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My Bird Can Climb Over and Down the Cage Seed Guards

• Mitch Rezman
• August 20, 2013
• Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Cage Info
• 0 Comments

My Sydney (19-yrs) has finally figured out how to climb over and down the bottom apron of her cage. Has anyone else had this problem and a solution other than keeping her in her cage? The four dogs tend to leave her alone but can not take it for granted.

 Having sold several thousand bird cages my recommendation would be to take them off. They actually are more to clean and can be dangerous to other large and small humans and pets in the household. 

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3 EZ Peazy Birdcage Cleaning Tips

• Catherine Tobsing
• August 2, 2013
• Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Cage Info / Bird Supplies Info
• 1 Comment

We’re going to start out with one of our favorite product lines Lixit. Do you really need a water bottle? Birds being the messy creatures that they are will poop in their water dishes regardless of placement.

This means the stray food, the poop, and other contaminants which carry bacteria get ingested by your bird. One of the easiest ways to overcome these problems is to install a Lixit water bottle in your birdcage.

Lixit water bottles enable you to introduce water simply for bathing and avoid having to change your bird’s drinking water throughout the day in order to keep it clean.

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Why Patience is Essential When Introducing New Stuff to Your Bird

• Mitch Rezman
• May 31, 2013
• Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments / Bird Rescue
• 0 Comments

As the weather is warming up not a day goes by when we don’t have somebody coming into the Birdie Boutique, e-mailing us or calling us to find out what size flight suit or harness their bird could wear.

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The Bird Cage Privacy Canopy

• Mitch Rezman
• April 25, 2013
• Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Feeding Pet Birds / Foraging and Enrichment
• 0 Comments

Spaulding courtesy of Michelle Karras & the Polite Parrot

 

We talk about the 60/40 rule a lot. In the wild birds spend 60% of their time looking for food and 40% of their time trying not to be food.

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Do I Really Need The Largest Bird Cage I Can Afford?

• Mitch Rezman
• March 22, 2013
• Bird Cage Info
• 0 Comments

We posted the picture above today on Facebook and one of our fans commented: “I sure hope this macaw doesn’t live in that tiny cage” my response may be a bit of a shock but I don’t necessarily have a problem with that.
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Seeking Cockatiel Breeding Cages

• Mitch Rezman
• March 19, 2013
• Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird Cage Info
• 0 Comments

Hi Jimmy,

 We can offer a few suggestions to help you find suitable breeding cages for your Cockatiels and Macaws.
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Will Your Bird have the Same View for 50 Years?

• Mitch Rezman
• March 9, 2013
• Bird & Parrot Anatomy / Bird & Parrot Breeding / Bird Behavior / Bird Cage Info / Bird Enviornments

Talk to a person on the phone Monday through Friday 10 – 4  All times  CST – 877- 287 – 0810.

Email [email protected] 24/7 for Bird Care and Pre or Post Sales Questions

In the video below its stated quite succinctly.

In the wild, parrots spend 50 to 70% of their daylight hours foraging for food.

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My Bird’s So Messy, Can You Help?

• Mitch Rezman
• March 2, 2013
• Bird Cage Info
• 5 Comments

Birds in the wild crack nuts and eat fruit dropping half-eaten fruit and seeds to the ground. Season after season new trees and shrubs grow around the canopy trees the birds are living in.

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What’s Manzanita & Why are Manzanita Perches Good for My Bird?

• Mitch Rezman
• February 16, 2013
• Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Cage Info
• 0 Comments

 A key to keeping your bird healthy is to always be challenging its feet. We do this by making sure that there are at least three types of perches in your bird cage.

 

With a variety of perches in the cage, your bird’s feet will always be working as he moves about the cage. In our various bird care newsletters, we have talked about different kinds of perches ranging from bird warmers to Booda soft rope perches.

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What are the CRI, UVA & UVB of our Full Spectrum Bird Cage Bulb?

• Mitch Rezman
• February 14, 2013
• Bird & Parrot Care / Bird Cage Info
• 0 Comments

We get this question a lot so I wrote a blog post about it found here. Although the post talks about another one of our lamps the answers are the same when referring to Bird Cage Light Bulb Full Spectrum 25 Watt Daylight found here.
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