chams1
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I have had quite a few of you ask me how I keep my melleri, and especially my use of large birdcages. So, I decided to post pictures of my latest creation. I have typically used large parrot cages (the largest size cages work best) or Iguanariums/Iguana Kingdoms when they still made them because of the size of the bars. It is very hard on melleri feet to climb on screen because of their weight. The larger bars allow them to surf their enclosure without causing any stress and/or damage to their feet and claws. I have had much success using these types of enclosures for my melleri and they have done very well. This particular cage was a used parrot cage I found at one of my local stores - it is 4.5' tall x 3' wide x 2.5' deep. Add a few plants, downed branches from a recent storm, a couple parrot perches, a vine and there you have it. The last picture is Magna Cham, dad to the melleri eggs that are cooking, in his new cage. Yes, GoFast, I FINALLY got it done. (P.S. I'm still not quite done. I still have to add some hardware cloth around the bottom openings.)