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I love how threads about cages then turn into geometry lessons hehe
I don't really see much point in a corner cage. I'm not saying that they are bad or anything, but the standard square/rectangular cages fit in corners too so they aren't necessary.
I was wondering if anybody purchased a corner cage and decided they didn't want to keep it in a corner any longer and moved it elsewhere. Knowing myself, I would get tired of it being in one location.
I was wondering if anybody purchased a corner cage and decided they didn't want to keep it in a corner any longer and moved it elsewhere. Knowing myself, I would get tired of it being in one location.
And like Wendy said, you can't put a rectangle cage in the corner, because then you can't reach the food dishes So it has its location limitations as well!
Speaking of geometry... the closer a shape is to a circle, the more surface are you get for length of side.
For eg a rectangle that is 2x4 feet has an area of 8 square feet, but if it were a square of 3x3 it'd have an area of 9 square feet. And a pentagon with 12 feet of side will have a greater but more difficult to calculate surface area. (if it's a regular pentagon, which cages aren't. it'd be 9.91 square feet.) Or alternatively, you could have less side for the same surface area, so it requires less building material overall.
And of course you get a greater distance between the closest walls, but less distance between the furthest walls.
Thanks for the info and the geometry lesson. I'm still looking for that perfect cage for my two old ladies. (There are not that old). I'd like to find one with a play area on top as they like to come out during the morning and afternoon chores to serenade me while I work. They are currently living in a 30 or so year old cage designed for a Macaw. Takes three people to lift it. And while it gives the gals plenty of room to move around, the bar spacing is a bit wide, and there are spots of rust I'm concerned about.
Thanks again!
I was wondering if anybody purchased a corner cage and decided they didn't want to keep it in a corner any longer and moved it elsewhere. Knowing myself, I would get tired of it being in one location.
If you can put any other cage there, you can put a corner cage there.
There is absolutely no difference between a standard rectangular cage and a corner cage that would limit where you could put it.
I have Dexter, my YCA in the first cage that Wendy posted, and he loves it! We have an avain light on his cage, and he has so much room in there. If I had the room, I would put all my guys in one of their own.
Here is a pic as we were in the process of moving him. The cage next to it was his old cage. He now has alot more toys, we have had to add 1 at a time as they freak him out, same thing with new perches..lol
Thanks for the info and the geometry lesson. I'm still looking for that perfect cage for my two old ladies. (There are not that old). I'd like to find one with a play area on top as they like to come out during the morning and afternoon chores to serenade me while I work. They are currently living in a 30 or so year old cage designed for a Macaw. Takes three people to lift it. And while it gives the gals plenty of room to move around, the bar spacing is a bit wide, and there are spots of rust I'm concerned about.
Thanks again!
Tessie, which two "older ladies" are you talking about? What type of parrots, I mean. Sorry if I missed that somewhere.....