I'll give another alternative to the "Happy Huts" that keeps the same idea of a soft, snuggly, private place for birds to sleep, realizing that a PVC pipe is great for a hide but not necessarily a sleeping place.
My Green Cheek, Bowie, loved his "Happy Hut", he slept in it every night and took naps in it often. My Quaker had one as well that he slept in every night, my cockatiel was the only one that refused to sleep in a Happy Hut. The moment I read about someone coming home or going downstairs in the morning to find their bird dead with it's leg stuck in a loose thread from it's Happy Hut, their poor bird had been hanging by it's leg all night, that was enough for me to immediately take both of their Huts out of their cages and throw them out. Bowie wasn't happy at all but he was alive.
I found a fantastic replacement last June at Petco, believe it or not, and I tested it out in Bowie's cage for a good 6 months before buying one for both my Quaker and my new, baby Senegal (at the time). They are Petco brand ferret hammocks, I believe they're called something like "Petco Plush Ferret Hammocks". They come in several different sizes, colors, and patterns, and they also have 4 metal clips attached so that you can hang them from their cage tops/sides to make them a hammock.
They have 2 usable sides, one that is plush, extremely soft, warm fake fur (this is the side I use as the inside of their hammocks when I hang them up), and the other side is a waterproof nylon material that you are supposed to be able to lay on the bottom of their cage and it's okay if that size gets wet or pooped on, you can just wipe it down. Bowie has never been one to poop while he sleeps, I never noticed him poop in his Happy Hut, but if you have a bird that does you could use the nylon side as the inside of the hammock to make your life a lot easier.
I bought Bowie (very small, Yellow-sided Green Cheek Conure) a 17" hammock, which was overkill for him but it fits nicely in his cage so I didn't really care how large it was. They also come in I believe a 14" and then also one that is smaller than that, and also one or two that are larger than the 17", so you have lots of size choices. I bought the same 17" hammock for both my Quaker parrot and my Senegal parrot, so all 3 of my birds have the same size hammocks and the 17" works awesomely for all of them. I think all 3 have different patterns on the fur side and different colors of the nylon side, just to differentiate them when I wash them.
I washed Bowie's hammock once every week/every other week starting last June, as I said Bowie never poops in his bed so every other week is often enough. I wash it on a normal wash cycle, hot wash/cold rinse with the normal "Free" detergent I always use, and then dry them in the dryer in a normal drying cycle (I usually wash a load of "pet" stuff like the dog's blankets, dog beds, the bird's hammocks, rags that I use to clean out my bearded dragon's enclosure, etc. once a week). The hammock looks exactly the same as it did the day I bought it, no color fading, no fur coming off, no loose or hanging threads! These Petco brand hammocks are very durable, take a beating and do not come apart at all, and if any of the 3 birds that have one are chewing on them they haven't been able to get a single string loose yet! And that includes my male Senegal parrot who loves to chew apart EVERYTHING!
I am not normally a fan of Petco, in fact the only reason I was there that day to begin with was because I buy my bearded dragon feeder insects there sometimes if my monthly online order is late. But I have to admit that I'm totally impressed with these Petco brand ferret hammocks for my parrots, they have all held-up perfectly, they seem like a very safe alternative to the Happy Huts, and most importantly my birds absolutely love them and sleep in them every night!!!
Here is a photo of my Senegal Parrot's Petco Hammock...I tried to copy a link to them on the Petco website, but it said that they no longer sell them online, they are available in-store only now. So if you want to check them out, just go to your local Petco and go to the Small Animal/Rodent section, and go to the aisle that has all the little hammocks and beds, as well as the food/water dishes, grooming supplies and topical sprays, and vitamin supplements. You'll see the Hammocks hanging on a rack with big Petco brand labels and in clear plastic packaging.
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