some room and see the difference in my daily cleaning of the cage and the surroundings.

Christinenc2000 · Jul 16, 2015

jiannotto9492 said:
thekarens said:

The reason I don't think they save time is I've never met a parrot that doesn't get food etc past the guard anyway, so if I have to daily sweep, mop anyway adding seed guards to have to clean just makes more work IMO and they take up a boatload of room, but everyone should do what works best for them.

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See Duke is actually pretty good at getting the food to the seed guard and not past the guard. I'm actually considering taking the guards off to save some room and see the difference in my daily cleaning of the cage and the surroundings.

I keep saying the same thing. Just take it off. If it were not for them spending time alone during the day I would. BB likes to whistle to them, and feed them. The dogs love it but BB has tried to pull there tails LOL

I really think it would be easier keeping things clean around the cage with the guard off.

jiannotto9492 · Jul 16, 2015

Christinenc2000 said:
jiannotto9492 said:

thekarens said:

The reason I don't think they save time is I've never met a parrot that doesn't get food etc past the guard anyway, so if I have to daily sweep, mop anyway adding seed guards to have to clean just makes more work IMO and they take up a boatload of room, but everyone should do what works best for them.

Click to expand...

See Duke is actually pretty good at getting the food to the seed guard and not past the guard. I'm actually considering taking the guards off to save some room and see the difference in my daily cleaning of the cage and the surroundings.

Click to expand...

I keep saying the same thing. Just take it off. If it were not for them spending time alone during the day I would. BB likes to whistle to them, and feed them. The dogs love it but BB has tried to pull there tails LOL

I really think it would be easier keeping things clean around the cage with the guard off.

My dogs are afraid of the seed guard and Duke for that matter. He spreads his wings to intimidate them and everything.

Holly the U2 · Jul 17, 2015

I'm having them custom made by a sheet metal shop then taking them to a auto body shop to have them powder coated white.

OOwl · Jul 17, 2015

Over the years, I've both used and not used the seed guards. In the end, they're on the cages. It really does keep a lot of trash (and sometimes sticky trash) off the floor. I have a dog and I don't want him getting ALL that. I just vacuum them every day to get the dry crumbs and wipe them down with a hot, soapy rag as needed. I'd rather lean over to clean them at that level than scrub the floor or mop every day. I vac the floor daily and hot mop or steam mop twice a week.

That cage is beautiful! It looks like it was made to go in that nook.

jiannotto9492 · Jul 17, 2015

Yeah after having them off a few days I'm putting them back on the cage.

fredalyn · Aug 29, 2015

where did you find a cage that large and could you post a pic. of it.

JerseyWendy · Aug 30, 2015

fredalyn said:
where did you find a cage that large and could you post a pic. of it.

They're available elsewhere, too, but here's a picture and full description: 80x40 Square Top Behemoth Cage - Powder Coated Bird Cages

DexMom · Aug 30, 2015

I tried not installing the seed guards on Dexter's new cage because I like the look of it better without them. Unfortunately, the gap between the bottom grate and lower tray (where the seed falls through if it hits the guard) was *just* big enough that my dog was sticking her tongue through trying to get to the discarded food. She wasn't bothered by the fact that some of that food was covered in poop, but I was! The seed guards went on the next day.

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