Last Updated on December 5, 2019 by Catherine Tobsing

In response to our Nov 4th 2019 Birdie Brunch

Rio Hemmings commented

I agree that birds will land on any perch in the wild, but caged life is different, they have to sit on the same perch all day so it needs to be comfortable, I do gymnastics and pole so I know how uncomfortable and painful it is when the pole is too wide I can’t work with it. 

 

Hi Rio,

 

Having a single perch in your bird’s cage is a recipe for foot injuries,

 

Here’s a post that I hope will clarify the subject

 

Best

MitchR

 

Rio responded

 

I know that.

I have no idea how you concluded that was the point of my comment when I did even say to have only one perch.

My point was offer the bird different sizes but also have perches the ideal size for their feet. 

 

In the wild, they stand on perches too big and too small, yes but in a cage, a lot changes and sometimes our birds have to stay inside the cage when we’re not home so they also need in addition to a variety of sizes perches that are the ideal size to their feet. 

 

I agree that birds will land on any perch in the wild, but caged life is different, they have to sit on the same perch all day so it needs to be comfortable, I do gymnastics and pole so I know how uncomfortable and painful it is when the pole is too wide I can’t work with it. 

 

MitchR responded

 

I apologize, Rio, that was my interpretation of “they have to sit on the same perch all day so it needs to be comfortable,”

 

My assumption was “if the bird had another perch, it would not have to sit on the ‘same one’ all-day”.

 

We understand perches and write about them regularly

 

Best

 

MitchR