Parrot Cage Accessories
Your parrot cage accessories consist of Perches, Toys, Cups, Lighting, and Cage Covers. Also is important setting up the cage and proper placement.
Perches For the Cage
Perches are an important part of your parrots’ cage. Birds are on their feet 24/7 and it is vital for their foot health. They should have a variety with different kind of material and different diameter. Most essential is that they are kept clean, many foot infections can come from dirty perches.
Wooden perches are always a big hit because it gives the parrots the feeling that they are out in the wild. Hard wood perches like the Grapevine Cagetop Perch, this perch has treat cups, toy hooks and a little toy. You can place this perch on the top of your bird’s cage or travel carrier for transportable fun on-the-go, or use it as a regular perch inside the cage. Or a grapevine perch that you can put inside the cage.
Conditioning Perches that are textured seem to be favorites for inside of the cage. These you would want to put up high in the cage. The Deluxe pedicure swing is a great way to your parrot to keep its’ nails and beak trimmed. The Safety Pumice Perch is a contoured branch of real pumice with a plastic strip along the middle to protect your bird’s sensitive foot while her nails are easily filed. They seem to be very popular they allow your bird to grasp onto the branch with their toe nails; as a result it safely files them down while the plastic strip massages and comforts your bird’s foot.
Rope perches can sometime be a hazard to parrots that likes to shed things, by having loose strings that could get caught around their toe or foot causing them to panic and hurt themselves. So you would want to keep a close eye out and change them when they worn.
Toy Accessories for the Cage
Toys are necessary to have in your cage a captive parrot needs something to do for their physical and emotional well-being. If they become bored they can pick up all kind of behavioral problems. Foraging and puzzle toys are a great way to entertain your parrot by making them work for their food; you can hide nuts or pieces of fruit and let him figure out how to get the “prize” out.
If you have a parrot that loves to chew then wooden toys could be your answer. You want to make sure that dye used on the wood is nontoxic. You want to make sure that you have some destructible and non- destructible toys available. Preening toys are great for those who have feather plucking or chewing issues. Foot toys are good for entertaining your parrot too!
Your parrots cage is his home, it should provide comfort and security for your bird.
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Most new cages come with only a few plastic dishes so you might want to invest in stronger ones. The larger cages for your bigger parrots usually already have ones that are stainless steel which would be best for the bidder birds. The trouble with plastic bowls they can scratch easy and in those tiny crevices bacteria can grow which could make your parrot sick, so if you are planning on using plastic just make sure to replace them if you see a lot of scratches or chips. The wise choice would be to have two sets of stainless steel
To clean the food and drinking cups make a solution of 10% bleach and 90% water and soak for about 10 minutes., then let it air dry or you can wipe it dry. You could also clean them buy putting them in the dishwasher as well.
Taking about washing and cleaning; why not give your parrot a Bird Bath so he have some fun and get clean in the mean time.
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