Materials:
-1 cubical 9 cube storage unit by Essential Home available at Kmart
-1 cubical 3 cube storage unit by Essential Home available at Kmart
-4 foam boards available at Kmart
-approximately 3' x 3 1/2' hardware cloth
-approximately 1' x 5' coroplast
-10 small parakeet water fountains (purchased at walmart, link is for a different site)
aspen bedding available at Wal-mart
2 rolls of contact paper
Foam rubber padding
12 Hefty plastic picnic cups
Cage:
Assemble shelving as instructed on box.
Cut foam rubber padding 10 1/2" x 10 1/2" and attach to inside top of cage
Cut hardware cloth 35" x 9 1/2" (4 pieces)
Cut an opening approximately 3" x 3" for a door
attach hardware cloth to the fronts of each level with staples, leaving 4-5" open on the top above the doorway to allow the coroplast to slide up and down (door)
Cut coroplast 4" x 13" to cover door
Pans:
Cut foam board 12 1/2" x 12 1/2"
fold sides in and attach with tape
Cover bottoms of pan with contact paper; fill with aspen shavings
Cups:
The cups are for feed cups, simply cut about 1" to 1 1/2" off the bottom of the cup for a 'feeder'
Some of the happy residents
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