critterologist said:What a great play structure! Way better than the usual T-shaped perches.
I noticed that the safe flower list included a lot of herbs... maybe your walk-in cage could include an herb garden, inside and/or around the edges... something for humans to enjoy as well. If you put salvias, monarda, flowering chives, etc. inside, you'll get butterflies and bees as well, depending on the size of your cage mesh. Are bees a concern, do you think?
Bees aren't much of a concern for me. I enjoy them, they aren't too aggressive unlike yellow jackets and such. Though, the mesh will be small to prevent the parakeets from escaping. They like to be around me, but they aren't tame, so if they left there would be no chance of them coming back. I will add many herbs, since they're not hard to find, they taste good, they're very healthy, and my parakeets are very energetic so they could use some calming down from chamomile and such.
Do you think the cold in Oregon could be dangerous for the parakeets? I'll provide them with many fuzzy beds and at least one nesting box, so if they get cold enough they can find warmth. And if I can somehow find heating pads that don't need to be plugged in, they'll get those too.
