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Posted: **Thu Feb 07, 2013 9:47 am**

There is always an incredible mess next to my bird cage due to seeds being flung everywhere. Any idea as to how to reduce this problem?

Posted: **Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:06 am**

Just off the top of my head, covered seed cups, making the wire side solid or feeding on the floor of the enclosure.

Posted: **Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:26 am**

If they are in a cage you can go to your better equipped pet store and get a skirt that will go around the base of the cage...

I have one that is white and transparent around my 18"x18"x30" flight... they come in all kinds of sizes... below are some links to ones similar one that I have...

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/p ... atid=20947

http://www.petsolutions.com/C/Bird-Cove ... uards.aspx

They catch everything because I wrap it around underneath and when its time to clean the cage I pull it slowly down and take it to the trash can and shake it out there... I really like it!!!

Posted: **Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:36 am**

I would consider getting a seed hopper.

http://www.fabulousfinch.com/cart/produ ... 133-0.html

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Posted: **Thu Feb 07, 2013 11:25 am**

bugaboo5 wrote: I would consider getting a seed hopper.

http://www.fabulousfinch.com/cart/produ ... 133-0.html

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I've always wondered if the seed hopper would accomodate seed with bigger pieces of dried fruit & nut in it,not too big of pieces,finch size?

Posted: **Thu Feb 07, 2013 12:21 pm**

Here is a quick pick of what I have on a cage... the slack in the front actually holds everything that would otherwise be all over the floor...

I had originally went with the seed hopper but kept getting clogs with bigger pieces... but I was only able to find one that I liked... you may not be as picky as I...

Posted: **Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:10 pm**

debbie276 wrote: feeding on the floor of the enclosure.

This made a huge difference for me. I had been using the seed cups that came with my cage, the ones that attach to the side of the cage. Now that I feed them from dishes on the floor of the cage, away from the edge of the cage, I barely have a mess at all!!

It also comes from having a bigger cage than I did before. When I had my first finches in their small cage, it was a colossal mess because there wasn't much place for the seeds to go, and they were also bored because they didn't have much space to do things so they ate a lot more and therefore had more mess. Not that you have to go buy a huge cage to stop the mess, but just something I noticed from my experience.

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