Parakeet Cage Tips

Video Transcript

"We're talking about caging requirements for a budgie. I recommend a two foot by two foot by two foot cage as a minimal requirement for these birds. They are very active fliers; they need a lot of room to flap their wings. This cage is a two and a half feet by one and half by one and a half, so this is adequate. I don't recommend any very tall cage, with just a very circular or cages that are taller than they are wide, because these birds will pretty much only utilize the highest horizontal space so if the highest horizontal space they have in a cage is only twelve inches or one foot all around, they'll pretty much just sit at the very top of that cage and only use that twelve inches. Whereas if you get a longer cage as in this one, they'll actually use the entire two and half foot length of the cage to go back and forth since these birds want to try to get to the highest spot possible. This way the length of the cage is the highest spot so they'll use more of the space of the cage than if you just got a tall cage. Also I don't like round cages and the birds don't like round cages because it offers no sense of protection for these birds. A lot of times if they want to back up into a corner or feel safe, they want to try and actually get into a corner of the cage. You can even cover a side of it so they can have a place to hide. Whereas if you have a wide open cage that has no corners, these birds can start feeling panicked all the time because they don't ever feel like they can get away from the commotion. Pricing for a cage this size generally runs about fifty dollars at your local pet store. You can get them online for as little as thirty, thirty five, and they go upwards. Obviously this is not the biggest cage you should get. You can get a bigger cage. This size would be fine for two to three birds or just one bird. It doesn't have to be smaller if you have just one bird. Again, they are very, very active little animals. This is a young bird so he's passing out but most of the time they are very active and hoping all over the place so lots of exercise is really good for these birds. And you want to keep them active, and occupied, and stimulated, so the bigger the better, but, again, if you want a minimum requirement, I recommend at least two square of feet of space in every direction for these birds when buying a cage."