Fran,
   Too old !!!  Heck, when I made the treck across country, I was 47...darn 
near killed me , but what the heck !!  I wouldn't do it for a 
business.....I just about had heart failure making one move with my own 
animals, and would be just as heart broken if I lost an animal that belonged 
to someone else....I would be holding my rbeath until after each trip was 
over.
   Okay, for lights, I use two 48" lights in one ballist over each row of
bird cages....they are hung maybe 15" above the cages, and I have two rows 
of cages that allow the light to shine in the cage unobstructed.  I was 
concerned that they may get sunburned, but that hasn't happened...they look 
fine, eat well, have beautiful colors, and are a joy to have with me 
especially during the winter.....  Someone told me they had an "Enviornmental 
CD" from the Tropical Rain Forest that they like to play during the long cold 
winters...I just laughed, and told them that I had one too, but it was 
LIVE",
and came on at appointed times throughout the day.....
                                   Patti
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