Sally,
YES, I remember that, when looking at various cages at the store, I saw several that had quite large diameter Perches, and the wire “spacing” was larger too, didn’t get one of those. I selected the Prevue-Hendrix Model 1804TR*, I think because it looks like a building we have here in Houston, and the two Penthouses and Dome, looked like great places for the birds to Roost. P/H has another model (#856) which I wish I had known about when I looked, it has a “flared” bottom, to catch the debris when the Birds eat. That would have been very helpful (I found out) ! Both the above models have ½” White Pine dowels for Perches, 2 for depth and 2 for width.
The Birds came to me in a P/H Model #22006**. I just couldn’t believe they kept all 5 of the Birds in a Cage that small ! I bought some 3/8” and ½” Dowel, and made additional Perches for both of them, focusing on some cross and diagonal pieces for the Roosts. Electing to cut the Perches myself, was a no-brainer, WOW, those things are very expensive at the store, plus, I like to put that “personal” touch into stuff like that.
Now beyond that, some other friends of mine herd I now had Birds, and gave me a Hand Made Cage, 4536 Cu. In. Sounds like a lot right, but that’s only 2.62 Cu. Ft.. Just enough to put the three unruly male Offspring in, when my breeding pair have Younguns !
I too saw some of the “branch” type Perches at the store, and they’re more expensive than the standard Perches. So I’ll be looking around the property, for a good candidates for a couple of that type. My thoughts (getting back to our original subject) are that it may not matter just how large a Perch is, as long as it’s rough enough for the Birds to grip, I can see that a branch of ¾” would be suitable, given the convolutions of it’s surface.
Your thoughts on that ?
Have a good Day !
*Model 1804TR (right):
http://www.prevuepet.com/item-info.asp? ... ct_ID=1191
**Model #22006 (top right):
http://www.prevuepet.com/item-info.asp? ... uct_ID=929
