Looking for cage. Please help!

[NessaV]

Hi, I am new here! I will be getting a sun conure within the next several weeks. He is still in the process of being weaned, so I have time to make preparations. I am trying to find the largest cage possible while still having the appropriate bar spacing. However, it seems that larger cages always have bar spacings of 1", and I know sun conures need more like 1/2" to 5/8". I've looked at flight cages, and while the sizes are appealing, I can't seem to find one that has horizontal bars for easier climbing. All sides of the cages have vertical ones. The flight cage I was looking at had the dimensions 40" x 30" x 72" with the interior height being 62". Awesome size, but again I noticed it didn't have any horizontal bars. Any recommendations will be greatly appreciated! I just want my conure to be as comfortable as possible, and I want to utilize the space with many toys and things to explore so he can keep himself happy and busy until I get home from school. Thanks!

 

[Chelle]

This is the cage I have and they LOVE IT!!!


Petco Designer Mink Brown Standing Parrot Cage - Parrot Bird Cage and Playtop Bird Cage from Petco.com

 

[MikeyTN]

They can climb around in vertical bars better then you think! But the cage Chelle shows here woulds be a good one for your new baby!

 

[Chelle]

I agree with Mikey! This one has both horizontal and vertical bars. My 2 Conures are on the small side and they have no problem climbing on the vertical bars.

 

[Echo]

Yes they can climb vertical bars just fine. The cage Chelle linked is good because unlike flight cages, this one also have THICKER bars for your Sun's strong beak. As the name suggests, flight cages are for flighted birds which do not climb nor bite the bars do they are thinner than the ones meant for parrots who use they beak to climb.

That said, smaller parrot species, such as GCC do great in flight cages as their beaks are not powerful enough to bend the bars.

 

[jugoya]

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[kellie]

Lukah's cage has 3/4" spacing and he does just fine. He also has a few random bars that have 1" spacing.

Before everyone attacks me, I am going to give you the lecture about smaller being better and yadda yadda but it depends on the bird too. Lukah never tries to put his head through the bars... He just doesn't really care all too much about being out of his cage. He likes being inside it just as much as being outside of it. That being said, 1" is definitely big enough for him to fit his head through and I have little bits of shelf liner zip tied to it to keep him from doing so. However, his head cannot fit through the 3/4" spacing.

 

[kellie]

Also the dimensions you said sound perfect and they can definitely climb vertical bars. Lukah's cage has half vertical and half horizontal. The vertical are slightly harder for him to climb because he will sometimes slip a little, but I think that just means more challenges for him which is good! Also you will want to set up the inside of the cage so that your sun climbs on the bars as little as possible and mostly sticks to his perches... Although he will definitley still climb the bars sometimes! haha

 

[Lovely]

Wait... Is it bad if your bird can stick its head through the bars -tilts head to the side-

 

[kellie]

Some people on here will freak out on you for it if your bars are too far apart because there is a chance the entire bird could get through the bars or that the bird could have his head through the bars, get scared, and break his neck. Lukah's head could fit through the bars in a couple places in his cage, but he never bothers sticking his head through.

 

[kiwiS]

Yes it would be dangerous if your bird can stick his/her head out of the bars, most certainly so. Since every bird is different it is always wise to err on the cautious side, and choose a cage with small enough bar spacing.

 

[Echo]

Yes it would be dangerous if your bird can stick his/her head out of the bars, most certainly so. Since every bird is different it is always wise to err on the cautious side, and choose a cage with small enough bar spacing.

Especially when they usually get into mischief when you're not around..