Good Cage?

Dingo4207 · Post by **Dingo4207** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 12:53 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/Parrot-Bird-Cage-Ca ... otohosting

Is this cage good enough for a finch pair? Or if not please tell me why... Thanks

tammieb · Post by **tammieb** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 1:18 pm

The bar spacing is 5/8", too big for most finches.

The cage is taller than it is wide. Finches don't climb like hookbills do. So it's better to provide them with a wide (24-30") cage.

Post by **Hilary** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 1:28 pm

You also will probably want to avoid a single large door - it would be too easy for a bird to get out.

Dingo4207 · Post by **Dingo4207** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:04 pm

OKay thanks ya'll I was wondering about those two things, but I do like the cage...

Too bad parrots make noise and poop...

They have breeder cages too... 30"long x 18" or something deep x 18" high... sound good?

tammieb · Post by **tammieb** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:08 pm

Yes, the breeding cages work great... not the best looking cages on the market, but they give you the width finches prefer.

Rue · Post by **Rue** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:45 pm

...hate to tell you this...but finchs poop...er, they poop a lot...

Seriously...the smaller the bird, the higher the metabolism...the more often they eat...and the more often they poop...

Dingo4207 · Post by **Dingo4207** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:33 pm

Is it runny like the Amazons or w/e? I saw some in the petstore in town and it was runny and stunk!!! Finches however are kinda like doves, they aren't runny but firm and small...

So descriptive....

StevePax · Post by **StevePax** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:26 pm

The finches do generally have more solid poop, and it doesn't smell bad. But there is a lot of it.

Dingo4207 · Post by **Dingo4207** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 5:15 pm

As long as it doesn't reek it's cool...