Has anyone found a way to 'protect' the cord for birds who come out on their cages frequently?
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You might remove the whole light assy when they are out. It removes easily & put of the way, no worries
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When my BHC is on top of his cage I move the light as far back on the cage as it will go. The arm that holds the wire up is to far out of reach for Pepper to be interested in.
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We let the cord remain in place on the ground. Outdoor cords tolerate extreme weather. If concerned about the connection between drop cord & bird bath, there are covers that can be purchased on Amazon, and they are also sold in big box home improvement stores.
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Yes, I had my cover stolen. I replaced the cord supplied with SS cable. I put a loop at each end and used a padlock. It works great!!! Good luck.
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Listen all use the springs from 2 click type ball point pens, take the springs screw them in such away as they wrap around the wire in front of the usb and the pin plug. A dab of super glue at the top of the spring ends and they wont unwind them selves and I guarantee the wire will never break there again but it will not protect the rest of the cord from my cat LOL she likes my iPhone wire to chew on
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Be really careful with those. 2 babies died recently from strangulation. :-( im not sure how they work exactly but I would doubt it if it has cords
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There is a split in the Crittercord that runs the total length of it. After installing I found that wrapping a piece of tape or something similar around each end helps keep the ends of the Crittercord around the wire. Personally, I actually used a small automotive screw clamp like those that would be used on a fuel line. My dogs kept pulling the tape off. I've had good luck with the Crittercord. I have thirteen Bichon Frise's in the house and not one of them has touched the cords since its installation.
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You can try epoxy, I was sorry i bought the cages, they were really junky. we went to a garden store and bought good ones. Terrible product!
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I haven't had a problem, my bird feeders hang from the soffits of my roof overhang. I do this to keep the squirrels and raccoons from getting at them.
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I think it is, I my opion they save money on the gauge of the wire and the thickness of the cage posts. I have pacific parrotlets in mine, but they aren't really chewing on the cage. I've had cheap cages and they do start chewing on the coatings when they start to peal off, but after about a year there hasn't been any change in the cage material. It nice to be able to separate two birds, especially since one of the females is in heat right now.
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I used this in a raised bed, some large containers, and around some newly planted plants. It seemed to help keep the critters out of those, but I think it would take a truckload to work around my fence, and eventually the rain washes it away. On my fence I have tried putting a one-foot-wide chicken wire topper to discourage them climbing over, tree tanglefoot spread on the chainlink, spraying with garlic oil, spraying with orange oil, even aluminum foil. I just purchased an electric fence charger and wire from amazon and will be installing that near the top of the fence. Maybe THAT will stop the raccoons.
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Hi Summer. Absolutely ! Squirrels, Raccoons, rats, opposum, everything on two and four feet find wires and antenna cables delicious. I have a Red Shouldered Hawk that lands on my ( several ) short wave radio antennas that pecks at and chews the insulation almost daily,. I've seen smaller birds also do the same thing as well. Sun ( I'm in the sunshine state ) also takes it's toll. I don't have that problem w/ the solar panel though as it sits in a box on the shelf w/ other items I've had no luck with. Nothing comes to mind right now on how to prevent the chewing problem other than a product I used year ago to keep pigeons and squirrels away ( Tanglefoot ). guess it burns their feet. Hope this helps and TNX Rb
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Yes, that is what I do. I run a bailing wire through it and wire it to a fence post. Keep up with it, they will disappear quickly in the beginning and slow down as you start weed out the critters.
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Greetings Joe,The most common option to keep the cord cover in place is double sided tape.If you have carpeted floors you can use velcro tape.If you have any questions, please let us know.
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Cathy explained it just right. Works like a charm. My birds love it! Use a really good heavy duty outdoor cord . The picture shown here is good too.
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I have not had problems with birds, but have had 2 black snakes get tangled in it when it was on the ground-- I used it to protect my tulips, and when the foilage died, it was on the ground and they got trapped in it.
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That's what I did. I also had to put chicken wire (i used the plastic kind) across the bottom of the little coop because the hens were digging holes. also I zip tied the 2 sections together because the latches didn't work well. now they are pretty secure.
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Yes, there is a metal tab attached to the cord above the unit. I attach a length of chain to it, wrap it around the power pedestal and put a padlock on it. It certainly is not theft proof but it would slow them down.