Thank you to everyone who replied with advice!

I would love to do an outside enclosure for this little guy, but we live only about a mile from Mt. Diablo State Park, so we get all kinds of wanderers (Racoons, opossums, wild rats, foxes, coyotes) thru our neighborhood. I even pull my dogs in @ night after my lab/shar pei lost a chunk of his ear fighting w/ who knows what in the back yard.

The boxie came w/ a 32x16x20 cage. I've cleaned the hell out of it and have tried to make him as comfortable as possible for the time being. My plan is to build a pen of some sort in the garage that will have UV lighting and gradients for both heat and moisture.

I found out that his diet previously consisted of nightcrawlers and yogurt. I cringed. He's been on a steady diet of leafy(collard & mustard) greens, strawberries, carrots, apples, and boiled chicken since he got here. I'm going to get him some meal worms and a cuttle bone to help keep his beak worn down once I trim it. I also plan on trying my hand at those 'boxie food balls' that Boxienuts posted.

Thanks again for the advice. I'll keep you posted on the progress.

Wayne
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