Home Made Play Gym

[shawna]

I've wanted to buy a playgym for my budgies for some time now. But I wasn't able to find one at any local petshops and didn't want to order online. So I decided to make my own. My husband recently pruned some of our trees. I found the ideal branch and let it dry in the sun for a few days.

I spent this morning rigging it up. The base is in a huge plantpot. And it is adorned with lots of toys. I'm going to rig up a few seed dishes for them but haven't gotten around to that yet.

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Max and Jewel get to try it out first.

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[Budgie_Birthday]

Very cool! :) I wish I could do that ........

[Mavish]

Wow! I'm thinking of making one too.

[Joey]

Im thinking of making a small one......maybe

[Enna]

beautiful. Quick question. Would cherry tree branches be good to use

[Budgiekin]

That's quite the play gym Shawna! Well done!! I love it!! :p

[shawna]

beautiful. Quick question. Would cherry tree branches be good to use

I think most fruit trees are safe for budgies. You can check this link though http://www.mdvaden.com/bird_page.shtml

I would have used my apple tree branches but the maple seemed to have the best shape. Something with branches that go to the sides more than straight up. I had to tie in some perches so the budgies wouldn't have to hang sideways all the time :)

[snowy]

AWWWWW I WANT THAT FOR SNOWY lol:p

[Kelly27]

I would love to make one if i could...:( My budgies would be terrified of it though at first, especially Chrissie!!
Kelly
xXx :)

[Adottybird]

A "budgie tree" I love it! :)

[Amy]

That must have taken ages to make!

[BUUZBEE]

Thats fantastic, they must be in budgie heaven!

[shawna]

That must have taken ages to make!

Nope. I did it in a morning. I fiddled with it a bit changing things around but really it was easy. I recommend it for everyone - even on a smaller scale.

[shawna]

Well here are some shots of the birds in the playgym.

Jewel checks out the seed dish I tied on. She was more interested in the rope than the seed.
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And she peeks out at me from behind a branch.
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Sylvester chews on one of the twigs.
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Max takes time for a little fluff.
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Wylie and Sylvester chewing.
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I let 5 of the more tame ones out to play together.
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[Bee]

Aww :) Your budgies are adorable! Not to mention your wonderful stick gym. I was acctually thinking of making one myself. Thanks for the great idea. :D

[BUUZBEE]

jewel is very pretty!