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Post by skysmum on Jan 21, 2018 12:43:08 GMT
A question, i'm looking at keeping George in with possibly Bailey for company when it comes to aviary time in March. George and Bumble can't live together since the loss of Indi. Now this is just a kick around but i'm thinking of purchasing the Montana Madeira 1 for them both, my big black cage wont stand the moving around with the base it has so i have to have something more substantial. I know Helen and sweetpea have similar cages, if not the same and was looking for recommendations. www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/birds/bird_cages_and_accessories/parakeet_cages/montana/49172?source=aw
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Marianne Marlow
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Jan 21, 2018 13:01:52 GMT
I don't have one but it's always looked like a very sturdy cage
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Post by sweetpea on Jan 21, 2018 14:05:06 GMT
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Post by helenmat on Jan 21, 2018 14:23:41 GMT
A question, i'm looking at keeping George in with possibly Bailey for company when it comes to aviary time in March. George and Bumble can't live together since the loss of Indi. Now this is just a kick around but i'm thinking of purchasing the Montana Madeira 1 for them both, my big black cage wont stand the moving around with the base it has so i have to have something more substantial. I know Helen and sweetpea have similar cages, if not the same and was looking for recommendations. www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/birds/bird_cages_and_accessories/parakeet_cages/montana/49172?source=awThat is the exact cage I have. It is very well made and solid, there is enough space for the buds to properly open their wings and fly from side to side. The top is flat to put extra toys, bird bath etc. I don’t use the coop cups that it’s supplied with but they too are very solid. I like the fact it has a little hatch for the birds to go in and out of and a bigger door for access. All the fastenings are brilliant. It’s a bit more difficult to move on thick carpet but I have mine on a chair protector. On hard floor it moves really easily and does fit through a standard internal door. We have had ours 3 years and honestly it’s as good as the day we got it. If there is any criticism of it I would say that it is slightly taller than it is wide but as it is so big it doesn’t really matter. I would recommend it to anyone. If you want to know anything just ask. I also have a smaller cage that is used as a quarantine cage with is a Mara cage, but this also used to house two birds.
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Post by skysmum on Jan 21, 2018 14:26:18 GMT
Thank you sweetpea , LOVED seeing your girls again and lovely boys who joined them, great vids So i think that's pretty similar apart from the top shape with yours having the dome. I tried wheeling the black cage around last year but the cage is so high and top heavy it puts strain on the base which started to warp after a while. My Hamberley is much more robust but just too big to bring in and out of the conservatory without opening both doors and that's a pain because i have to move the sofa , they will only be able to go out there in the afternoons when the sun has gone. Did you find the stand robust enough to put up with the moving around?
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Post by skysmum on Jan 21, 2018 14:31:30 GMT
Thank you helenmat, great pics . I like the flat top too. I have to navigate a very small step from the conservatory to the dining room and have wood floors with rugs, has your base been pretty stable with the moving?
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Post by helenmat on Jan 21, 2018 14:39:00 GMT
Yes, when it’s properly fastened together it is very strong, for the last week Alex has been bringing our cage from the back of the dining room, carpet, through the kitchen, tiles, down the hall, laminate, and into the living room, carpet and then back again so that we can have the birds out in safety in the living room. The dining room is a bit big for first flights. It’s been fine. It goes long ways through our internal doors, with a squeeze.
