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Post by tweetiepiesmom on Sept 13, 2021 16:51:24 GMT
If you are wanting small ceramic dishes, look for those used as dipping dishes. Something like this: www.amazon.com/Delallo-Ceramic-Saucer-Dipping-Detallo/dp/B004UCC0IE/ref=sr_1_11?dchild=1&keywords=dipping+dishes&qid=1631551326&sr=8-11I'm actually not a fan of the resin in the bottom of the bowls idea. I have used the resin you mix for projects before. It has a very strong chemical smell that didn't go away. The resin that you can buy at the hobby store to make jewelry may be better but I'd still be hesitant. I have some of the little dishes similar to the ones I posted above. They are the dishes I use to weigh my guys or give them a treat. For their regular food, I have some shallow creme brulee dishes and both my guys can sit on the rim and eat comfortably.
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Post by Ira on Sept 13, 2021 18:31:20 GMT
Those are nice, tweetiepiesmom. Alas, this lot are more likely to soil anything shallow. Although I suppose if they could reach everything without standing on it then it might work. The tiny bowls I used for water back along were probably the best. I have my reservations about the resin too. I have plenty of these plastic bowls to experiment with, at least. If I have any doubts then I won't use them. They've managed a day without soiling their regular bowls at least.
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Post by tweetiepiesmom on Sept 13, 2021 18:54:23 GMT
Maybe you should consider teaching them some table manners.
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Post by Ira on Sept 13, 2021 19:52:36 GMT
Maybe you should consider teaching them some table manners. I keep trying! I need something small enough that they don't need to stand on it to reach the food, but then raised enough that they don't get their mess-making rumps over them! Or else I need to give them a very stern squawking to.
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Post by tweetiepiesmom on Sept 13, 2021 20:18:28 GMT
My two little guys perch on the edge of the dish and dip down to get their food. The dishes are ceramic, so don't tip over, and shallow so they can get the food easily. At night I put a dish with food in a corner away from where they sleep at night. During the morning when they are in the cage, they rarely get poop in the dish. The food is outside their cage all afternoon when they are in and out of the cage. Of course, I only have two and they have a different schedule than yours. Too bad there's not a shallow feeder with a hood that you can use.
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Post by Ira on Sept 13, 2021 21:16:23 GMT
Mine are out of the way, they just sometimes turn on the rim before they get off and pause there rather than leaving straight away. Or sometimes manage to get messy feet. But then they might go a week without making a mess. It's not a constant thing. In fact, there are probably more days without soiled food bowls than with, it's just that I only really notice when they are soiled.
Yes, something like a small dish with a hood arching over to leave just one opening would be the perfect thing really.
I have added the resin to half of the hanging pots and will see how they end up. The mixture didn't seem smelly, at least. On the plus side, water and supplements don't need bulking out. Water can just be filled more and I always have loads of oyster shell and egg food so putting a lot in the pot isn't really a big deal.
And I prefer their colourful hamster bowls anyway, so if it doesn't work out then no biggie. It was a fun experiment.
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Post by Ira on Sept 13, 2021 21:25:59 GMT
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Post by ffiscool on Sept 13, 2021 21:43:16 GMT
Lovely photos of them
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Post by tweetiepiesmom on Sept 14, 2021 17:52:43 GMT
I love the photos, some of them are quite funny!
What are the curing directions on the resin? If you have a resin + dish to experiment with, may I suggest you put it in the oven at 180F (about 82C) for about an hour to drive off any residual VOCs. The plastic bowl shouldn't melt/deform but you never know with store bought stuff.
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Post by Ira on Sept 14, 2021 18:53:26 GMT
What does VOC stand for, tweetiepiesmom? The potentially good news is that there's no smell coming off of the set resin.
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Post by tweetiepiesmom on Sept 14, 2021 18:59:05 GMT
"VOC" - volatile organic chemical. Its usually residual solvent used in mixing paints, resins, etc and usually very bad! It is good that it doesn't smell. How squeamish are you? Give the cured resin a little lick to see if it has a more chemical taste than normal plastic. You guessed it - anything I give my birds I check to make sure they are not going to breathe bad fumes or lick/eat anything not good. I do worry about that.
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Post by Ira on Sept 14, 2021 19:31:23 GMT
I'm not squeamish for funny tastes. I'll give them a taste tomorrow.
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Post by jellybean on Sept 14, 2021 19:48:29 GMT
Aww, lovely selection of pictures Ira.
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Post by ariella on Sept 14, 2021 19:58:13 GMT
Love the photos Ira. They are such an amusing flock to watch and you seem to catch them well in your photos. When hubby painted the hall, I only let him use low/no VOC paint. Even so, the door to their room was closed and had a draught excluder pushed up against it and I made sure there was good ventilation.
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Post by Ira on Sept 14, 2021 20:47:45 GMT
Thanks everyone. I will let the gang know and they can preen at the compliments. ariella I dread ever having to paint if I have to have the birds in the building. I'll have to do my research when the time comes. I've just been sorting through the toy box and I need to get the foraging toys out more often. Those are good fun to set up. Sadly they don't really work for offering all the food when you have multiple birds, whereas they would keep one bird busy for a while. And they don't work in the cage due to limited space and the likelihood of one bird stealing food from another who solved how to get it. Definitely still fun outside of the cage though.
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