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Budgie Toys
Budgies must have several toys to play with in their cage at all times.
These are intelligent creatures and need interesting things to do while you are away or not paying attention to them.
All parrots love to chew and shred things so any wood chew toys or shredding material is good.
Mirrors and spinning toys are great.
Swings and ladders are big favorites.
Kozy Keet Bird Kabob Chewable Bird Toy for Budgies
Perch Budgie toy for budgies and small birds
Bears and Blocks Budgie Toy
Pink Parrot Sisal Rope Ticklers for Budgies and Other Small Birds
Super Bird Creations Mini Munch Balls 6 PK Bird Toy or Toy Part
Planet Pleasures Shredders Bird Toy
Planet Pleasures Parrot Pinata Bird Toy for budgies
Bird Kabob, Small Chewable Bird Toy for Parrots
Lattice Balls, Mirrored Lantern with Bell, Budgie Rings bird toys
Vo-Toys Roly Poly with Bells and Beads Budgie Bird Toy
Mirror Bird Toy for Parrots
Vo-Toys Birdie Flower with Two Seed Cups and Perch Bird Toy Assorted Colors
Activitoys Hall of Mirrors Toy for Birds
Avian Select Polly Pals Two-In-One Swing with Star Mirror and Bell Bird Toy
Avian Select Springtime Garden Mirror Sunflower Bird Toy
Avian Select Polly Pals Bird Bath with mirrored bottom
Avian Select 12 Step Wooden Bird Cage Ladder for birds
Avian Select Macramé Bird Cage Ladder
Avian Select Polly Pals Mirrored Perch with Treat Cup
Pollys Pet Products Coconut Bird Cup Size Large 1.5x16in
Vo-Toys Flower Mirror with Beads Cup and Perch Bird Toy
Vo-Toys Round Perch with Six Mirrors Bird Toy
Vo-Toys Tri Level Perch with Seed Cups Bird Toy Assorted Colors
Mirror Mate Recordable Training Mirror and Feed Cup Combo
Eucalyptus leaf tiki hut nest for budgie chewing/shredding
Pet Food Cookbook
Budgie Cage Requirements
Budgie cage requirements, what bird cages to avoid, recommended budgie cages...
Budgie Cage Requirements:
- The cage should not be made of toxic metals such as zinc, lead, or brass (wet brass tarnishes - this tarnish is toxic). Stainless steel is best or powder-coated.
- Do not put your budgie in a cage that is rusted or has chipping paint.
- If you find an old cage in the attic, basement, trash-picking, or at a yard sale that only has a few rusty patches or a little chipping paint and you want to re-paint it for your budgie - DON'T. Throw it out and get a new cage on eBay. The cost of getting a cage sanded down and then powder-coated is more than you would pay for a new cage on eBay.
- Big enough for the budgie to not only fully turn around and spread out their wings, but to fly from one side to another - a absolute minimum of 18x18x24.. Buy the biggest cage you can afford. Parrot cages are MUCH cheaper online than they are in the petstore. Please check ebay for new parrot cages at great prices!
- Horizontal bars because budgies love to climb!
- Width is more important than height as budgies fly horizontally.
- Bar spacing should be no wider than 1/2 inch so that the budgie doesn't get their head stuck between the bars. Their heads are smaller than they look!
- No round cages - a budgie doesn't feel safe in a round cage - there is no back wall to retreat to. Along the same lines, be sure there is a wall behind at least one side of the cage.
- A good size rectangular cage is best - the palace shape or house shapes actually restrict the room the budgie has to fly and play and create a mess of poop and food the others do not.
- Do not place the cage next to a window. Drafts can cause the budgie to become sick. Keep the cage out of direct sunlight.
- Place the cage in a room you spend alot of time in (though not the kitchen - because of fumes and hot unsafe surfaces) but that will be quiet at night.
- Budgies require alot of mental stimulation. Be sure they have lots of fun toys and that you rotate the toys frequently so that they do not become bored and so they get used to change.
- Budgie-proof the room the budgie will be flying in by making sure no open water surfaces, open windows/doors, uncurtained windows, other pets, etc will harm them.
- Be sure to cover the cage at night to provide darkness and a secure cover to prevent night-frights.
- Several perches of varying widths are necessary to promote healthy feet and legs and to prevent foot sores caused by plain wooden dowels. We recommend the wood branch perches and rope perches.
- Avoid: sand perch covers (cause foot sores), mite protectors (cause respiratory illness), bedding (breeds fungus and can cause crop impaction when injested) - paper towels or plain newsprint are best so you can watch poops for health.
- Covered food and water dishes so budgies don't poop in them and get sick.
- Cuttle bone to chew on. It's good for their beaks and provides needed calcium.
- Use stainless steel quicklinks to secure all cage doors and windows. Budgies are smart little buggers and can quickly and easily figure out how to give themselves some unsupervised out time!
- Place the best wood perches up high - and the stone ones that are good for toe nail health down low. Budgies like to be up high and will spend most of their time on the nicer perches that are good for their feet. We don't recommend using the wooden dowels that come with cages for anything other than step-ups and collecting budgies from around the room to return to their cages.
- Make sure there is a food bowl for each budgie in the cage so that they don't have to fight over it or the dominant budgie doesn't let the other budgies near the food.
- If you are going to have several budgies in the same cage - it's better to move them at the same time rather than moving a new bird into another's birds cage to avoid territorial issues.
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Budgie Cage FAQ
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