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噴沙棲木既昂貴又會傷害鳥腳，可以用砂紙包覆棲木的下半部，鳥抓著棲木時就順便磨平爪子而不會傷到肉蹼。要挑選直徑適中的棲木，使鳥爪的尖端剛好可以接觸到下面的砂紙。要根據鳥兒體型的大小選用較細或較粗的砂紙，如果找不到粗細不同的砂紙，那麼，質地較粗的砂紙對大型和小型鳥兒都適用，不過質地較細的砂紙就不適用於大型鳥兒了。
必須選用無毒的黏膠（連小朋友「誤食」都無害的黏膠！）如果黏膠黏不住棲木，可以用刷油漆時用的紙質無痕膠帶纏繞砂紙將它固定，直到黏膠乾了為止（約需5小時到一夜的時間，視品牌而定 ）。
撕開無痕膠帶，瞧！完成了。
註1：鳥嘴無堅不摧（即使是質地堅硬的棲木亦難倖免）。所以在被「啃光」之後，再重複上面所述的製作程序。
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在鳥籠底部舖上木頭刨花（和用來墊在兔子等動物窩裡所用的木頭刨花一樣）。這樣每天就可以很輕鬆地清除髒污的部分並保持乾淨。墊在籠底的木頭刨花每隔十天就必須全部換新。
木頭比其他種類的材料更能去除異味，而且更能吸收鳥兒的排泄物。
最好把鳥籠底部的網架拿掉，這樣萬一鳥兒跌下來，會掉在柔軟的木頭刨花墊上，而不是硬梆梆的金屬上面，如此牠們就不會摔痛或受傷。
註2：如果你有養寵物，只能用比例為1：1的醋水混合液來清理房子、籠子、棲木…等寵物會接觸到的地方，主人自己應使用無毒的皮膚保養乳液，這樣當你每天在撫摸親愛的狗兒、貓咪、鳥兒後，寵物不會因接觸到有害的保養品而得病。
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| 1.材料： 棲木、無毒黏膠、砂紙、無痕膠帶、捲尺、筆、刀片、直尺或可以畫直線的物品 | 2. 量出棲木圓周一半的長度 | 3. 將量出來的長度標示在砂紙上 |
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| 4. 把砂紙割成適當的大小 | 5. 將兩端稍微折成弧形以配合棲木的弧度 | 6. 在砂紙背面塗上黏膠 |
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| 7. 輕輕地把砂紙按壓在棲木上，才不會傷到你的皮膚（可以戴上工作手套） | 8. 用無痕膠帶緊緊纏繞棲木… | 9. 直到砂紙末端為止 |
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| 10. 待黏膠乾了之後，撕開無痕膠帶 | 11. 刮除砂紙外面乾掉的黏膠 | 12. 棲木製作完成--可以派上用場了！ |
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Tips from Master
for Bird Lovers
1. Sand perches are expensive and hurtful. Use sand paper to cover the under-half of the perches so the birds’ nails will be trimmed automatically without hurting their feet. Choose perches of the right size that allow their nail tips just to touch the sandpaper underneath. Use finer or coarser sandpaper, according to the bird’s size. If different grit sandpaper cannot be found, then coarser sandpaper is okay for both big and small birds, but finer sandpaper is not suitable for big birds.
You have to ask for non-toxic glue (so even children can “eat” it without harm!). If the glue doesn’t stick to the perch, secure with painter’s tape around the sandpaper to keep it in place until glue dries (five hours to overnight, depending on the brand).
Remove painter’s tape, and voil!
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**Note 1: Nothing lasts forever with their beaks (even hard perches). So please repeat the same process after “eaten” up.
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| 1. Materials: Perch, non-toxic glue, sandpaper, painter’s tape, measuring tape, pen, blade cutter, ruler or straight-edged object. | 2. Measure 1/2 the circumference of the perch. | 3. Mark the measurement on sandpaper. |
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| 4. Cut sandpaper to the right size. | 5. Bend sides a little to accommodate perch. | 6. Apply glue on back side of sandpaper. |
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| 7. Press sandpaper onto perch gently, so as not to hurt your skin (can use working gloves). | 8. Wrap painter’s tape tightly around perch. | 9. …till the end of sandpaper section. |
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| 10. After glue dries, peel away painter’s tape. | 11. Scrape off excess dried glue. | 12. Finished perch—ready to use! |
2. Use wood shavings (same packets used as bedding and litter for rabbits, etc.) to line the bottom of birdcages. It’s very easy to scoop away every day and keep clean. Change the entire bedding every 10 days.
The wood deodorizes and absorbs any birds’ waste more than other kinds of materials.
Removing the bottom mesh from the cage would be best. This is so that if the bird falls, he lands on a soft bed of wood shavings instead of hard metal, therefore not getting hurt or injured.
** Note 2: If you have pets, use only mixed vinegar-water solution (50%-50%) to clean houses, cages, perches, etc… And use non-toxic skin cream to avoid causing illness to your beloved dogs, cats, birds, etc… when they come in contact with it through your handling daily. ♥
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