Finley and Ollie's cage tour video!

[Sunnyclover]

Here is a video tour of Ollie and Finley's living room/kitchen set up. We also have another tree stand in my husband's office and 2 sleep cages in their room too.
I would like to bring up an interesting point I found out about cage size.
When we 1st got Fin we had a smaller (but not THAT small) cage that the pet store recommended as the perfect size for a Nanday conure as a temporary cage until we found a nicer bigger one for him. After a couple of days I could barely get Finley to get into the cage and when I closed the door he screamed and bit at the cage bars non-stop. I thought that it might be his personality and he just didn't like being in a cage. I felt bad for him but I thought he was just a "screamer" as some birds are just really vocal which didn't really bother me that much. I started training him and ignoring him when he'd scream and rewarding him when he was quiet in his cage. He usually only went in it to eat and if I run errands a couple hours a day. Then I stared having trouble getting him to even go in the cage to eat and drink and that was very unnerving. I had to rig a travel cage dish to a vertical perch on the top of the cage to get him to eat (he didn't mind being out on top of the cage). About 3 weeks after got him his new cage arrived and we put it together with lots of toys and play top ect and the cage is much bigger ofc. Since we got that cage he barely screams in it, excitedly goes into it to eat and when we leave, no longer chews on the bars non-stop or at all and seems to be generally happy when in his cage. He is soooo much quieter too and happier. I just wanted to write this post because some of you may think your bird is a screamer or hates their cage but it's possible that even of you have the recommended cage size for your bird, the fact is that your specific bird may require a bigger cage to be happy. If you have a so called "screamer", you may want to think about getting a bigger cage to see if it helps. Hope this story helps someone else and Happy Birding!

[ame="https://youtu.be/hAgvHaQNyLk"]Birdie cage and stand tour - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Violet_Diva]

Thanks for the tour! They both have lovely cages full of great toys. It's always interesting to see other people's set ups for a bit of inspiration.

Interesting point about the 'cage aggression / screaming' being related to having a cage that's too small. My Gerry is still in the cage he came to me with. I plan on getting him a larger cage once I've got the money, but I have noticed he has a tendency to growl if people get too close to the cage. I'm guessing he feels defensive and trapped if people get in his personal space. I believe if he was in a larger cage he could move further away from people (should he wish) and this would probably help reduce his defensive aggression. So thanks for mentioning cage size as a factor - it's definitely helped affirm my suspicions.

 

[Terry57]

Wow, I LOVE your set up! So many toys, both in the cages and on the play stands!
Finley and Ollie are lucky birds

 

[Tami2]

Very very Nice!! :smile049: Thanks for sharing.

 

[Carl_Power]

Awww i love seing them spoiled. Awsome setup. Xander has Finlays cage too. He loves it. Did you get the big pole for the top? I put a boing on it and he loves that. Very lucky birdies you have and so beautiful x

 

[Sunnyclover]

Awww i love seing them spoiled. Awsome setup. Xander has Finlays cage too. He loves it. Did you get the big pole for the top? I put a boing on it and he loves that. Very lucky birdies you have and so beautiful x

Unfortunately, the big pole for the top was so tall it almost hot the ceiling and the first thing Fin did was climb up it and start chewing the ceiling lol. It had to be taken down.