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Substrate for Bird Cages! | BirdNerdSophie AD
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ก.ค. 2024
- I hope you enjoyed learning more about using substrate instead of bars or cage liners in your parrot cage! Substrate can be used with all birds, from budgies and cockatiels, to macaws and ringnecks!
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Substrate is such a game changer for birds, so cool for them!
It really opens up the cage for them!
Thank you for this video.
I use Easichick. My budgies love foraging and playing with it (I add some dry flowers and some seeds there which is great when I have to leave them by themselves) I changed to Easichick few months back (you inspired me!) and I would never go back to bars/paper
It really makes a huge difference to them doesn’t it! I can’t imagine not using it now! Glad your little ones like it!
Great information! Thank you.
Thanks for watching :)
Thank you for such a fabulous video! I'm just about to return to the joys of keeping birds after way too many years and have found a really caring breeder who handles her babies (budgies, cockatiels, conures & kakarikis) from an early age so they are silly tame when they go to their new homes, I've got a HUGE cage ready and over-indulged on some fantastic enrichment toys. I've always liked to give my animals as much mental stimulation as possible so this video really opened my eyes! I'll be checking out Easichick later today...I knew it had rave reviews for chickens but didnt realise you could use it for smaller birds too!
Easichick has changed our flock’s lives! I’m sure your new birds 😍 thanks so much for watching 💙
Hi Sophie! I love how informative your videos are! I just got a wonderful turquoise GCC and I was wondering if I could use kiln dried Aspen bedding.
I can’t use pine since I own other small animals that also have sensitive respiratory systems.
Hey! Thanks so much for watching 💙😊
Yes aspen is safe to use with parrots!
Thank you so much! ❤️
Hey! Thanks for all of the great videos. I have been watching y’all a lot since I’m doing some research before getting a GC conure. I’d love to use easichick, but I can’t seem to find any way to get it in the USA. Would you be able to recommend something similar? I honestly can’t find anything like it that’s also bacteria resistant. Thanks for any advice you can give! 😊
Hey! Thanks for watching 😊 I don’t believe there are any bacteria free options in the US, but lots of my viewers use America's Choice Medium Flake Bedding!
Hi Sophie! Thank you for your amazingly fun and educational content. I always look forward to your videos. I have recently become a bird mom to two parrotlets and I'm looking to add a substrate to their cage base. I'm in South Africa and I found something called kenaf. Do you know if this is safe?
Hey! Could you send me a link to it so I can have a look for you? 😊
I live in Australia is hemp bedding for small animals ok?
I use it for my mice. I have a galah and 4 budgies I would love to start them on substrate floor.
Great videos thank you
Yes hemp would be safe to use with birds!
If ur able to would u have any recommended alternatives to easichick? I live in australia and can’t find anywhere that sells it/will ship it let alone for a price I can afford :/ Currently just use newspaper at the bottom of the cage so they don’t have to walk on the bars and they enjoy shredding that up but I’m keen to give substrate a go see if they enjoy it more
You can use untreated and unscented dust free pine shavings for small animals 😊
Easichick in the USA would be great! Thank you.
Hopefully one day 😊 in the meantime you can get America’s choice medium flake bedding!
Hello again. There is no way I can clean twice a day during the week. I get up at 4:30 and leave for work by 6:00. I can clean in the evenings of course. That being the case, could I still use substrate or should I stick with the bars in the bottom of the cage so she's separated from the droppings? If I can use it, is the CareFresh okay to use in the cage?
When I mention cleaning twice a day, I mean a spot clean, which is removing any poop or old food by hand - it takes me one minute per cage 😊 the. The full proper clean is once a week!
Hello Sophie, I am planning on getting a cockatiel. I have the cage, toys, and metal bowels. I am trying to find a bedding that is like easichick. Is soy candles ok to use? I want everything perfect for my new friend. =) Thank you so much for your videos. I'm still watching all of them. some even twice =)
Hey! 😊 I don’t recommend any candles as they will still be breathing in whatever you are burning!
Good video! I would like to know what kind of substrate you use in your bird stand and for your foraging box (the colourful stuff)? I could use it in my foraging box, it looks a little bit heavier so it won't spread throughout the whole room when the birds fly up.
The colourful stuff is called Carefresh! It’s quite expensive for how much you get but it works for the stand and tray 😊
Is carefresh safe enough? I'm looking to use it more for a foraging box, and I'm worried about potential compaction. I don't think my parrots would eat it but they've never had it before. Currently their foraging box is filled with chunks of various murdered sola balls lol.
Hi Sophie, my avian vet said to avoid substrate, even pine bedding that is dust free because their droppings and stuff in it can be harmful for them in the air. Frustrating because I see so many using it. What are your thoughts and is there something I need to share with my vet about it or is she correct?
It’s perfectly safe to use! 😊 parrots wouldn’t be on bars/ paper in the wild, nor are they in zoos and wildlife parks!
People worry about not being able to check on bird poops but if your bird is out a lot as if should be then you will see their poops when they are out! If a bird is sick, they won’t just do one abnormal poo!
The easichick there isn't a add to cart once on the site it just tells you about it
Easichick isn’t sold directly on their website, individual retailers sell it - we got ours from Millbury Hill in the past 😊
would aspen (usually used for snakes) be an ok bird substrate?
If it’s dust free then yes 😊
Hi ! Great informations, thank you ! I have been on the fence for a while now, debating on whether or not substrate was dangerous for my birdies... I would love to find a similar one in France, but i can't seem to find the same quality here... Do you have any names or Brands that are available in France ?
Have a great day !
