i'd like some advice about cages for cockatiels. i'm quite happy with the size of joey's cage but at the moment i am using sanded sheets for the bottom of the cage. he is quite a messy bird and i have to change the sheets every day, it's costing us a fortune.

i have seen a new cage on the net which has no tray to pull out for cleaning, the top lifts off, and it has a grid which lies on the bottom to stop birdie being in his own muck. i am very tempted to buy one but then someone has said the the sanded sheets are good for birdie feet.

any help would be much appreciated, thanks