fiddlejen
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- Mar 28, 2019
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- Sunny the Sun Conure (sept '18, gotcha 3/'19). Mr Jefferson Budgie & Mrs Calliope Budgie (albino) (nov'18 & jan'19). Summer 2021 Baby Budgies: Riker (Green); Patchouli, Keye, & Tiny (blue greywings).
At least, not if they’re trying to get thru my window casings! My window surrounds are now fully surrounded by Aluminum Foil.
Haha no, I'm not tin-foil-hat-wearer.
Calliope my little chewing explorer is No Longer Satisfied by daily destruction of a carrot. Or two, or three carrots. And the wood chewing blocks are insufficient also.
She seems determined to chew herself a nest in (and thru) the wood window casement. I should be worried about the property destruction, I guess. And should be worried about the chemical composition of the wood. Or about what critters will come IN once she has made herself a nice nest hole thru the casing. (I am allergic to bees! Of which there are plenty already looking for likely holes..)
BUT my main fear, my great terror, is that at some point, I find my little Calliope happily chewing an endlessly enlarging hole, thru which Jefferson and Sunny will have already slipped into the great outdoors, for encounters with our local eagles, hawks, owls, and turkey vultures.
So for now. I used Elmers School Glue (well the storebrand version) - since it's non-toxic, no fumes, theoretically removable, etc - and glued Aluminum Foil to cover the window wood. I am HOPING that, just like human teeth, perhaps her little beak will not like the feeling of aluminum foil?
(If not, my next solution will be to purchase some steel mesh and tack it to all the window casings. I'm hoping the foil will be sufficient, instead.)
Haha no, I'm not tin-foil-hat-wearer.
Calliope my little chewing explorer is No Longer Satisfied by daily destruction of a carrot. Or two, or three carrots. And the wood chewing blocks are insufficient also.
She seems determined to chew herself a nest in (and thru) the wood window casement. I should be worried about the property destruction, I guess. And should be worried about the chemical composition of the wood. Or about what critters will come IN once she has made herself a nice nest hole thru the casing. (I am allergic to bees! Of which there are plenty already looking for likely holes..)
BUT my main fear, my great terror, is that at some point, I find my little Calliope happily chewing an endlessly enlarging hole, thru which Jefferson and Sunny will have already slipped into the great outdoors, for encounters with our local eagles, hawks, owls, and turkey vultures.
So for now. I used Elmers School Glue (well the storebrand version) - since it's non-toxic, no fumes, theoretically removable, etc - and glued Aluminum Foil to cover the window wood. I am HOPING that, just like human teeth, perhaps her little beak will not like the feeling of aluminum foil?
(If not, my next solution will be to purchase some steel mesh and tack it to all the window casings. I'm hoping the foil will be sufficient, instead.)
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