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Post by ariella on Mar 15, 2021 14:45:03 GMT
I’m looking into buying a Hamberley and I wondered if anyone can recommend feeders and drinkers that will fit between the bars please? is it better to go for the silo style that attaches from the outside? Can anyone recommend one that will fit the 1cm gap between bars?
I’ve been looking at stainless steel cups but they all seem very deep and none specifically suitable for budgies, plus require opening the door each time I want to remove husks, clean and refill. I currently have a Hagen Vision so am used to removing the seed and water dishes from the outside of the cage. I want to buy the best from the start and there’s nothing like recommendations from those who already have a Hamberley.
Thank you
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2021 14:54:36 GMT
I don't use silo feeders but I think those do tend to work reasonably well with vertical bars. I stopped using them for water because I always had horizontal bars and the water just leaked.
I have a Hamberley but always just open the cage to change bowls. But then that's what I've always done.
When I've used deep bowls I've never had an issue with the birds reaching the food.
I'm afraid that I can't be much more help though.
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Post by ariella on Mar 15, 2021 16:54:12 GMT
Thanks Ira. I’ll have to have a careful look to ensure silo feeders are slim enough to fit through and maybe I’ll get a selection of both those and some stainless steel bowls. Then they can have a choice.
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Post by jellybean on Mar 15, 2021 19:35:13 GMT
I have a Hamberley and these are the ones I use; I also use a stainless steel water dish, I feel the stainless steel can be kept clean easier than the plastic drinking fountains.
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Post by skysmum on Mar 15, 2021 20:09:01 GMT
I use the ones jellybean uses in my Hamberley and i use the fountain water drinkers.
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Post by ariella on Mar 15, 2021 20:40:24 GMT
Thanks very much. I’ve seen those for sale on eBay. How many feeders would you suggest I’d need for 4 budgies? I can see they’re fairly long but not how deep they are.
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Post by skysmum on Mar 15, 2021 21:19:11 GMT
I have the deeper bigger ones and the smaller ones, i find the deeper ones better, i would have 2 for 4 birds, they have a section each that way, well that's the theory anyway, they usually end up wanting the same section This is an old photo but these are mine
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Post by ariella on Mar 15, 2021 21:28:00 GMT
I have the deeper bigger ones and the smaller ones, i find the deeper ones better, i would have 2 for 4 birds, they have a section each that way, well that's the theory anyway, they usually end up wanting the same section This is an old photo but these are mine Thank you. What gorgeous buds you have; I love that photo. There’s clearly plenty of room for them to all feed at the same time - Perfect! Please could you advise the water fountain you use? I’ve been looking but can’t find one that can be mounted on the outside of the cage with the spout fitting through the 1cm space between bars. All the ones I’ve seen give 1.2cm as their smallest option. Maybe I’m just looking in the wrong places or need to word my searches better.
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Post by skysmum on Mar 15, 2021 21:52:00 GMT
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Post by ariella on Mar 15, 2021 22:08:16 GMT
That’s good to know, thank you. I have been looking at so many today and some reviews say they won’t fit their cages (though don’t state which cages) so I wanted to be sure before buying, plus I wasn’t sure how much give the bars have. I kept finding dimensions with 1.2 or 1.4cm being the smallest I could find. I’d gotten to the stage where I looked at so many I forgot which ones I’d looked at and was probably going round in circles!
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