Our female eclectus is in a serious nesting phase. Anytime she's out of the cage, she tries to find secluded places to go and also forage for nesting materials. While in her cage, she has gotten so desperate to nest that she has started to reach down beneath the grate floor of her cage, pulling up the paper liners. She didn't used to do it before, but after having used liners that weren't a perfect fit (vendor sent us papers that weren't cut exactly), she noticed the paper edge and began lifting. Now she does it all the time.
This is an older cage and there's no means of lowering the floor. Of course, the surefire solution would be to replace the cage. But that's expensive! ($500+). I was thinking of perhaps finding metal slats to place on top of the paper along the edges, weighing down the paper so it lies perfectly flat and makes it harder to lift up. But if there's a better idea, I'm eager to hear it! Thanks.
This is an older cage and there's no means of lowering the floor. Of course, the surefire solution would be to replace the cage. But that's expensive! ($500+). I was thinking of perhaps finding metal slats to place on top of the paper along the edges, weighing down the paper so it lies perfectly flat and makes it harder to lift up. But if there's a better idea, I'm eager to hear it! Thanks.