So what differences........

[Lisa B]

or changes have you had to make to ensure your special abled parrot has a comphy cage?

Emma Lynn has a shorter Avian Adventures cage, so in the event she is sleeping(with her head upside down) and she falls, its not a far drop. Other then that, her cage is completely the same as the normal abled parrots here.

[Stacey32]

I don't have any pets with special needs. I find it very interesting reading the posts and it gives me hope! You are truly wonderful people to provide for the special needs :)

Would a little foam mat at night help in case she falls off?

[Lisa B]

Miss Emma is nest happy and would probably rip the mat up into a gazillion pieces. She has gotten better over the years...which is good.
I'm also not sure how safe any foam would be if injested by mistake.

[Ringneckmom]

Like you for the most part, mine are in lower cages. Skyye has a padded bed in his for him to sleep on when he wants to. I also have a wire shelf in with my newest (Little Man - Plumhead) I need to move it though so he will try to use it hopefully. Sweetpea has a lava rock in hers to sit on so that it is a little easier on her legs - not that it stops her from climbing up onto the hanging perch that is hanging from my ceiling for all the birds.

For my Tiels with scoliosis - there really is not anything different from a normal cage. Shadow is in the main area so I can keep an eye on him and hand feed him as he needs it.

Other than those things - they are all normal cages.

When I had my completely spraddled budgie, I had a ladder strung horizontally across the cage for him to perch or lay on and also had a plastic canary basket in there on the side for him to get in and rest.

When my friend had a budgie with a pegleg, they converted a small cage eitther a hamster or a budgie cage, and added a ladder hung horizontally in the cage as well as padded ramps for her her to get around in the cage.