Parakeet Cage Accessories

- A parakeet cage needs several perches made of varying materials (wood perches, rope perches) and of varying sizes (for proper foot health).
- The wooden dowels that come with parakeet cages should just be used for step-up training and transporting your parakeet about the room.
- Recommended wood parakeet perches include: Manzanita perches, cactus perches, cholla perches.
- Get perches of varying widths to give your parakeet proper foot exercise.
- If a parakeet can only perch on the plain wooden dowel, they can get pressure sores on their feet.
- Tip: Also avoid sand perch covers as these will rip up a parakeet's tender feet.
- Put the best perches in the highest positions as these are the ones the parakeets will use the most.
- Put cement perches and other nail-trimming sorts of perches down low.
Do not position perches over food or water bowls. It is best if you can have food and water bowls with hoods to keep parakeet poop out.
Each parakeet should have their own food bowl. Provide cuttlebone and a mineral block for extra calcium and to keep the beak trim.