We have two parrots. A 21 year old African Grey and a 20 year old Yellow Nape Amazon. They have been traveling their whole lives and do very well. The thing is we have been using 18" wide x 18" deep x 25" high acrylic cages in the RV. They have the air holes in the top. These travel cages have been fine for weekend getaways but now that dh is retired we can go for longer times and I don't like the birds cooped up in these small cages. I also don't want to get larger acrylic cages. They can't climb around in them. The only good thing about the acrylic is they keep the mess in. The cages ride side by side on the dinette. I'm thinking of using two conure cages 20.5"L x 16.1"W x 34"H or something similar.I'd like to know what kind of cages other Parrot owners use for travel and how do you keep the seed and food off the walls and furniture.:@TIA, Carol, Gabby and Chili

We have one bird, a 22-year old Double Yellowhead Amazon. We take the bird on three- to four-week trips and on the nine-week trip to Alaska this past summer. We are in a fifth-wheel, so the cage has to be small enough to be put into the rear seat of the pickup. It's a wire cage about the same size as yours.We let Poco out of his cage as much as possible. He sits on my knee while I'm reading, and we let him play with plastic bottles on the floor or on the kitchen counter. When we are busy, he sits on top of his cage for long periods. He seems OK with the arrangement. I prefer to relax on one of the recliners, but my wife likes to stretch out on the sofa. If not for that, I would take out the sofa and install a large bird cage.

We converted small dog carriers to travel cages with wire bottoms and perches for when we are moving. The acrylic cages didn't give them a place to hold on and Gabby hurt her beak once when I had to brake hard. That's when we started to use the carriers. It's also easier moving them from the house to the RV in them. Was also handy when we had a 5th wheel. We also have two T stands for them to come out of their cages a few times a day. They don't play together so cage top isn't a good idea with them.

While we are driving our CAG Grace is in a small vari-kennel carrier, strapped onto the console of the truck. Once we are parked I've used folding dog crate for inside, along with a much bigger cage for outside. OMG we travel with three cages for one little bird :-0 We have a fifth wheel so I was able to remove one of the recliners to make room for her cage inside, so it is just a normal parrot cage.Mess... well... I just sweep and clean a lot. When we are parked somewhere she spends much of her day in her giant outside cage so that keeps the mess inside under control. And we also plan out the menu i.e. no pomegranate inside!(Btw - she is not a noisy bird, most people don't even know she's there).

I took out the swivel chair behind the co-pilot seat and our macaw has his 36x60 home right there.

I have a 12-yr old African Grey. I also live in AZ (Tucson); moved here about 2 yrs ago from SoCal and Fiki is also a plucker. He is not used to traveling and I have a hard time getting him into his travel cage when we do, but he always seems to enjoy the trip once we get going. He rides in the passenger seat with his cage tethered down.I am seriously considering an RV, so I can take trips and be able to bring Fiki and also my dog. I am looking at a class c or class a, minimum 24', maximum 33'. I have looked at several and looks like removing a swivel seat would provide plenty of room for a full cage.Any recommendations as to "ideal" cage size. At home he has a dome top cage 36" x 28" (with seed skirt) and 62" high. I expect I can scale down for the RV; may a 24 x 20 x 60? Also, can you drive with the grey in his full cage or do you always use the small travel cage when in motion?I am hoping that an RV will free me up to take both short 3-day trips, as well as longer (maybe 1 - 3 months) and can go whenever I want without having to make special arrangements for the bird (no problem with taking my dog.)Any recommendations or sharing your experiences will be very much appreciated.Thanks.Ellen

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lasparrot
Explorer
Dec 09, 2012
While we are driving our CAG Grace is in a small vari-kennel carrier, strapped onto the console of the truck. Once we are parked I've used folding dog crate for inside, along with a much bigger cage for outside. OMG we travel with three cages for one little bird :-0 We have a fifth wheel so I was able to remove one of the recliners to make room for her cage inside, so it is just a normal parrot cage.

Mess... well... I just sweep and clean a lot. When we are parked somewhere she spends much of her day in her giant outside cage so that keeps the mess inside under control. And we also plan out the menu i.e. no pomegranate inside!

(Btw - she is not a noisy bird, most people don't even know she's there).
CarNDen
Explorer II
Dec 09, 2012
We converted small dog carriers to travel cages with wire bottoms and perches for when we are moving. The acrylic cages didn't give them a place to hold on and Gabby hurt her beak once when I had to brake hard. That's when we started to use the carriers. It's also easier moving them from the house to the RV in them. Was also handy when we had a 5th wheel. We also have two T stands for them to come out of their cages a few times a day. They don't play together so cage top isn't a good idea with them.
RoyF
Explorer
Dec 09, 2012
We have one bird, a 22-year old Double Yellowhead Amazon. We take the bird on three- to four-week trips and on the nine-week trip to Alaska this past summer. We are in a fifth-wheel, so the cage has to be small enough to be put into the rear seat of the pickup. It's a wire cage about the same size as yours.

We let Poco out of his cage as much as possible. He sits on my knee while I'm reading, and we let him play with plastic bottles on the floor or on the kitchen counter. When we are busy, he sits on top of his cage for long periods. He seems OK with the arrangement. I prefer to relax on one of the recliners, but my wife likes to stretch out on the sofa. If not for that, I would take out the sofa and install a large bird cage.

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