May 16, 2013 · Kellie, The main reason dowel rod perches are not good is that if a bird has only one size diameter perch for a long time, their feet are always grasping in the same position, …

Jun 12, 2019 · My babies sleep on those nail trimmer perches, occasionally on the natural wood perch I put in there, they have one dowel perch that is cut to run the length of the cage and …

Dec 28, 2023 · (random edit: because " the perches they currently have aren't as long as dowels, and therefore is like keeping them in a small cage" !!!!!) I am being dead serious, I do not …

May 16, 2020 · Hi all! I'm not fond of what i've read online and in books about perches you can find in pet stores sold to the general public; grit and sand perches, plastic perches, perches …

Oct 17, 2023 · There's nothing wrong with dowel perches, as long as it's the right size for the bird's feet, however you want at least 3 perches in the cage. There are various applewood & …

Dec 28, 2014 · About perches in general... may I add? Getting those nail-trimming perches can eliminate nail-trimming, which was always so stressful for me and the Rb. It took a few years, …

Dec 11, 2009 · hi guy;s i have only had my bird since sun so lot;s of thing's to find out ;i read somewere that they need lot;s of toy;s so that got me.. thinking how many perche;s should …

Apr 7, 2022 · i have only one natural wood perch, and two skinny dowel perches (which i thought weren’t) and two very big long dowel perches, my birds barely use the skinny ones and the …

Jul 12, 2012 · Perches in his cage range from about 1.5"-2.5" thick and none are just straight dowel type perches. Since I got him his new swinging perch, he really seems to want to be on …

Apr 20, 2021 · So I've accumulated a nice collection of large and small dowel perches just from buying cages (lincolns first cage came with one, his 'new' cage came with like 2 or 3 and …