Parrots don't really need a whole lot of perches because they also use the bars but what needs to concern you is what kind of perch you are using because the common dowel ones that cages bring are very bad for them so you will need to change them asap for good ones. The 'good' ones need to be in a variety of textures, shapes and diameters (but I do not recommend the sandy ones).
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could you explain to me why the dowel 1s are bad for them pls
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Because they have no texture or give, they are completely straight and are of an uniform diameter.
Even diameter: when they perch on them, they are ALWAYS putting pressure on the exact same points on their soles which end up causing sores on the bottom of their feet that, if not taken care of, can end up in bumble foot.
No texture and straightness (is there such a word?): with dowels, they are also ALWAYS using the same muscles instead of different ones and that can end up in deformation of toes, claws and foot (I took in a thirty year old zon with deformed feet because of this). Branches in nature are not even and smooth, they have bark, little branches growing off them and are never perfectly straight so they need to make their toes, feet and leg muscles move in different directions to compensate for this and achieve an upright position something that won't happen perching on a dowel.
No give: in nature, birds perch on different size branches and, while large branches don't bounce when they alight on them, the little ones do and they always use the little ones more than they do the large ones because they can wrap their toes around them which is more comfortable and safer for them. When a perch has no give (the bouncing up and down when weight is put on it), it gives a jolt (high impact) to the bones and joints of the toes, feet and legs (like when you jump down on concrete versus when you jump down on a trampolin) which, in time, causes deterioration of the cartilage and bones and early arthritis.
