My cage is super lame, help!

[mrmatt008]

I've had my quaker for awhile now.. But I recently realized that his cage sucks. He doesn't really like toys, but I have a few in there for him. As far as perches, I have a thick one, a thin one and a sandy swing for his nails. There is also a latter that he doesn't use. What should I add to his cage to make it better??

Thank

[Peanutbutter]

.....slippery slope, so easy to get carried away. So long as the bird is happy & you rotate the stuff around when u clean it every week or two I'm sure all is great!

Might I suggest searching the board for "pics of your cage" and things along that line.

:)

Rope perches, grapevine perches, cactus perches.... hanging up fresh dark green veggies.... toys, toys, toys. foraging toys, destructive/shredder toys, acrylic toys, bell toys, etc.

for toys i make most of mine w/ parts from cabirdnerds.com and parrotasylum.com great prices for most everything 'toy' related.

[Valo's Moirana]

pics would be really helpful...

i try to have a variety of perch material in the cage - the boys have a rope perch, a boing, wooden perches and also dowel perches... oh, and a sandy perch in a desperate attempt to reduce the costs for getting their toe nails cut - it's not working, go figure

i try to do the same with the toys - offer a variety... a foraging toy, a shredding toy, wood toys, acrylic toys (valo loves those) and so on...

if your babe's not going for teh toys, maybe you haven't found the right type yet... often the foraging toys are good because it stimulates the playing motivated by the treats