Cage installed in front of Camera, now night vision not 100%

Hey, I’ve installed a wire cage over the outside of my Floodlight Pro wired cam (as the last camera was damaged & stolen). During the day the camera records & picks up motion fine, in low light (dusk onwards) the IR lens isn’t picking up lighting. I know the cage will be blocking the surrounding light; though does anyone have an idea what I can do to resolve this - besides removing the cage? Ie cut out parts of the wire cage to allow light in - Cheers. [Current view of camera] - with the cage (https://ibb.co/s6mVjTv) [After activating light & then turning light off](https://ibb.co/5sjhR69) -> this is the quality of the view I used to get prior to the cage.