Buy the Biggest Cage you can

It is obviously true that pet birds live in a world very alien to the natural one they belong in. Any and all birds in nature have amazing amounts of open space available to them. It is tragic that so many companion birds live their lives within the confines of a small cage.

Cages are important to have. Your bird should usually not be closed in them when you’re home and awake, though. Cages protect your beloved bird from danger when you are asleep or aren’t home, keep them easy to find for emergency personnel if you are away, and prevent horrible accidents like stepping on your bird when you get up in the morning. When you cannot watch them, they must be kept safe.

This is a bit boring video, but it shows Doug’s daytime cage and some of it’s features.

This is why you need to buy the biggest cage or cages you can afford. A sleeping cage can be small, and by small I mean about the size the pet store recommended for a day cage. But for the cage your loved one spends all day in while you’re at work or school, you should look for these things:

• It should be as big as you can afford, or better yet, as HUGE. Any max size you’ve heard recommended is wrong.
• The bar spacing must be a safe size for your bird, one close enough that they cannot get their head stuck in it.
• It’s gotta be easy to clean, because if it’s not, you won’t clean it as much.
• A big door is ideal, many birds get more territorial if the door is small.
• Look for the cage you can get with the best features for the price, without sacrificing size.
• Think of your bird’s unique needs. Does it need a lot of height to accommodate it’s tail length, or maybe lots of width so it can fly side to side? Many birds like to climb vertically more than horizontally.

Some people think I’ve gone absurd when they see the size of my little green cheek conure’s cage, but I assure you, it is teeny and cramped compared to the wild open sky that he deserves. If your bird is currently living in a cage that is not particularly big, you really do owe him or her more. The current cage can be converted into a sleep cage, which is what we did with Doug’s first cage after we found the daytime one we wanted.

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