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Post by chichichinchilla on Aug 7, 2008 23:19:38 GMT -5
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Post by tinam on Aug 7, 2008 23:56:55 GMT -5
I use manzanita perches for my chins but Drs. Foster & Smith are rather expensive. You'd be better off going to Petco or PetSmart or a local reptile or bird shop. Grape vine perches are good too.
My boys have the big fat manzanita perches.
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Post by chichichinchilla on Aug 8, 2008 0:51:49 GMT -5
Theres not a local Petsmart or Petco near me I don't think. I haven't ever seen one.
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Post by rockysmom on Aug 8, 2008 0:59:57 GMT -5
I use manzenita perches from KW Cages, so those are fine. The safety perch might be fine it it's like the lava perch (make sure). The tooty fruity pollen perch looks like it's bee pollen and cholla which is fine. Cholla cactus perch is great. The cuttlebone perch would be good for momma chins. I don't know about the rest and someone please correct me if I'm wrong. Grapevine is also great like Tina suggested. KW Cages is very close to me, so I don't have to pay shipping or anything. Check out their website clover.forest.net/kwcages/index.html and on the right is the bird section. Here is the perches link... clover.forest.net/kwcages/index.html I love their perches and they are great people. |
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Post by rockysmom on Aug 8, 2008 1:01:20 GMT -5
Hey Donna... I am going there tomorrow. Do you want me to pick you up some perches? You get a discount when you buy 6 or more and they give me that discount if I buy 6 or more of any (they like me)  I need some more so we'd be saving each other some money. |
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Post by chichichinchilla on Aug 8, 2008 13:53:16 GMT -5
Thanks Erin. I don't need any right now. Bonnie was looking to maybe putting some in the cages after she was done remodeling them. Not sure if she'll have room for them but I thought I'd look and see where all she could get them if she does have the room. But Thanks anyways  |
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Post by keepyourchinup on Aug 8, 2008 14:33:27 GMT -5
Check out my site I have perches, chin and bird!
Hugs
Sally
Just ask if there is a flavor if you don't see what you want!
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Post by rockysmom on Aug 8, 2008 14:54:19 GMT -5
No problem. |
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Post by Shasta on Aug 9, 2008 0:59:22 GMT -5
Ah poop I didn't know that the manzanita perches were ok to use. I've seen those everywhere,but was unsure so I didn't purchase any. Umm concerned here...is grapevine perches different from grape wood perches? When I bought my perches at petco the tags on them read grape wood,which I assumed was the same thing as grape vine. When I look at Sally's site her perches of grapevine look alot different. Here's the ones at petco.. www.petco.com/product/102739/Mac-s-Natural-Wood-Grapevine-Perchs-for-Birds.aspx The site reads grapevine,but tag grape wood. I hope I didn't put something bad in their cages,I assumed it was the same thing. |
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Post by rockysmom on Aug 9, 2008 1:32:53 GMT -5
Your fine. KW Cages sells them as grapewood as well. That link actually lists them as wood grapevine.
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Post by Shasta on Aug 9, 2008 1:34:33 GMT -5
Ok good to know,I thought so,but just want to be safe. Thanks!
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Post by vafurries on Aug 9, 2008 20:01:17 GMT -5
I generally agree with Erin. Looking at that page the manzanita and cholla perches are great for chins. I'd check out the tooty fruity perches because they may also have added sugar for that "fruity" flavor. Sugar just does bad things to their little guts.
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Post by gretling on Aug 9, 2008 20:19:07 GMT -5
I can't remember what the safety perch was made of, but I saw them at the nearby Petsmart and remember thinking they weren't safe. Just a random question on the tooty fruity perch...are they actually cholla or is it just made to mimick cholla? I read the description and it doesn't sound like it's actually cholla (calcium and bee pollen...I know the calcium is bad for chins, or at least too much of it like I would assume it is here, but I'm not sure about the bee pollen)
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Post by vafurries on Aug 9, 2008 20:27:14 GMT -5
I can't remember what the safety perch was made of, but I saw them at the nearby Petsmart and remember thinking they weren't safe. Just a random question on the tooty fruity perch...are they actually cholla or is it just made to mimick cholla? I read the description and it doesn't sound like it's actually cholla (calcium and bee pollen...I know the calcium is bad for chins, or at least too much of it like I would assume it is here, but I'm not sure about the bee pollen) I would just avoid those to be safe. |
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Post by The Chinettes & Aimee on Aug 9, 2008 23:01:55 GMT -5
I read that fur was ok for chins so I bought fur perches from the bird section at my local Petsmart... Please tell me thats not bad cuz they are cheap an the girls like them!!!
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Post by chinniewinnie on Aug 10, 2008 5:07:13 GMT -5
I read that fur was ok for chins so I bought fur perches from the bird section at my local Petsmart... Please tell me thats not bad cuz they are cheap an the girls like them!!! Fur perches?  ? Not sure what ya mean? |
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Post by tinam on Aug 10, 2008 10:19:58 GMT -5
I never heard of fur perches in the bird section.
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Post by mistywaterwoman on Aug 10, 2008 11:14:46 GMT -5
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Post by The Chinettes & Aimee on Aug 10, 2008 13:47:58 GMT -5
I know I am a jackass sometimes!!! LOLOL...
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Post by equusus on Aug 10, 2008 14:35:25 GMT -5
I use regular pine 2x4 cut offs to make perches. You can get scraps at Lowes or Home Depot, just make sure they are pine and NOT treated! You can also get hardware that is a wood screw at one end and a bolt at the other end- screw into the end of the wood and then use a nut and washer to bolt it to your cage. Cheap, chewable and safe.
april
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