Reviewing Our Subscribers Bird Cage Set Ups

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Reviewing Our Subscribers Bird Cage Set Ups | Part 1

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In this new series we are reviewing our subscriber's bird cage set ups! If you want to submit yours for this series, send it to info@birdtricks.com. Here is the criteria we are taking into account on each set up:
1. Size
2. Bar Spacing
3. Cage Material
4. Perching
5. Food & Water Bowls
6. Toys & Enrichment
1. Quantity: Is there enough to keep bird engaged?
2. Quality: Natural vs plastic/metal/fabric toys (could link to the 5 Bad Bird Products video)
3. Hormones: Anything that may trigger hormonal behavior
1. Paper shreds
2. Toys or trays at the bottom of the cage
3. Happy huts, boxes or other nest-like things
To learn more about choosing the right cage for your bird and for lots of inspiring cage setup ideas, check out birdtrickscages.com
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@kerrihiggins2106 11 ай бұрын

The "no plastics" is a MUST! That is one lesson we learned many many years ago the hard way. Used to give our umbrella plastic toys until he got sick cause he had been ingesting the pieces. After that, never again! Thankfully my dad caught on to something early enough to get him to a vet to find out and he's fine, but ugh, that was scary!

@ariananicole5674 11 ай бұрын

These are my little stinkers cages! This was honestly so incredible to watch the review from two people that have influenced my birds care in such a huge way! I’m lucky to be able to allow a lot of out of cage time for my birds and they have many out of cage stands to interact with during that time. I’m glad the review was overall positive, and I’m thankful for the feedback on the plastic material and hormonal concerns! My birds are my world so I’m very careful about their set up and overall health and happiness !

@kratze1738 11 ай бұрын

It's obvious that you love your birds and take excellent care of them!

@puppypundit 11 ай бұрын

My birds have a 1200 sq ft condo in a desirable location in the city. I rent a queen size bed from them. Well, it FEELS like that most of the time!

@carina9629 11 ай бұрын

That's so funny! What species of birds do you have?

@joebean3615 11 ай бұрын

@@carina9629from the profile I’m guessing Indian ringneck

@wendycottingham8011 11 ай бұрын

Arianna is great! She shares on Bird Tricks Q&A quite often. For being a young person she takes great care of her birds.

@HermitCrabCrew 11 ай бұрын

This video was so fun and helpful! I would love to see more videos like this in the future.

@barbarawheat4079 11 ай бұрын

I have a cage like Arianna's last cage, and with the help of my husband, we turned it sideways. That way it is longer rather than taller. We have 2 budgies. Love this video.❤

@BirdTricks 11 ай бұрын

Maybe consider making a video about how you went about it! So many people probably want to and aren’t sure how to make it work ❤

@dellieb6337 11 ай бұрын

I really like the critiquing of the cages. Thank you.

@mansishah6579 11 ай бұрын

While you touch on the newspaper on top of the grate as a potential hormonal trigger, also note that every bird is different and that what may be a hormonal trigger for one bird may not be the case for another. Also, the situation may be different as well. You tend to generalize parrot care a lot, when birds are individuals that each have different needs than others. For example, I have a partially blind budgie in a similarly sized cage. She sometimes misinterprets where the perch she is trying to fly to is, and falls to the bottom of the cage. Because of her situation, we put a towel at the bottom of the cage with a paper lining on top of it to cushion her fall so that she can’t hurt herself when she falls from the top of the cage. Every bird is different. Do what works for your bird.

@OneMoTry Ай бұрын

I like these videos PLEASE make more. I am getting a two birds and I’m very excited. Your videos have taught me a lot. Thank you!

@ko.wildlifephotography 11 ай бұрын

I use substrate in the bottom of my Budgie cages. They have full access to it because they are ground foraging birds. It doesn’t make them nesty at all. It is great enrichment and they do forage in there often happily doing their natural behaviour I also use shreddable toys, minimal plastic. No bells. Various natural perches and stainless steel bowls set in wooden platform perches. Not using cage covers but have blackout curtains on all windows

@BirdTricks 11 ай бұрын

Sounds really cool! What’s your substrate??

@ko.wildlifephotography 11 ай бұрын

@@BirdTricksHi, I’m in the UK so using Easichick. It is a bird bedding made from recycled wood and has some natural antibacterial treatment as well as being dust free and the pieces are heavy enough so it doesn’t blow around. My girls love to forage around in it (I poop pick it twice a day to keep it nice and clean)

@peargolin 11 ай бұрын

I love these types of videos because it gives me ideas on how to set up my bird’s cage so he can be happy and healthy ^^

@amandacovington2548 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for all your content & info. It DEFINITELY makes an impact.

