ravvlet
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- Jun 25, 2019
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- Parrots
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Kirby - OWA, 33yrs old (2019-)
Broccoli - Dusky Conure - 3?mo old (July 2023 -)
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(Rehomed) Sammy - YNA, 45 yrs old (2022-2023)
(RIP) Cricket - Cockatiel (2019-2022)
Anyone ever use one of these? I just installed this one on Kirby’s room - I’d been meaning to find a solution to the safety issue a door in the parrot room creates, ever since our cockatiel went on his three day walkabout.
Obviously not going to let my big guy chew on it - magnets are extremely dangerous if ingested. I have it there because sometimes if he’s out and I want to slip outside, I have to put him up so he doesn’t try to fly off into the yard. The magnets in this are so handy because they allow you to open only a small gap to slip through (it drapes around your body.c basically) and close behind you quickly.
It’s mostly insurance because I have kids and you know how they are - running in and out! This way if they run out through his door and I’m not downstairs (they know they’re not supposed to be in here without an adult, but I prefer to plan around them bending rules to be safe) there’s a screen in place that will shut behind them. Kirby isn’t usually out if I am in there, but I also don’t want the neighborhood cats coming in and terrorizing him.
Obviously a better solution would be to enclose the patio, which I dearly want to do - but apparently that requires a lot of permitting and modification of existing structures, and I think this is a clever stopgap for anyone in a similar situation.
Obviously not going to let my big guy chew on it - magnets are extremely dangerous if ingested. I have it there because sometimes if he’s out and I want to slip outside, I have to put him up so he doesn’t try to fly off into the yard. The magnets in this are so handy because they allow you to open only a small gap to slip through (it drapes around your body.c basically) and close behind you quickly.
It’s mostly insurance because I have kids and you know how they are - running in and out! This way if they run out through his door and I’m not downstairs (they know they’re not supposed to be in here without an adult, but I prefer to plan around them bending rules to be safe) there’s a screen in place that will shut behind them. Kirby isn’t usually out if I am in there, but I also don’t want the neighborhood cats coming in and terrorizing him.
Obviously a better solution would be to enclose the patio, which I dearly want to do - but apparently that requires a lot of permitting and modification of existing structures, and I think this is a clever stopgap for anyone in a similar situation.