WildNectarine
In the Brooder
- Mar 17, 2025
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Good evening my beloved BYC.
Today, I believe I am the humble bearer of great possible news from the front lines of pet quail care innovation.
To preface this post, I have been grappling with pet quail cages for about half a decade now.
Or, rather, the absolute lack of them. You’ll find that most any enclosure used for pet quail is intended for an entirely separate animal. And, after personally suffering the loss of too many a good little friend in nightmarish flushing incidents involving the commonly used hard-topped cages, such as ones geared towards rabbits, i.e. hutches, commercial pet shop bought cages, and C&C cages, what began as a simple frustration with the lack of pet quail specific housing, has morphed itself into a personal crusade of mine in their name.
I’ve spent the staggering majority of my free time, hundreds of hours, scouring the web and stores alike. And, I believe I have stumbled upon the unlikely catch-all to indoor quail-housing.
Mosquito nets intended for beds.
No, no. Don’t click away, now. I am not kidding with you here.
A number of months ago, I curiously purchased one online from Amazon for less than $50 USD. A “pop-up,” twin sized model, featuring a solid and rising fabric floor, meant for you to place a mattress inside; that, for myself, worked to successfully contain the bedding. I set a few birds within, and, so far, it’s starkly proven to be sufficiently flimsy enough as to not result in any sort of injury, no matter how violently they flush.
Is this the beginning of a new era for pet quail keeping? The starting point for designing more accurately specific quail housing? I’m starting to think so. But I’d still adore all of your’s thoughts.
Today, I believe I am the humble bearer of great possible news from the front lines of pet quail care innovation.
To preface this post, I have been grappling with pet quail cages for about half a decade now.
Or, rather, the absolute lack of them. You’ll find that most any enclosure used for pet quail is intended for an entirely separate animal. And, after personally suffering the loss of too many a good little friend in nightmarish flushing incidents involving the commonly used hard-topped cages, such as ones geared towards rabbits, i.e. hutches, commercial pet shop bought cages, and C&C cages, what began as a simple frustration with the lack of pet quail specific housing, has morphed itself into a personal crusade of mine in their name.
I’ve spent the staggering majority of my free time, hundreds of hours, scouring the web and stores alike. And, I believe I have stumbled upon the unlikely catch-all to indoor quail-housing.
Mosquito nets intended for beds.
No, no. Don’t click away, now. I am not kidding with you here.
A number of months ago, I curiously purchased one online from Amazon for less than $50 USD. A “pop-up,” twin sized model, featuring a solid and rising fabric floor, meant for you to place a mattress inside; that, for myself, worked to successfully contain the bedding. I set a few birds within, and, so far, it’s starkly proven to be sufficiently flimsy enough as to not result in any sort of injury, no matter how violently they flush.
Is this the beginning of a new era for pet quail keeping? The starting point for designing more accurately specific quail housing? I’m starting to think so. But I’d still adore all of your’s thoughts.