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Post by skysmum on Jan 21, 2018 14:49:42 GMT
Yes, when it’s properly fastened together it is very strong, for the last week Alex has been bringing our cage from the back of the dining room, carpet, through the kitchen, tiles, down the hall, laminate, and into the living room, carpet and then back again so that we can have the birds out in safety in the living room. The dining room is a bit big for first flights. It’s been fine. It goes long ways through our internal doors, with a squeeze. Thanks Helen, my black one is a Rainforest flight cage and is 48 deep, that only just comes through without opening both french doors, i see the Montana is 45 so will be easier and i wont catch my fingers . Im sure if your base has withstood it's travels this week with no probs it will put up with going from one room to another Thank you for your help
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Post by sweetpea on Jan 21, 2018 15:03:10 GMT
Thank you sweetpea , LOVED seeing your girls again and lovely boys who joined them, great vids So i think that's pretty similar apart from the top shape with yours having the dome. I tried wheeling the black cage around last year but the cage is so high and top heavy it puts strain on the base which started to warp after a while. My Hamberley is much more robust but just too big to bring in and out of the conservatory without opening both doors and that's a pain because i have to move the sofa , they will only be able to go out there in the afternoons when the sun has gone. Did you find the stand robust enough to put up with the moving around? Agree with helenmat about the Montana stand & wheels being strong enough to cope with different flooring. I only got rid of my San Remo after concerns of rust & also the fact that no one wanted to sleep in it in the end! Given they like to sleep at the highest point, the dome area was causing an issue as it presented a smaller space that was no longer big enough for a bud, any bud, to share with the force that was Phineas. I rejected the Madeira as a replacement because I felt the front doorway wasn't big enough for the battle of having to catch Bezukhov for medication. My dream in life is to find a cage that has no cons!
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Post by skysmum on Jan 21, 2018 15:12:48 GMT
Thank you sweetpea , LOVED seeing your girls again and lovely boys who joined them, great vids So i think that's pretty similar apart from the top shape with yours having the dome. I tried wheeling the black cage around last year but the cage is so high and top heavy it puts strain on the base which started to warp after a while. My Hamberley is much more robust but just too big to bring in and out of the conservatory without opening both doors and that's a pain because i have to move the sofa , they will only be able to go out there in the afternoons when the sun has gone. Did you find the stand robust enough to put up with the moving around? Agree with helenmat about the Montana stand & wheels being strong enough to cope with different flooring. I only got rid of my San Remo after concerns of rust & also the fact that no one wanted to sleep in it in the end! Given they like to sleep at the highest point, the dome area was causing an issue as it presented a smaller space that was no longer big enough for a bud, any bud, to share with the force that was Phineas. I rejected the Madeira as a replacement because I felt the front doorway wasn't big enough for the battle of having to catch Bezukhov for medication. My dream in life is to find a cage that has no cons! Thanks so much for your help too sweetpea. I watched a video of it being put together and it certainly seems very robust and movable. With just the 2 buds i wont have the bundle for the top opening, hopefully anyway . I agree, one day whenever i get the time im going to sit down and design my own cage. I do feel the Montana could do with a slightly deeper base . But i think after kicking things around with you and Helen it's the chosen one
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Post by helenmat on Jan 21, 2018 16:03:58 GMT
Yes I do know what you mean about the base. I have always put my feeders on the floor so it’s not too bad for me but the hoover is always out anyway!
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Post by skysmum on Jan 21, 2018 16:33:43 GMT
Yes I do know what you mean about the base. I have always put my feeders on the floor so it’s not too bad for me but the hoover is always out anyway! Yes my hoover is permanently attached to my right arm too . I keep thinking about one of those that you talk to and it just gets on with it
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Post by OP on Jan 21, 2018 17:33:49 GMT
Yes I do know what you mean about the base. I have always put my feeders on the floor so it’s not too bad for me but the hoover is always out anyway! Yes my hoover is permanently attached to my right arm too . I keep thinking about one of those that you talk to and it just gets on with it I've got one it's called a Dyson 360 and Alexa to control it. I've still got some money in the bank. Not a lot.
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Post by skysmum on Jan 21, 2018 17:39:54 GMT
Yes my hoover is permanently attached to my right arm too . I keep thinking about one of those that you talk to and it just gets on with it I've got one it's called a Dyson 360 and Alexa to control it. I've still got some money in the bank. Not a lot. OP shame on you you didn't share before , did you . Is it any good?
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Post by OP on Jan 21, 2018 17:44:45 GMT
Slap hands. It's not bad actually. Not perfect because it is round and the room has corners. I have it do a once round every morning as a schedule, then if it needs it I just tell it to do another, well Alexa does. If you have bags of money then it could be for you.
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