Securing Drop Food Doors

TheAlexian

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My GCC's cage has dropping doors for her food dishes. But she's started playing with them, lifting them up and dropping them. (My parakeets have never even thought to do this!) I secured them with twist ties, but that's not really a long-term solution.

I thought about locks, but I want something that really holds it shut tight; I don't want her to be able to lift it just enough to catch a toe or something.

Ideas?
 

C3mommy

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I use these
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Laurasea

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You can use a plastic chain oop, plastic chain from home Depot or Lowe's. Smart girl! She needs some puzzle toys, plus conures love untie knots, I read that tried it and it's true for Ta-dah!
 

Flboy

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On JoJo’s outdoor cage with this style doors, I put tyewraps above them as a damper. It adds a lot of resistance to the sliding motion!
 
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TheAlexian

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You can use a plastic chain oop, plastic chain from home Depot or Lowe's. Smart girl! She needs some puzzle toys, plus conures love untie knots, I read that tried it and it's true for Ta-dah!

She definitely loves knots! Do you recommend any particular puzzle toys?
 

Laurasea

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I wish I just make my own. Those days if the week plastic pill holders, I use those the ones that the lid will flip open easy, I put one seed in each. I float plastic caps in shallow water with a seed in them. My GCC has learned to carefullyift the lid out if the water veuth out spilling the seed then eats stuff like that I need to order some if the real ones!!
 

Laurasea

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As far as your clip I just worry it isn't real stainless stell
 

ChristaNL

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Davesgirl93

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we use cable locks like these, they work pretty well for our sun conure
 

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