I’m glad you enjoyed it 😊 you can use unscented and untreated dust free pine shavings for small animals!
I live in Canada and easy chick substrate isn't available here. Can I use aspin substrate for my bird?
Yes dust free and untreated aspen shavings are fine! 😊
Hay I have 2 budgie, and one Sun Conyer I was wanting to change to substrate but I’m not sure which one to use do u have any recommendations a specific brand I live in the us
I recommend easichick! More info in the video description!
Hello! I live in the USA and I am in need of getting a healthy substrate for the bonded pair I just rescued. I have a green cheeked conure and a disabled love bird, I saw your channel and this would be amazing for them!
Hey! A lot of our US followed use America’s Choice Medium Flake Bedding 😊
I really want to convert my cage to substrate 😃
Random question, is a cockatiel the same size as a green cheek?
What substrate flooring could I get in Australia?
Cockatiels are a bit bigger than green cheeks!
You could use untreated and unscented dust free pine shavings for small animals 😊
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Oh really I thought green cheeks would be bigger!
Perfect! I have some pine shavings that I use for my Guinea piggies!
Hi Sophie!
Thank you for all your informative videos! I'm hooked. :)
Do you have any substrate recommendations for Japan? I've tried looking but there aren't many dust-free options or anything close to nice chunky fibres like Easichick's.
I would appreciate any recommendations you may have. Thank you!
P.S - New owner of a cockatiel and working hard converting my seed addict to a healthy raw diet, your videos have been a tremendous help!!
Hey! I'm glad you find my content useful :)
Untreated and unscented dust free pine shavings for small animals will be safe to use!
@@BirdNerdSophie Thank you for your reply! Thank you, got it. Looking forward to more of your videos! :)
I'm in Australia. I have Alexandrines and a galah. What should I use over here?
Any dust free, untreated and unscented pine shavings for small animals would be fine!
It's very late, so if anyone knows of any good substrate for birds in the US? Or if there are any local places for Ohio?
A lot of my US followers use America’s Choice Medium Flake bedding 😊
How about dried oaten hay, timothy hay or alfalfa hay? Is it safe for cockatiel?
No birds shouldn’t have hay!
@@BirdNerdSophie in my country there's no easichicks.. is it ok if I use brand from Allspan german horse bedding or Brown's Aspen bedding? Actually, I will use it during playtime only just to make them bussy (hide their food under wood chips) so they don't get borred easily..
Can one make DIY substrate? How about using old toy shreds or paper shreds for substrate?
Yes absolutely! 😊
Or could Aspen snake bedding ok for them?
Aspen shavings are safe too! 😊
Hi Sophie, I live in the US I have been using kaytee kob bedding wanted to know if that is to hard for my tiels feet and if so what is an alternative substrate?
I’d recommend using America’s Choice Medium Flake 😊
@@BirdNerdSophie thank you will look into that
I live in the US so I can’t get easichick is there something similar to it in the US?
Dust free untreated and unscented pine shavings for small animals would be fine :)
Could you do a video on eye issues and problems with birds ? If you could no problem if not. My budgie is going through conjunctivitis atm. As I rescue birds I get quite a few different problems with them. But eye problems I don't know too much about
Thanks
I’ll add it to my list!
Thank you so much
can it harm new born baby parakeets if the substate gets stuck on them? their makeshift nest is at the bottom of the cage
I’m no expert in breeding so I can’t advise unfortunately!
Where would I get something similar in Canada? What about hemp bedding? It says 99% dust free ...
That would be fine to use! Any dust free unscented small animal bedding will usually be safe!
@@BirdNerdSophie thank you so much!
never thought of substrate defs gonna add it to my birbs cage just need a substrate that wont go everywhere when they fly
Easichick doesn’t move around when they fly which is why it’s good to use b our birds just love substrate!
@@BirdNerdSophie i will give it a try not sure if they have it here in Australia
@@Datbirb0 you won’t find it there but unscented and untreated dust free pine shavings are perfectly safe to use!
@@BirdNerdSophie ok thank you the advice very informative
@@BirdNerdSophie hi i have been looking but all i find is shavings like the fine shavings not the chips of wood could i have some help finding some alternatives please
What would you use in the netherlands?
Unscented and untreated dust free pine shavings for small animals would work fine too 😊
You could try finding some dust free beech chips as well! I use some from a brand called Chipsi. My budgies love it :P
Thanks for the information. I’m in the U.S. What substrate do you recommend?
I'd recommend checking out untreated and unscented, dust free pine shavings for small animals!
@@BirdNerdSophie would something like eco flake in the us work ? I see stuff at pet stores but they say low dust
@@samanthamummolo3620 I had a search and they don't say dust free or 99% dust free so I'd be cautious about using it! Carefresh is similar and is fine to use!
@@BirdNerdSophie great thank you :)
I live in the U.S and I bought some Carefresh and used it in my birds cages today ( I have a cockatiel and a green cheek conure.) They love it! Especially my conure. She thinks it's the greatest thing ever!!! They do seem to want to explore the bottom of their cages more. Thank you so much for this information!
Hi there, currently living in South Africa do you know of any brands that would be okay?? Alternatively if you could just give me some things to look for and avoid that would be great!! Love your videos xxx
Untreated and unscented dust free pine shavings are fine 😊
@@BirdNerdSophie thank you for all your help. It has been so great to come to your channel and get advice and tips that I can trust. There is just so much information out there it's hard to know what's right and wrong.. Luckily I found you. Xx
@@karienkruger5710 I’m glad you find my content useful! All I want is the best for birds 😊💙