Everything I need for a CAG

TheBranMan1O1 · Jul 24, 2026

I am looking into getting a Congo African Grey and I would love if anyone could give me a cage size, food brand, toy brand etc.

Thanks!

osklvste · Jul 25, 2026

Welcome, and enjoy. Please do a lot of reading here and from other sources. I've had mine since she was just under 4 months. They tend to need a lot mental stimulation and entertainment. Otherwise they make their own. I honestly don't know what mine will do next. I've actually found her on top of the chest freezer trying to get in. She was looking for pistachios. There's lots of information about bird cage size. CAG's do not do well in a round cage. If you have a draft free area. Measure it. Plan the largest cage you can afford. If possible one for a good wing stretch and flap. The proper food "brand" is a debate. Read about the pros and cons about pellets. Read also about a good veggie mix called chop. Toys also don't have a "brand". There's lots of bird safe companies out there. There are posting here about them. You want a variety of easy, hard to destroy and foot toys. I love my CAG, she's mischievous and bird smart. if I think of 100 ways to bird proof an area she's got 101.

TheBranMan1O1 · Jul 25, 2026

osklvste said:
Welcome, and enjoy. Please do a lot of reading here and from other sources. I've had mine since she was just under 4 months. They tend to need a lot mental stimulation and entertainment. Otherwise they make their own. I honestly don't know what mine will do next. I've actually found her on top of the chest freezer trying to get in. She was looking for pistachios. There's lots of information about bird cage size. CAG's do not do well in a round cage. If you have a draft free area. Measure it. Plan the largest cage you can afford. If possible one for a good wing stretch and flap. The proper food "brand" is a debate. Read about the pros and cons about pellets. Read also about a good veggie mix called chop. Toys also don't have a "brand". There's lots of bird safe companies out there. There are posting here about them. You want a variety of easy, hard to destroy and foot toys. I love my CAG, she's mischievous and bird smart. if I think of 100 ways to bird proof an area she's got 101.

Thank you so much!

Vampiric_Conure · Jul 25, 2026

I have a rescued 18-year-old CAG named Yvons. He'll eat frozen mixed veggies warmed in the microwave and loves his Tropican Pellets. He loves his seeds and nuts, and peanuts. (Lordy, he loves peanuts!). He's not so hot on Bird Street Bistro... gonna try to get him used to that.

I should really get a bigger, better cage for him, but funds are limited right now, so a new one will have to wait. I think I got mine off Amazon. It was cheap, and he's not destroyed it yet, so I figure it's a plus, LOL!

Toys... some stuff I make, some stuff I get off Amazon, some stuff from bird shops, like The Parrot Shop, here in Canada. So much more to say. If there are any more questions, feel free to ask. I'm sure someone will have an answer. This is a good forum for stuff like that

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TheBranMan1O1 · Jul 26, 2026

Vampiric_Conure said:
I have a rescued 18-year-old CAG named Yvons. He'll eat frozen mixed veggies warmed in the microwave and loves his Tropican Pellets. He loves his seeds and nuts, and peanuts. (Lordy, he loves peanuts!). He's not so hot on Bird Street Bistro... gonna try to get him used to that.

I should really get a bigger, better cage for him, but funds are limited right now, so a new one will have to wait. I think I got mine off Amazon. It was cheap, and he's not destroyed it yet, so I figure it's a plus, LOL!

Toys... some stuff I make, some stuff I get off Amazon, some stuff from bird shops, like The Parrot Shop, here in Canada. So much more to say. If there are any more questions, feel free to ask. I'm sure someone will have an answer. This is a good forum for stuff like that .

Thank you!

HarleY 06 · Monday at 5:22 PM

Does he have a bigger cage yet???
Imperative you sort out the cage size problem FIRST, whilst maintaining steady diet that he is used to , , if there's probs with the weight/diet dimension, then health is a CONSTANT. If you try to "fix" the diet, and find some success, if his surroundings change you will find all sorts of other problems; like behaviour and diet consumption and so forth.
In the native wild the life of your specie, is determined by the area of its existance, which supports what it needs, in diet and health. Which is passed on in the DNA of the particular specie.
What I am trying to impart to you is similar to if you changed your present residence, for another in another state, or country, then nearly everything is different . . and takes time to adjust; let alone the change in weather patterns which control your health and wellbeing. plus the $$$ it costs in different nearly everything!!!
So how is Yvons?