If you’ve never owned a cockatiel before then chances are you don’t know what kind of cage you need. Cocktatiels need some specific things that will allow them to live a happy life. Below I am providing you with 5 tips to choosing the right cockatiel bird cage.

1. Appropriate Living Space for Your Cockatiel - When you are looking for any cockatiel birdcage, you need to make sure that has the right amount of space for the bird to move around. You need to make sure that it has enough room to stretch and flap its wings. You also need to consider the height of the cages you don’t want your cockatiels tail to  drag on the floor or get hung up on anything.

2. The Size of the Cage - When making the decision of the size of caged you need, you need to think about what kind of items you’re going to put in the cage. Having items in your cage such as perches, toys, and such items can take up quite a bit of space, so you need to not clutter it up too much.

3. Bar Spacing - The next thing you need to make sure when buying a cockatiel birdcage is that the bars are close enough together that the cockatiel can’t get its head through. As a standard the spacing shouldn’t be any more than 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch.

4. How the Bars Are Laid out - Cockatiels love to get around the cage by climbing so you need to make sure that the cage you buy has verticle bars positioned so he can get around well. Don’t go buying any cage that doesn’t have verticle bars on it.

5. Ease of Cleaning - You need to make sure to buy a cage that is easy to clean, this will make it easier on you as well as make it healthier for the bird. It is a good idea to buy a cage with a removable plastic tray on the bottom of it. This removable tray will make it  less of a chore for you to clean the cage, so you’d be more apt to do it on a regular basis, which would be healthier for the bird.

If you use the steps in your decision-making process for buying a cockatiel birdcage, you won’t go wrong with your purchase. Besides these simple tips there are a lot of different shapes and styles of cockatiel birdcages and in the end it will boil down to what you like, and what you can afford.

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