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Thanks for the helpful replies! I'll suspend a few pieces in a tree, and see what ensues!

RodBacon wrote:Thanks for the helpful replies! I'll suspend a few pieces in a tree, and see what ensues!

Rod you might as well hang an old rag in the tree,just crush some up and put it in a bowl.You can also crush up some cuttle bone with it and change it when it looks abit stale.
Putting large lumps of charcoal in your aviary works for a little while but it goes stale really quick by absorbing moisture etc. Craig

Craig52 wrote:

RodBacon wrote:Thanks for the helpful replies! I'll suspend a few pieces in a tree, and see what ensues!

Rod you might as well hang an old rag in the tree,just crush some up and put it in a bowl.You can also crush up some cuttle bone with it and change it when it looks abit stale.
Putting large lumps of charcoal in your aviary works for a little while but it goes stale really quick by absorbing moisture etc. Craig

Thanks for the advice Craig! I have a 2-bowl swivel setup installed in one wall of the aviary, so I suspect I'll use one bowl for cuttlebone/charcoal, and the other for live foods. Methinks a trip to the beach is in order very soon, perhaps after the next storm!

Nice...Glad I found this post as I have a wood fire cranking almost every weekend atm. Free source of charcoal for the Gouldians