Cages For Birds

If you are considering cages for birds then I am sure you will already have a particular type of bird in mind.

The bird variety will obviously regulate your search for a cage. You will know in advance of looking what size you need and whether it needs to be indoors or outdoors.

Before you even think of starting to look for a cage, if you have decided on a particular bird, get to know its needs and its likes and dislikes so that you know exactly what you are looking for and more important, what your bird needs.

Different birds may have a lot in common as regards their needs, but some behave differently. For instance, parrots and that type of bird like to climb about in their cage, they don’t fly, so you need a cage which is higher and narrower rather than wide and low.

Birds like canaries, finches etc. do need to fly about therefore you need a wider cage with perches at either end so they can fly backwards and forwards between them.

Small birds who fly will not be happy in a tall narrow cage, it will upset them and they won’t be happy and could become ill because of this unhappiness.

Always consider what the cages are constructed from, generally speaking steel bars are preferable, I would  say actually necessary. If you have a parrot for instance, consider the strength of their beaks and the fact that they like to pick and nibble at anything, if the cage was made from plastic, wood or bamboo etc. they could quickly absolutely destroy it.

All birds like to nibble and bite at things so think carefully about how the cage is constructed.

If the cage is of metal construction that also needs to be free of hazard and this means if it is painted in any way, it must be non-toxic powder coating which is not harmful to your birds. Other paint could contain lead [especially on antique cages] and this can give your bird severe neurological damage and if there is zinc present this could promote anemia in your bird.

If you buy new you have no worries about any germs being carried in the cage, but if you opt for a second hand cage, always be sure to disinfect to avoid any possible harmful germs being present in the cage.