How to Choose a Cage For Your Budgie
Just like it's important to people, having the right house is important to your budgie.
It can make a huge difference in your budgie's quality of life.
But, how do you go about choosing the right cage? Size The obvious consideration is size.
A budgie needs to have enough room to stretch its wings.
There should be enough room in the cage for a short flap between perches.
Bizarrely the cages that the pet shops try to sell you as 'single bird cages' are way too small for a budgie - you'd think they would want to sell you a decent sized cage to make more money.
A cage that small isn't spacious to start off with, but when you put in a couple of toys and other furniture it gets really cramped.
Your budgie needs a cage that's at least 18 inches long by 12 inches wide, and between 12 and 15 inches high.
Cages that size give a single budgie plenty of room to stretch its wings and move around, and won't feel cluttered with a little furniture in them.
Now, for some budgie owners the cost of a large cage is stumbling block - I get that.
But it's a one time investment, and it's worth saving up for a little longer to get a decent sized cage.
It'll make a big difference to your budgie's quality of life.
The Bars Now, size is a pretty obvious consideration, but it's easy to overlook the bars on the cage.
You see, often bird cages are put together with most of the bars going vertically.
The problem is that your budgie can't grip them properly, it'll slide down the bars when it tries to grip them.
Amusing as that is to watch, it's got to be annoying for your budgie.
So look for a cage with horizontal bars, that way your budgie can grip them properly and climb around easily.
Ease of Cleaning It's easy enough to find cages now that have slide out bottom trays and removable tops.
These features are pretty standard in most new cages, but you want to check, because picking a cage that hasn't got them will give you a bit of a headache.
Well, your budgie won't care one bit about this.
But having features like these in the cage make it a lot easier to clean, because it's easy to get at all the corners.
Summary
It can make a huge difference in your budgie's quality of life.
But, how do you go about choosing the right cage? Size The obvious consideration is size.
A budgie needs to have enough room to stretch its wings.
There should be enough room in the cage for a short flap between perches.
Bizarrely the cages that the pet shops try to sell you as 'single bird cages' are way too small for a budgie - you'd think they would want to sell you a decent sized cage to make more money.
A cage that small isn't spacious to start off with, but when you put in a couple of toys and other furniture it gets really cramped.
Your budgie needs a cage that's at least 18 inches long by 12 inches wide, and between 12 and 15 inches high.
Cages that size give a single budgie plenty of room to stretch its wings and move around, and won't feel cluttered with a little furniture in them.
Now, for some budgie owners the cost of a large cage is stumbling block - I get that.
But it's a one time investment, and it's worth saving up for a little longer to get a decent sized cage.
It'll make a big difference to your budgie's quality of life.
The Bars Now, size is a pretty obvious consideration, but it's easy to overlook the bars on the cage.
You see, often bird cages are put together with most of the bars going vertically.
The problem is that your budgie can't grip them properly, it'll slide down the bars when it tries to grip them.
Amusing as that is to watch, it's got to be annoying for your budgie.
So look for a cage with horizontal bars, that way your budgie can grip them properly and climb around easily.
Ease of Cleaning It's easy enough to find cages now that have slide out bottom trays and removable tops.
These features are pretty standard in most new cages, but you want to check, because picking a cage that hasn't got them will give you a bit of a headache.
Well, your budgie won't care one bit about this.
But having features like these in the cage make it a lot easier to clean, because it's easy to get at all the corners.
Summary
- Get a cage that's at least 18 inches long by 12 inches wide, and between 12 and 15 inches high.
- Make sure the bars are horizontal so your budgie can grip them easily.
- Find a cage with a slide out bottom-tray, or other features that make it easy to clean.
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