Parrot cages for the RV
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 ...
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Quote: 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.
These cage sizes are fine. Might be a little snug for the Amazon. But, it looks like it has been working for you. Personally, I do not like acrylic...never have. Seems unnatural to me. That said, I understand why people choose to use it.
The important thing to remember about our birds is not the cage size, but how the cage is going to be used. Will the bird be alone all day while mama goes sightseeing? Then a little larger a cage will be needed. But, if you are only gone a few hours a day, the smaller dimensions will be fine- especially if it is just a few weeks on the road.
The socialization and ability to play independently are the factors you need to keep your focus on. Here is what we do:
I have already described my cage set-up. Roscoe - 24yo Goffins 'too has 2 toys in the cage that are the same 2 toys he has at home. The heavier one is removed in transit. He has paper towel rolls gallore to shred, and loves them to death.
Every day, we take him out at the same time, roughly. He is usually out while we are cooking, and he plays with his rolls. While we eat, he is back in cage. He waits by his dish for the treat he knows is coming. Later - during TV time, he spends the evening on daddy's shoulder soaking all the love he can.
We keepit simple, and we don't over analyze everything. We would end up neurotic...and the bird would too!
Roscoe has taken so well to travels, there are times I look over to him, and he on on one foot and out like a light. Other times, he is hanging from the toy swinging away bobbing his head to the music. Other times he is foraging on the bottom of the cage for a morsel- behaviors I encourage.
The mess is going to happen. I have butcher paper on the floor in front of the cage for poop bombs that is changed daily. I vaccuum daily.
Amazingly, he is sorta potty-trained! Years ago, I figured his metabolism drops every 15 minutes or so. So we started putting him on the cage, or his perch, he drops his bomb, and comes back over. Commercial on TV...bird's gotta poop. LOL He occasionally goes to the cage on his own. TV commercial?...bird poop time!!
My point in all this is to keep it simple, don't over analyze it all. If the bird or cage is in your way, it is taking your enjoyment away from you, and ultimately, you may stop liking the traveling in the RV, and may even resent it.
These cage sizes are fine. Might be a little snug for the Amazon. But, it looks like it has been working for you. Personally, I do not like acrylic...never have. Seems unnatural to me. That said, I understand why people choose to use it.
The important thing to remember about our birds is not the cage size, but how the cage is going to be used. Will the bird be alone all day while mama goes sightseeing? Then a little larger a cage will be needed. But, if you are only gone a few hours a day, the smaller dimensions will be fine- especially if it is just a few weeks on the road.
The socialization and ability to play independently are the factors you need to keep your focus on. Here is what we do:
I have already described my cage set-up. Roscoe - 24yo Goffins 'too has 2 toys in the cage that are the same 2 toys he has at home. The heavier one is removed in transit. He has paper towel rolls gallore to shred, and loves them to death.
Every day, we take him out at the same time, roughly. He is usually out while we are cooking, and he plays with his rolls. While we eat, he is back in cage. He waits by his dish for the treat he knows is coming. Later - during TV time, he spends the evening on daddy's shoulder soaking all the love he can.
We keepit simple, and we don't over analyze everything. We would end up neurotic...and the bird would too!
Roscoe has taken so well to travels, there are times I look over to him, and he on on one foot and out like a light. Other times, he is hanging from the toy swinging away bobbing his head to the music. Other times he is foraging on the bottom of the cage for a morsel- behaviors I encourage.
The mess is going to happen. I have butcher paper on the floor in front of the cage for poop bombs that is changed daily. I vaccuum daily.
Amazingly, he is sorta potty-trained! Years ago, I figured his metabolism drops every 15 minutes or so. So we started putting him on the cage, or his perch, he drops his bomb, and comes back over. Commercial on TV...bird's gotta poop. LOL He occasionally goes to the cage on his own. TV commercial?...bird poop time!!
My point in all this is to keep it simple, don't over analyze it all. If the bird or cage is in your way, it is taking your enjoyment away from you, and ultimately, you may stop liking the traveling in the RV, and may even resent it.
