Just built new Acrylic cage

[cardiak]

Just finished building an acrylic sided 6'x3'x6' cage. Took a walk around home depot trying to find items to create it and ended up practically building it in one of their isles before leaving confident enough to put it together =)

Anyways, it still needs a bit of finish work but here's what it looks like so far

 

[TeakwoodBirdHouse]

What a fabulous set-up!

 

[Nakiska]

Wow! Truly amazing!

I'm nosey...approximate cost for this DIY?

Your birds must love it so much! But my question is...how hard is it to clean up...the floor and such?

Toni

 

[brianlinkles]

It is so beautiful, I too am wondering how difficult it is to clean. I love the looks of it!

 

[Remy]

That's so awesome! I want one!

 

[oled]

Wow thats great, a bird carsel!

 

[lene1949]

It looks absolutely beautiful...

I can see some of the top has wire, is that to let oxygen to get in? Is the lamp a replacement for sunlight?

 

[osnyder]

That's like, a holy-crap-wow job right there. I love that there are plants in it, very tropical. Thanks for sharing. Are you prepared for all the requests for the building plans?

 

[triordan]

wow that looks great, any plans to put paper or something down on the floor to make clean up easy?

 

[MikeyTN]

I've made one somewhat like that and it cost me around $500. Mine was a bit bigger....

 

[suebee]

omg now nuts cage just won't do!!!! i love it!

 

[cardiak]

Thanks, it still has a ways to go. I still want to add a mid level platform in a corner near the nestbox where they can run around on a flat surface and then hang toys underneath it. A fixed low voltage metal halogen light and a tiled floor.

As for cost of materials to put it together. It ran me around $400 for the (4) sheets of plexi glass, and $200-$250 for the wood, screws, stainless steel mesh, carpet backing and dowels. Though if i was to do it again I would of gotten the thinner plexiglas that cost $54 a 3'x6' sheet instead of $95.

I actually kind of messed up the design halfway through when i found out the exposed 2x4 columns that had the predrilled dowel holes were pressure treated so I kind of paniced but eventually figured a way to cover them using carpet upholstering which actually turned out well since they can climb up and down the carpet wall. As for the floor it was also supose to to be removeable like the full size rolling drawers you see under low lying beds but my lack of carpentry skills had me quit that design early after a few failed attempts. So for now I'll just be tiling the existing floor board and cleaning up with a shopvac.

 

[MikeyTN]

I was fortunate to have a carpenter partner at that time to help me built it. Too bad I don't have a picture of it to show. But I might build another one for my Malachai. Lory are way too messy to be in a cage....

 

[merlinsmom13]

I love it! I would love to have one, sounds cost comparable to a large cage, but alot more room.


MikeyTN, roflmao!

 

[MikeyTN]

Imagine a squirt gun....he shoots everywhere....my partner isn't too thrilled scrubbing off the walls...if its in the glass cage, it would be my job....lol

 

[JensFlock]

I love the setup!!!
I want one, now..
MikeyTN, I've heard about the lory poo. I was thinking about getting one a couple of years ago, but figured the apt office might not like me bringing in feathered juice shooter...they are soooo beautiful, though.