@BirdTricks 11 ай бұрын

I need to hear this, thank you ❤

@bransh964 11 ай бұрын

Loved this vid, definitely gives you a new perspective and kinda works as a guideline for a good standard set up. NEED A PART 2!!!

@Odiekins 10 ай бұрын

Diggin the full beard, Dave!!!

@Feathersandfloof 11 ай бұрын

Great set ups, I really want to get some platform perches. Love that giant conure pic, so cute!!

@simsalabims 11 ай бұрын

What a fascinating format! It was really exciting to see the cages and enclosures of other bird enthusiasts. I'm from Germany and I have two African Grey parrots. I will definitely send a video to you guys

@brokenredflag 3 ай бұрын

My brain its so full of imformation from this video i could float into space.❤👍

@ChicaMB 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for going over what needs to be in a cage. Are bells 🔔 OK to have?

@rachellenormand9603 11 ай бұрын

They've made videos about this, look up any videos they make on cage set-up or toys. Bells can be very dangerous and get stuck in beaks, and are not destructible so they can be frustrating for the bird.

@joebean3615 11 ай бұрын

⁠ makes them hormonal and it’s a annoying noise

@ChicaMB 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for getting back to me on that. I will look for video on that and didn't know it makes them hormonal.

@Odiekins 10 ай бұрын

@@ChicaMB I didn’t know that either!

@madison8059 11 ай бұрын

Third video. Under the cage is that newspaper resting up against a baseboard heater? I would worry about that being a fire hazard.

@Odiekins 10 ай бұрын

Maybe the heater isn’t on? I know during the summer, we move things in our house that make more sense in front of heaters.

@sarahwalker05 11 ай бұрын

I have a BT box coming today with small toy bundle and aloe spray bottle. We order a BT toy box every couple months to replace what needs to be thrown out.

@Odiekins 10 ай бұрын

We have a liner on the bottom tray, the grate separated above that, and a liner ontop of the grate with our amazon. He doesn’t nest at all thankfully! But it does make it a thousand times easier to clean than scrubbing the grate 😫

@leylatrujillo-gd3ih 11 ай бұрын

hi could you make a video about making bird toys and bird accessories

@dmariebella6309 11 ай бұрын

Please show us bigger birds. I have 3 eclectus and 1 cockatiel

@bauerlikoloki 11 ай бұрын

And I’m a bad subscriber because I didn’t send mine in. I’d probably be on the “torn apart “ 😅list. But we’re trying to get better.

@ashevilledovelady 11 ай бұрын

Am I understanding that plastic is also bad for Budgies even if they are less likely to break the plastic? Also, I have some wooden beads on hand however I’m thinking I need be concerned about any finish that may have been added for color, etc.?

@jenniferroberson3414 11 ай бұрын

I wished I could send my videos of my two parrots cage Yes, i dont like plasticat all . Bells got to go, especially those thin once.

@micheleryan1345 11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for this. I have an IRN. I think based on this video my cage is pretty good. My bird however does not use the whole cage and does not really play to much which his toys. How can I change that?

@BirdTricks 11 ай бұрын

Here is a video on teaching your small bird to play with toys - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZtWkmrCGv7GUcnk.html & another great resource is our How to Forage Freebie - birdtricksstore.com/collections/free-products/products/foraging-freebie

@BuddyTheBudgie200 11 ай бұрын

I love these vids sooo much!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ how do i send u the pics?

@debrahays2973 11 ай бұрын

What about maccow videos I have a 9 year old maccow ive had him since he was 7 weeks old i buy him alot of baby toys and blocks he loves blocks to destroy them ,his name is buddy

@THEE.apples 11 ай бұрын

Macaw*

@heatherneff1268 11 ай бұрын

Are bells bad? I knew not to get mirrors……..but my parakeet loves his bells!!! 😮

@joebean3615 11 ай бұрын

Yeah that’s the thing they might love it but they’re as bad as mirrors Makes them Hormonal The thing inside the bell can get caught in his beak

@BirdTricks 11 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, yes they are pretty bad and not recommended. They are reflective and hard which both can trigger hormonal behavior. Also, many bells have been manufactured in countries that don't have safety standards that protect birds from toxic metals, especially the little hanging clanger part which test often for unsafe metals. In addition to all of that, we have seen many pictures of birds with bells stuck on their beaks that have had to have the bell removed by an avian veterinarian sometimes under sedation.

