It’s not always easy to choose the right type of birdcage for your cockatiel, especially if you’ve never owned one for the birds. There are some specific things that cocktatiels need in order to live happily. Below are five tips that will help you to choose the right cockatiel  bird cage.

1. Space for Your Cockatiel - When you’re thinking of buying and cockatiel birdcage, it has to have the right amount of space for the bird. Your little bird has to have plenty of room to stretch and flap its wings. In a you take into consideration the length of your cockatiels tail is you don’t want it to drag on the floor get hung up.

2. How Big - You need to think about the types of toys and other items you’re going to put in the cage when you’re trying to do decide on the size of it. Having items in your cage such as perches, toys, and such items can take up quite a bit of space, so you need to not clutter it up too much.

3. The Spacing of the Bars - The next thing you need to make sure when buying a cockatiel birdcage is that the bars are close enough together that the cockatiel can’t get its head through. As a standard the spacing shouldn’t be any more than 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch.

4. Bar Layout - Your cockatiel loves to climb so you need to make sure that the cage you buy has bars that run vertically as well as horizontally. This is an absolute must for cockatiel you don’t want to buy a cage doesn’t have verticle bars on it.

5. Easy to Clean - One thing that’s really important when you have a birdcage is that it’s easy to clean. This is not only good for you it’s good for the birds health as well. It is a good idea to buy a cage with a removable plastic tray on the bottom of it. This will make cleaning less of a chore for you and you be more apt to do it on a regular basis.

Having these steps should allow you to be a limit to proper decision when choosing which cockatiel birdcage you should buy. There are a lot of different styles and shapes, and it will all boil down to your taste.

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