Cage Size

[Merlee]

I had a thread in the cage section but received no responses.

I have a yellow nape amazon in a 40x30x64 inch cage and I think it's too big for him because he doesn't use the space. What size do you have yours in?

 

[ParkersMom]

That is about the size of parkers cgae...he uses at least 2/3 of it

 

[thekarens]

Personally I don't think there is such a thing as too big a cage unless your bird is disabled.

 

[JerseyWendy]

So I just took some pictures of both Hunter's and Sam's adobes.

Sam is in a 40X30 cage, and he utilizes each and every square inch of it.

Hunter is in a 36X28 cage. Both cages are A&E. In the afternoons they do a switcheroo after having been out for about 2 hours. I put Sam in Hunter's cage for a few hours and vice versa.

Ok, the pictures:

Hunter's cage






Sam's Cage

 

[D13H4RD]

We have the same cage for Rio our BFA, I think it the perfect size for her : )

 

[MonicaMc]

I'm of the opinion that bigger is better.

Have a bird that doesn't use it's entire cage? Take out their big ol' food dish! Instead, place several smaller dishes (up to 6 dishes) around the cage and put a small amount of food in each dish. Likewise, you can put a foraging toy in these locations to encourage your zon to not only interact with his environment but to work for his food!

 

[thekarens]

Aren't zons prone to plumpness? Seems like Monica has a really good idea on getting your zon to be more active.