Hey All -
I had a cage made that surrounds my bird cage when Iโm not home and at night. I also use it outside. This cage is made out of pine and stainless steel 1/4โ netting. I slide their 3 tier cage into it when Iโm not home, when they go to bed at night and when they go outside.
Anyway, when I built this cage (to keep mice out of bird cages - thought you all must be wondering by now) I never thought about lightning. Itโs very dark in the cages but there is no room for lamps. I do have a UV light across the room about 12โ away but that doesnโt help to light up the cage. We live in the country so not possible to get rid of every mouse. My birds eat pellets and chop. Cages are kept very clean. So it isnโt seed that mice are after but they donโt mind pellets. Lol. I know this is over the top protection but I love my birds.
My thought was to put LED Christmas lights (all white) in a strip of pine then put another strip to block the bulbs (like an L shape) so they canโt look directly at the bulbs but do benefit from the lights. I might also like to maybe put them on a dimmer.
This isnโt the first time Iโve run into a problem with questions on lighting with this 3 tier cage. Honestly wouldnโt have bought it if I knew about all the issues the 3 tier brings.
I had a cage made that surrounds my bird cage when Iโm not home and at night. I also use it outside. This cage is made out of pine and stainless steel 1/4โ netting. I slide their 3 tier cage into it when Iโm not home, when they go to bed at night and when they go outside.
Anyway, when I built this cage (to keep mice out of bird cages - thought you all must be wondering by now) I never thought about lightning. Itโs very dark in the cages but there is no room for lamps. I do have a UV light across the room about 12โ away but that doesnโt help to light up the cage. We live in the country so not possible to get rid of every mouse. My birds eat pellets and chop. Cages are kept very clean. So it isnโt seed that mice are after but they donโt mind pellets. Lol. I know this is over the top protection but I love my birds.
My thought was to put LED Christmas lights (all white) in a strip of pine then put another strip to block the bulbs (like an L shape) so they canโt look directly at the bulbs but do benefit from the lights. I might also like to maybe put them on a dimmer.
This isnโt the first time Iโve run into a problem with questions on lighting with this 3 tier cage. Honestly wouldnโt have bought it if I knew about all the issues the 3 tier brings.