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hey all we will move soon and im sooooo happy my birds will have there own room. I have umbrella cockatoo and a conure. In the room there will be my hasmter and my fish tank and the 2 birds. Can anyone give me any ideas on what to add in the bird room or if you got any pics, also painting on the walls, toys for the bird to hang on the wall ect.. anything will be a big help for me. i cant wait for this bird well pet room )

Okay for painting wall of course do this without the birds in the house and let cure and air out for as long as possible. Use childsafe paint and should do wonderful. For your entertainment or possibly theirs you could add leaf stencil designs or jungle murals etc.

Toys -- I would suggest a boing hanging from the ceiling and or a nice swing with toys suspended on it (try to make sure that the birds will be easily reachable even if on the boing or swing or they can be almost impossible to get down if they are in a "mood", a large playgym with lots of toys hanging on it, a climbing net can even be hung on one wall with wood, acrylic etc toys hanging all over it. If you have the option of redoing he floor go with something easily cleanable, hardwood, tile or vinyl flooring. This will keep the dust down and make it much easier to clean messes.

Make sure your fish tank has a full cover so no birds can get into it.

You could even make a playarea for your hamster in one corner or side of the room with a "playpen" type area and chewable toys for him/her. Although be careful not to have your cockatoo and hamster out at the same time as there have been many accidents with large birds and small rodents, mammals and even smaller birds. A very nice tame bird can still follow its instincts and attack a tiny animal. Also even though I am sure you already do make sure to supervise your birds out time if you let them out together. Even if they get along well a playful act can turn into a sad ending when two birds are so different in size.

hi ther thanks soo much for the great ideas. When we move i will have the room painted and the house before bring all the pets int he new home. I never let all the pet out at the same time just incase YOU NEVER KNOW, they take turns. My 5 galeen fish tank have a cover so thats a good thing you are very helpfull and good ideas. for the boing well i had gootem one for her and BOOM she riped it all up and fell of the celing once thank god that it was a low flooring and it wqs near her cage and she used her wings to fly a bit. Her wings are cut but she tryed to fly. thanks again
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