@Odiekins 10 ай бұрын

Our macaw caught a glimpse of herself in the bathroom mirror the other day, and started kissing herself 😂

@Firestar-TV 10 ай бұрын

@@Odiekins🥰 my male Cockatiel sat on the Floor once, noticed himself in the Mirror and sang for his Reflection

@Firestar-TV 10 ай бұрын

What's bad about Bells? Only Thing I found so far is that it could happen that a Bird might regurgitate at it and it never happened. My male Cockatiel seems to be the only one who uses them and I'm not sure if he's even still fertile (16 Years old, wild colored if it plays a Role) because he isn't interacting that much with his Mate recently

@isitoveryet9525 10 ай бұрын

If it’s a choking Hazard, why even risk it?

@Firestar-TV 10 ай бұрын

@@isitoveryet9525 didn't notice any Parts on the ones in my Bird Cage that could cause these Problems but I will take a closer Look to see if they can remain in there or if they should be removed. I've seen some People use really long ones, which should probably be safer because the moving Part probably can't be reached by the Birds at all

@SusanR007 11 ай бұрын

I may have saw incorrectly but it looked like one cage had dowel perches. I don’t think you should use those as they don’t exercise their feet.🤷‍♀️

@ariananicole5674 9 ай бұрын

When there are so many awesome perching options, one or two dowels in less traffic parts of the cage are perfectly fine to have. The dowel is down low, in an area where the birds don’t choose to spend down time whereas different thickness natural perches are higher up in common traffic areas.

@BirdsR 11 ай бұрын

I have always gently been able to shake my Conure off if he bites too hard. It's always worked. Lately, it hasn't worked. He's bitting me multiple times while trying to hold on. Any tips would be much appreciated.

@Odiekins 10 ай бұрын

We had a conure too that would saw his beak back and forth on my fingers 😢 We worked with an amazing bird trainer though that helped us to connect with him 🩶

@BirdsR 10 ай бұрын

@@Odiekins had ? What happened to him ?

@Odiekins 10 ай бұрын

@@BirdsR At the time, we weren’t aware of the dangers of teflon 😔 We cooked with a pan we didn’t realize was non-stick, and didn’t find out that’s what killed him until months after when we watched a Bird Tricks video about it. We thought a virus killed him. He suffocated in my hands, and it still haunts me to this day 😞

@BirdsR 10 ай бұрын

@coldsmoke3213 im Sorry that happened. 😔

@Odiekins 10 ай бұрын

@@BirdsR We learned a hard lesson, maybe it will help someone else be more educated than we were 🩶

@laurahart1554 11 ай бұрын

Looking for a new cage for my African Grey. Definitely want a wider one. He is so skittish about new toys so I imagine a new cage will result in some feather barbering. His cage is really showing some wear. The bar spacing now is 5/8". Is 1" too wide?

@MH-bv1de 11 ай бұрын

1 of my 2 parakeets is also very nervous about new toys. I often hang it on the outside of the cage first. then he can look at it through the bars and peck at it. That way he finds it less scary. and when I hang it in the cage a few days later, he dares to play with it. when he flies free he doesn't play with the toys outside the cage, but he does watch my other parakeet playing with it.

@_thedreamer_4740 11 ай бұрын

I have a question 🙋🏻‍♀️ Do lovebirds and green cheeks get along? 🤔 Is it possible to have them in the same cage (obviously a big cage) ? or would they hurt each other ☹️ Also ps love your channel very educational 🌸👍🏼🦜

@maddisonponting9923 11 ай бұрын

I would absolutely advise against having them in the same cage.I have several lovebirds and they can be very aggressive to other birds that are in their personal space. Putting different species together is very high risk, and once day one of them may get badly injured.

@rugeramerican308 11 ай бұрын

Pretty sure i saw a bell toy in the last cage

@ariananicole5674 9 ай бұрын

No bells in any of the cages

@Hot_Boxing 11 ай бұрын

New follower here: Why do you want the toys to be destructable?

@briannasturhann9649 11 ай бұрын

it is good for the birds to destroy their toys for their beaks and good enrichment for their brains as well

@joebean3615 11 ай бұрын

If it’s not destructible It’s not fun Even though yes it cost more long run Your birds will actually use the toys how they’re supposed to be You often see birds in the wild stripping bark of trees (or cockatoos will break small branches off) There’s lots of things in nature for birds to destroy after all birds didn’t choose or want to be in captivity but now they are here and if you have one (which you do) you should give it the best life you can (There’s a BirdTricks video called ‘beware ⚠️ dangerous parrot toys’ it’s great chick it out)

@BirdTricks 11 ай бұрын

It helps mimic the behavior they would be doing in the wild while looking for food. It builds confidence in a bird to feel accomplished at a task that is usually instinctual to a bird. For those that are not skilled this is can be trained. Here is a video showing how to teach a bird to destroy its toys. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZtWkmrCGv7GUcnk.html