Caging & Toys


Reasons NOT to use round cages
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http://www.ddc.com/~kjohnson/cage.htm
"the perch arrangement causes the bird's tail to rub on the bars and get worn and ugly"

http://www.cockatiels.org/cages.html
"square is better than round; many birds like the security of having a corner to hide in. Those little round cages at Wal-Mart are good for travel, quarantine, or holding the bird while you clean the big cage but just aren't big enough for permanent housing. "

http://www2.upatsix.com/lists/TIEL-L/tielfaq.html#Q01
" toes and beaks can get caught in the top of round cages where the bars all bend together to meet in the center. These are not safe."

http://www.jps.net/natamo/faq.html
"Those tall square cages and tall round cages suck. Birds don't fly straight up and straight down in the wild so why would we expect them to do it in a cage in our home? In round cages, the birds have no corners to "hide" in or play in. Nevermind the fact that because of the circular shape, the cage may be 20 or so inches in diameter but your bird loses valuable square footage by the loss of the space where those corners would be. Toys also don't hang well in round cages."

http://www.upatsix.com/faq/amazon.htm
" Round cages are not as suitable as they can cause the bird to develop a nervous turning and twisting of the head."

http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww49eiii.htm
"Round cages are not recommended for they offer no place for them to "hide". Square cages provide corners for a bird to face into, resulting in a feeling of invisibility, safety, and security. "

This should be more than enough to convince you that a round cage is NOT appropriate for a bird.

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