A bird that does not get any time out of its small cage (one that doesn't allow for flight) may scream constantly or pull out its feathers. An unexercised bird often gets fat and its life span may be shortened dramatically. If you cannot give a bird plenty of daily attention and flight time outside of its cage, do not get a parrot! Get some Finches or Canaries (see my resent post about them) instead.
Some days, my bird Kiki gets let out of her cage around 8:00 a.m. and gets put away around 5:00 p.m. Sometimes she does fly back into her cage to eat or drink and then she comes back out. Kiki is siting on a picture frame on my room staring down at me as I write this! I'm not saying that you need to have your bird out of its cage that long!
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| A jungle gym outside of your bird's cage is lots of fun, as these budgies show! |
But how much time should a bird spend out of its cage? For a small parrot in a cage that is too small to fly in, at least two hours. If you put the bird in a safe place, like a bathroom, then you don't even need to be in the same room as the bird. But for some of the time you need to hold your bird and talk to it!
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These two happy Cockatiels are enjoying their freedom!
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