Canary Bird Cage

You must realize that although the canary is a small bird he is quite active and needs plenty of space to fly about.

There are large cages for large birds and large cages for small birds, the difference is in the space between the bars. For the small bird the width of space should be 1/2″, no more, or else he could get his head stuck and do himself an injury.

The minimum size for one canary should be no less than 20″ wide, I stress, the minimum. Bigger is better and it needs to be wider rather than higher.

A rectangular shaped canary bird cage is better, in fact all birds actually feel better in a cage which has corners. They go there when they feel unsettled or threatened. The corner helps them to feel secure and you can actually get corner perches that look like a quarter of a pie shape, in a grid format so the bird’s droppings fall right through.

It seems that canaries are not particularly sociable birds, they are quite happy on their own. In fact, if you were to put two males in together you would have a fight on your hands. A female and male would fight except for mating time.

However there is another school of thought that thinks it is cruel to have a bird live on its own for all of its life. Barring accident or illness a canary could live for 15 years.  Some people say they fight, other’s say differently. I suppose if you had more than one you would soon find out which version is true.

You would need a swing if your bird was a male because male canaries like to swing. Also your canary birdcage needs to have a bath because birds like to bathe each day and they are happy splashing around.

Always make sure that the food bowls are nowhere near the perches, or at least they should be higher than the perches. If droppings are allowed to contaminate the birds food it is likely to become ill.

Always make sure that the fasteners on the doors are good and secure, you do not want your bird escaping when you are not there. There is no knowing how much it can hurt itself flying free when you haven’t first cleared the room of obstacles.

Most of what you need to know is first and foremost commonsense and a good basic knowledge of your chosen bird’s needs to keep it healthy and happy.