Choosing the right type of birdcage is not always an easy thing, especially if you’ve never owned a cockatiel before. There are some specific things that cocktatiels need in order to live happily. Below are five tips that will help you to choose the right cockatiel bird cage.

1. Give Your Cockatiel the Spacing Needs – Birdcages are not all built the same, and when you’re looking at getting a birdcage for your cockatiel, you need to make sure that it has the right amount of space. You need to make sure that it has enough room to stretch and flap its wings. You also need to consider the height of the cages you don’t want your cockatiels tail to drag on the floor or get hung up on anything.

2. The Size of the Cage – When making the decision of the size of caged you need, you need to think about what kind of items you’re going to put in the cage. you need to think that you’re going to have perches and toys, as well as food and water dishes in the cage so this needs to go into your decision-making as well.

3. The Distance Between the Bars – The next thing you need to make sure when buying a cockatiel birdcage is that the bars are close enough together that the cockatiel can’t get its head through. You could use the general rule of thumb of no more than one half finished three quarters of an inch wide, this is a good guideline to follow.

4. Bar Placement – In order to ensure that your bird can get around the cage well, you need to make sure that the cage has bars that run vertically as well as horizontally. Cockatiels absolutely need these verticle bars on their cages so do not buy a cage without them.

5. Ease of Cleaning – One thing that’s really important when you have a birdcage is that it’s easy to clean. This is not only good for you it’s good for the birds health as well. Having a cage with a removable plastic tray on the bottom is a really good idea. This will make cleaning less of a chore for you and you be more apt to do it on a regular basis.

Using the steps as a guideline to buying any cockatiel cage could help you to make a good decision on which cage to buy. Besides these simple tips there are a lot of different shapes and styles of cockatiel birdcages and in the end it will boil down to what you like, and what you can afford.