(Part 2) Best products from r/budgies

I just bought this cage about a week ago and I absolutely love it. It doesn't have quite as much vertical height as the Prevue cage, but it has a few things that really sold me.

1.) It comes with some platforms and ladders. My little girl Archie came from Petco with her wings clipped and she won't grow the feathers back in until her first molt in another month, so having the platforms and ladders helps her get around the cage.

2.) The base of the cage is high enough off the ground that my cat can't get to it. I highly recommend this if you have dogs or cats (maybe small children??)

3.) The door is really big and really easy to open. Archie is still pretty wary of hands and having the big open space for my hand to come through has definitely eased some of her anxiety. She feels less trapped. And it doesn't make any noise or shake the cage when you open it.

Anyway I really love this cage and just wanted the opportunity to rave about it. My bird has been so much happier since I got it. Good luck!

Ideally you want perches with different diameters and different textures. In addition, consider an area in the cage where she can stand on a flat surface, if she doesn't regularly run around on tables/floors out of the cage (so she can stretch her toes out flat sometimes. Budgies in the wild actually spend a lot of time on the ground.)

I don't know where you are or where you shop, these are just examples to give you an idea:

Rope perches are very popular: warm and soft on feet, available in many different lengths, they clip to the bars or can be hung up.

Wood perches also come in various sizes and shapes and different kinds of wood. One thing I like about them is they only need to be attached to one wall of the cage so you have more options for length and placement.

Hope that helps. Beautiful bird!

Thank you! Not sure if you’re in the US but I got this one from amazon Super Bird Creations SB747 Bright... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JKXUDMI?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share. So far he hasn’t had any issues getting stuck and he loves to lay down on it.

That's almost identical to my cage, except mine is a Prevue. The only difference I can see is that yours has doors in the front, and n my cage, they are on the side. It's a great cage! Easy to clean, and I love the shelf.

Prevue version: http://prevuepet.com/product/807/wrought-iron-flight-cage-w-stand--black-f046

ETA: Here is the Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Prevue-Pet-Products-Wrought-Hammertone/dp/B06XR9YDS6/ref=sr_1_12?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1501013543&sr=1-12&keywords=prevue+wrought+iron+bird+cage

[Here's] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N32SR0V/ref=sspa_mw_detail_5?psc=1) the Amazon page

It's meant for dogs and cats so there isn't a perch in it so I'm trying to figure out a way to put one in there. But overall it's a pretty good bag and I'm happy with it. I especially like the bubble part.

I actually have two of these cages! One for my tiel, and one for my GCC! I love this cage, one thing I'd recommend is something like this. The small one is plenty large enough for budgies, and goes all the way to the bottom of the cage.

I also recommend the cage cover, also made by ph.

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You need to find cookware that says PTFE-free (Teflon is the brand name, PTFE is the technical name for the chemical). When I got my birds, I replaced all of my Teflon cookware and bakeware with ceramic, and it works great, food doesn't stick to it at all and it's easy to cook/bake with.

Here's the griddle I have:

Bialetti Aeternum Red 7198 Square Griddle, 10-inch

And I have two different sizes of this line of pans:

Bialetti® Silver Titanium Nonstick Fry Pan

(Edit: I just realized that the Bed Bath and Beyond site that I linked above doesn't state anywhere that these Bialetti frying pans are PTFE-free, but if you go into the store, the product packaging definitely says PTFE-free on it.)

And here's the loaf pan I have. I also have several other pieces of bakeware, all from this same casaWare line of ceramic pieces.

casaWare Loaf Pan 9 x 5-Inch Ceramic Coated Non-Stick (Silver Granite)

Hope this helps!

Here is another double cage I found that includes two cage units and seems suitable for budgies (bar spacing is 1/2” and complaints seem to involve larger parrots): https://www.amazon.com/Double-Pali-Place-Flight-Stand/dp/B006FM29YM/

Hopefully this information may be of some help. Best of luck!

Cage looks amazing! I’d recommend more shredding toys. Something like this https://www.amazon.com/Planet-Pleasures-Firecracker-Piñata-Small/dp/B008YDH1ES. My birds hang on these types of toys and just shred the heck out of them.

So I consulted my boyfriend, who has done all the research about budgies. It is the diet they are eating, the food has too many calories for the birds, and they don't get enough excercise to burn it off. We have had the budgies for 3 years now and they are happy and healthy. We feed them something called nutriberries. It's a lower calorie diet and just enough for indoor birds so fat doesn't build up on their liver. If you are interested, we buy them on amazon here

If you work full time, two is better for them. Budgies are flock birbs and get bored and lonely if left on their own.

The best cage is the biggest one you can afford and have space for. For the price, this is a great cage.

This worked for me as well, if youre worried about their feet you can cut the perch cover down to a 1 to 2 inch piece before putting it on, then they dont need to stand on it. Try also giving him a variety of chewable things. cuttle bones are great but theres also mineral blocks, wood toys, paper, and sticks from outside. try putting the millet in a holder like this one, my bird likes that thing a lot. Once he tries chewing one thing, he'll be more likely to try another.

You can get cage skirts pretty cheap from most pet stores in the bird section.

It's important to have more horizontal space than vertical because budgies are not vertical flyers.

Here's a cheap good sized one

You & Me Finch Rectangle Flight Cage https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074P4T56Z/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_R2dMAb30W4HYT

Here's a cage skirt:

Prevue Pet Products Mesh Bird Seed Catcher 13" H, Large Size https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004LOEQDI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_U4dMAbVBR6247

Not sure where you're from, but here's the Amazon.ca link for it. Comes in a couple sizes. My budgies and my lovebirds enjoy them.

Also, we're fairly certain that Blue is a lady budgie

You can't really discourage chewing on stuff with budgies, since it's such a strong instinct for them. I would suggest getting her something appropriate to chew on like these bird kabobs, and redirect her to them if she starts chewing on something inappropriate.

I also have a UVB light bulb in a clamp light attached to the cage, that's plugged into an outlet timer from 8am to 5pm. Windows filter out uvb light and it affects birds in a few ways. It impedes their ability to absorb calcium/vitamin D, and it also affects their vision. Birds have ultraviolet sensitivity (they can see things in the ultraviolet spectrum that humans cannot see), and in the absence of natural light (which contains uv rays), they can't see those things they would normally see because uv rays illuminate them to birds (such as patterns on other birds feathers). Their world is much duller visually, in the absence of unfiltered natural light (or artificial uvb light made for animals).

I use this bulb in this lamp. Mine clamps on the outside of the cage, with the bulb close to the cage so my birds, when they are sitting on their preferred perches, theyre less than 12 inches from the bulb.

Oops, sorry! I guess they need to update that page. :( This is the cage I have though, and my birds like it a lot. It did arrive with one bent bar (part of the stand, not the cage itself) but it hasn't been too much of an issue: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C332AOG/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1