Hey All -
I had a cage made that surrounds my bird cage when Iβm not home and at night. I also use it outside. This cage is made out of pine and stainless steel 1/4β netting. I slide their 3 tier cage into it when Iβm 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. Itβs very dark in the cages but there is no room for lamps. I do have a UV light across the room about 12β away but that doesnβt 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 isnβt seed that mice are after but they donβt 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 canβt look directly at the bulbs but do benefit from the lights. I might also like to maybe put them on a dimmer.
This isnβt the first time Iβve run into a problem with questions on lighting with this 3 tier cage. Honestly wouldnβt 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 Iβm not home and at night. I also use it outside. This cage is made out of pine and stainless steel 1/4β netting. I slide their 3 tier cage into it when Iβm 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. Itβs very dark in the cages but there is no room for lamps. I do have a UV light across the room about 12β away but that doesnβt 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 isnβt seed that mice are after but they donβt 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 canβt look directly at the bulbs but do benefit from the lights. I might also like to maybe put them on a dimmer.
This isnβt the first time Iβve run into a problem with questions on lighting with this 3 tier cage. Honestly wouldnβt have bought it if I knew about all the issues the 3 tier brings.