Help with cage setup please.

livinonaprayer · Post by **livinonaprayer** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 7:05 pm

Do I have enough perches in the cage?
There's also a perch along the back which you can't see too well in the picture.
In the front is one of those little plastic things from the treat bars, and there's two in the back.
Their food is on the bottom of the cage away from overhead perches as is their bath.
Is this enough for them? There's four zebras in there.
Any suggestions are very well appreciated.

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 7:16 pm

You might have too many perches in there

Just make sure none of them go over top of any other perch or any of the food and water dishes. You don't want birds pooping on each other's heads nor in the dishes. I would think you don't need more than 3 perches at most.

Looks nice!!

livinonaprayer · Post by **livinonaprayer** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 7:22 pm

L in Ontario wrote:You might have too many perches in there Just make sure none of them go over top of any other perch or any of the food and water dishes. You don't want birds pooping on each other's heads nor in the dishes. I would think you don't need more than 3 perches at most.

Looks nice!!

Thanks. I'm trying.

Where do you suggest I place them? I've got lots of perches to choose from. Just don't know what's best.

gomer · Post by **gomer** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 7:54 pm

Finches get exercise by flying.put them at opposite ends of the cage,length ways.To me it looks like you have to many.Dido what Liz said.

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:00 pm

As Gomer said - you can place one at each end (side) of the cage or you can place one across the back two higher corners of the cage then if you have one small one to place in the front centre (cement would be good) near a water dish. That's really all you need - two natural at or near the back corners and 1 cement near the front centre for nails and beak conditioning.

livinonaprayer · Post by **livinonaprayer** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:55 pm

gomer wrote:Finches get exercise by flying.put them at opposite ends of the cage,length ways.To me it looks like you have to many.Dido what Liz said.

Thanks. I didn't realize it was too many. I just thought it didn't look quite right.

livinonaprayer · Post by **livinonaprayer** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:07 pm

L in Ontario wrote:As Gomer said - you can place one at each end (side) of the cage or you can place one across the back two higher corners of the cage then if you have one small one to place in the front centre (cement would be good) near a water dish. That's really all you need - two natural at or near the back corners and 1 cement near the front centre for nails and beak conditioning.

Well I have a bunch of manzanita branches and a few cement ones.
We change the budgies setup now and then so there's a lot of branches and a few cement perches to choose from.

Thanks again. I'll re-arrange the little guys cage.