What stand or cage do I need for my bird?
101L x 69.5W x 200H 122W x 82L x 179H 123W x 95L x 185H
The following are examples and sizes of some available cages and stands for parrots. Always buy a powder coated cage or stand and bigger really is better for your parrot, especially if you work and they will be spending the better part of the day in it. They are used to a lot of space here. If you choose to go slightly smaller, they should be able to fully extend their wings and flap without touching any part of the cage. Having a smaller cage means your bird needs to spend more time outside of his cage. This does not mean that having a big cage means your bird can stay in there for days! If you do choose to buy a second hand cage make sure you know its history and thoroughly pull it apart and disinfect it, even this may not be enough to clear it of any potential nasties. Beware that you are risking the health of your bird who can get sick from another birds old cage either because you have missed something, not all bacteria and pests are visible, or you haven't rinsed off your chemical cleaners properly. Birds have developed disease and died from second hand cages. If you decide to disinfect an old cage F10 is the only disinfectant I really approve.
You can make your own stand using a large Christmas tree stand and a safe tree branch or tree from your garden: check out "Natural chew toys" for what is safe and unsafe. We made a stand out of a tree that fell down during a cyclone! We also made a temporary travel stand out of star pickets, branches with nails hammered into each end and some rope. We slotted the nailed ends into the holes in the star pickets and sandwiched the whole thing together, we then wrapped rope around the picket and the branch for extra stability.
The following are examples and sizes of some available cages and stands for parrots. Always buy a powder coated cage or stand and bigger really is better for your parrot, especially if you work and they will be spending the better part of the day in it. They are used to a lot of space here. If you choose to go slightly smaller, they should be able to fully extend their wings and flap without touching any part of the cage. Having a smaller cage means your bird needs to spend more time outside of his cage. This does not mean that having a big cage means your bird can stay in there for days! If you do choose to buy a second hand cage make sure you know its history and thoroughly pull it apart and disinfect it, even this may not be enough to clear it of any potential nasties. Beware that you are risking the health of your bird who can get sick from another birds old cage either because you have missed something, not all bacteria and pests are visible, or you haven't rinsed off your chemical cleaners properly. Birds have developed disease and died from second hand cages. If you decide to disinfect an old cage F10 is the only disinfectant I really approve.
You can make your own stand using a large Christmas tree stand and a safe tree branch or tree from your garden: check out "Natural chew toys" for what is safe and unsafe. We made a stand out of a tree that fell down during a cyclone! We also made a temporary travel stand out of star pickets, branches with nails hammered into each end and some rope. We slotted the nailed ends into the holes in the star pickets and sandwiched the whole thing together, we then wrapped rope around the picket and the branch for extra stability.
WARNING: DO NOT LEAVE YOUR BIRD ALONE WHEN ON A HARNESS!