- Mar 8, 2010
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- Riley-white faced grey cockatiel (hatch date 6-28-2014) RIP Halloween-pied cockatiel
I threw away the cage and everything else I had for Speckles except the brand new bag of food I bought when I got him. So since I am on the waiting list for a new baby from a local breeder (well she's about 4 hours away but as local as I've been able to find) I am going to start getting the cage toys and dishes for my new bird I still have time as the baby still needs to hatch and be weaned. There is a cage at a local pet store that I am interested in however I'm concerned it may be too big and make it nearly impossible to get him/her to remain hand tame especially since as we all know new birds need time to settle in and build that bond between owner and bird. The cage I have been looking at is 70 inches wide x 20inches deep x50 inches tall it has the proper bar spacing for a cockatiel. It might even be a little wider than that I'm not sure. The price isn't bad either its about $120. The cage I had Speckles in measured 30inches wide x 18 inches deep x 36inches tall. I've been told in the past to get the biggest cage you can afford but the cage I'm looking at just seems like a lot of cage for one bird.