Wooden clothing rack

[k13]

Hi all,

just wondering if something like this is parrot safe, I’m thinking about making a climbing frame/ play gym from one of these instead of going down the PVC route.

 

[dianaT]

Hi yes don't see why not although cheaper to make one if you can get safe wood like apple, willow, hazel branches, large bucket put a thick branch in fill with sand then tie various sized branches here & there, hang toys up.

 

[k13]

Yep I was planning on that but as this has wheels might be easier to move around… although I could just put the bucket on a trolley now you say that

 

[DizzyBlue]

Can get awesome large thick bamboo from B&Q and it's untreated. You can buy wheels there as well

 

[DanAndMarley]

Hi all,

just wondering if something like this is parrot safe, I’m thinking about making a climbing frame/ play gym from one of these instead of going down the PVC route.
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I have to be honest, I don't think this will last long with a amazon, you want something made of a harder wood. I personally don't like PVC either as its not natural.

 

[k13]

Thanks @DanAndMarley this one isn’t for mine it’s for a friends conure

 

[JackAndRob]

Bamboo usually has a very smooth surface. Not good for birds as it doesn't offer much grip and can lead to foot sores. Cages often come with pine poles that we are normally told to discard. Natural wood with soft bark is what our avian vet recommends as it provides lots of grip.

Saying that though, Jardine Jessie has two stands with pine perches, which are well used and have been heavily marked and roughened over the last few years. I went over them with a very course grain sand paper when I built the stands. They ain't pretty, but I don't suppose Jessie cares how they look. She just needs to be in the main areas of activity where she can stand and supervise.

"Off the shelf" stands are often cheaper than things you can build yourself, and it was cheaper for us to buy an outdoor bird table and replace the top with untreated pine than build one from scratch. We just used the pedestal, bolted a 20x20" board on top, then attached various bits and pieces.

 

[JackAndRob]

You can wrap poles of wood and metal with sisal. We have a small bird cage hanger thing in the kitchen, like this:

Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Easipet-Stand-Metal-Black-White/dp/B071H8V55Q

We wrapped the top part with sisal and hung a boing from the cage hook.

 

[k13]

You can wrap poles of wood and metal with sisal. We have a small bird cage hanger thing in the kitchen, like this:

Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Easipet-Stand-Metal-Black-White/dp/B071H8V55Q

We wrapped the top part with sisal and hung a boing from the cage hook.

Thanks - that’s a good shout!

 

[Oli Fry]

I got a large bundle of large straight hazel branches for about £7 the other day, for a similar purpose. Worth having a Google in case there's a supplier near you...