by pchela » Tue Jan 12, 2010 5:26 pm
My Senegal and Caique have 28 x 22 cages. My Red Belly and Meyers have 24 x 22 cages. I am one of those people that feels that 18 x 18 is minimum size for a cockatiel or lovebird. Anything bigger like Senegals etc. should have at the very least 24 x 22. This is with lots of out of cage time. My guys are out whenever I am home but they still spend a lot of time in their cages playing even if the door is open for them to come out. I find that even my big cages are lacking in room once toys and perches etc are in the cage. I always tell people at the store that sure, you may be able to sleep in a closet, even move around a bit, but wouldn't you prefer a nice big bedroom? If a bird is out all of the time, and only sleeps in the cage, then I guess 18x18 would suffice, but most people leave their houses. They work, they go out to eat, they go out of town. That adds up to a lot of time the bird is in it's cage, even if it's out whenever the owner is home! A cage is a birds territory, it's own personal space. I think we owe it to these creatures, who were meant to have the entire sky as their playground, to at least provide them with a decent sized home. Okay. Lecture over.
"I bet the sparrow looks at the parrot and thinks, yes, you can talk, but LISTEN TO YOURSELF!" ~ Jack Handy ~ Deep Thoughts