New travel digs

[TacoNTiki]

Only here will I find people who get my obsession with spoiling my fids. I wanted to find a small cage for Tiki to put her in to sun out on the deck (Taco has one already). I started looking at Kijiji (Canadian style Craigslist) and was disappointed at the price of cheap wire cages with flimsy plastic pull out trays. I then saw a Kings travel cage listed. It's more expensive but not much more than what some people were listing their cheap cages for... Actually cages are ridiculously over priced in Canada, so I went for it. Pic attached.

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What do you think? I have never seen these in person and have only seen similar ones on line. I went on you tube and found the parrot wizard has one and did a review. I think we will be able to use this cage if we go on short vacations where we can bring them. Do you think it's big enough to keep him in it for a week or two if we need to bring to a friends to watch while we are on vacation? It's small, but it will be temporary and much easier than transporting his home cage to someone's house. What does every one do for vacations if you can get someone to come to your house?

P.s. just realized the pic doesn't really show the size well, it's 18x18 by 15 tall. It's the medium kings travel cage.

 

[Skittys_Daddy]

I would say yes, it's big enough as a travel cage. I assume you would be taking him out for a bit on occasion while you are on vacation?

But I think the size is perfect. Skittles regular cage is only 24X22 which is the minimum size for a sun conure. He's hardly ever in it which is why I didn't bother getting him a giant one. I instead used that money to buy him toys and playstands around the house.

 

[TacoNTiki]

I would say yes, it's big enough as a travel cage. I assume you would be taking him out for a bit on occasion while you are on vacation?.

Yes, if we take him with us he will certainly come out. But if we need a bird sitter I would not know at this point since we haven't tried and he's so young whether he will bite the heck out of his sitter and thereby not come out of cage at all. This is where I am concerned that its too small.

 

[WilliamKenyon]

That's a really good cage for travelling in (and sitting in the sun in). It also looks really sturdy.That cage although small would work fine if you took him out and played with him allot. I would just be carefull to make sure that if the previous owner used it for birds to make sure you sanitise it before using it with your birds, so that you won't have any diseases transmitted. i hope you find a good travel cage for your feathered friend.

 

[Skittys_Daddy]

Yeah, sanitize the crap out of it, for sure. You never know what the cage was exposed to by it's previous owner.

Even if you just took him out for a little bit each day, given that it's only temporary I'd say you're good to go. You can't have the cage be so big that it's hard to tag along. But you don't want a tissue box sized cage either. LOL.

I have a hard enough time getting through the night with Skittles asleep, I can't imagine being away from him for longer than that. The longest I've been away from him (aside from sleep) is 5 hrs and it drove me nuts. He is such an integral part of my day. He just like 'blends' right in to whatever I'm doing. I can tell he's happy too. He can go hours without a single screech - but he makes a LOT of kissy noises and froggy noises throughout the day.

 

[TacoNTiki]

Thanks guys. Yes I used Lysol wipes and cleaned every inch of the cage and then hosed it down outside. I also asked the owner how it was used and if a sick bird was used in it. She said no and in fact still have her cockatiel who is perfectly healthy. She sold it because she found she just didnt use it often enough. I got it for $65 Canadian. I think it's worth it for such a sturdy cage.

 

[Skittys_Daddy]

I know things in Canada are MUCH more expensive then here in the states, so that is a great deal.

I've thought of getting Skittles a bigger and 'fancier' regular cage - but friends will tell me "why would you want to spend so much money on something he hardly ever uses?" Which, they have a point. I got his cage at Petco for $100. It's got an open top playstand that he likes. Instead of buying him a bigger, fancier cage - I'm gonna save up to get him one of those 'pak o birds' next spring.

 

[TacoNTiki]

I agree with you and your friends to spend money on more useful items rather than a bigger cage. Yes PakOBird will be a great investment. We love ours, as you know. Neither Tiki nor Taco will tolerate the aviator harness at this point in their lives, so the PakOBird is well used. We even let tiki out in stores because we know that he will be safe and not fly off. Being confined in a carrier is the only thing the harness had an advantage for, but since we are confident now to let him out in stores, it's been good.

 

[loneal]

Hi, I was thinking of getting a small cage for my green cheek to travel to the vet and 2 weeks camping a year. I have spent a great deal on a large cage to live in so don't want to put a lot into a travel cage. I am thinking of purchasing a Prevue Pets White Arched Top Companion Bird Cage. It is 24" H x 12" D x 17.5" W, Will this be okay for a travel cage?

 

[TacoNTiki]

I think that's a really good size.