Our household will be accepting a new member of the family. This is not our first bird but our first in a while. My family and I are getting an exotic bird, and we were wondering a good location for the cage.

Thanks!

We had a bird room before my boyfriend and I moved. But most of the birds roamed the house freely, they just went in to go to sleep.

Now we're on our own and we have a small house/apartment, so we keep his cage in the living room. He likes the fact that we are always sitting around.. I think he feels like he's getting constant attention that way.. haha

Definately put the cage where you will be the most.

Some folks like to designate a "bird room", others like to have their cages out around where the family is. There are advantages and disadvantages to both, and sometimes it depends on the bird's personality. My birds are in the living room, both out of necessity and preference. I don't have any other room to put them in, and I like them to be where they feel they are a part of whatever is going on. Downside of that is that the birds go to bed about 7PM (depends somewhat on time of year and darkness), so the TV etc. shuts down then as well. Doesn't bother me, but it would a lot of folks. Some people use a separate smaller sleep cage in another quieter more out of the way room.

You also need to be aware of where the cage is sited in regard to drafts (bad), windows (sun can get too strong and overheat them and in general it's good for them to have at least one wall behind or beside the cage for security), traffic pattern (a nervous or cage protective bird located right next to where everyone in the house has to walk right by it all the time isn't good), and about a kazillion other things.

I just moved my birds from the front room to the main people area and they are loving it. We made a small room for their regular cages for night time, so they can get their uninterrupted sleep.

Great post, as usual, Nate! I was going to mention the draft and window issues as well.

My CAG's cage is in my bedroom in my apartment. It works best for us, mainly because during the winter I can be a typical cheap college student and keep the thermostat down low while the space heater in my bedroom keeps both of us nice and toasty! I spend a lot of time in my bedroom, but when I'm in the living room Ollie has 2 gyms to play on there.

In the future I've always pictured Ollie having her very own room with trees, tons of hanging gyms, etc....but I'm really not so sure about that. I think she would much prefer being in the thick of the action. Needing 12 hours of uninterrupted sleep a night is something that will probably be aided by use of a sleep cage in a quiet part of the house.

Pita's cage in right is the living room.....plus he has a playstand in my bedroom, where his sleep cage is, and in the office.



Everyone is right, put the cage where the most activity is....make him part of the family.

Good luck and we want pics!

Thank you all for your information!!! It helped me lots! I probably won't be getting a bird until after Thanksgiving (we are fostering a puppy, and he leaves around then, and plus it gives us more time to look for a great one!), but I definitely will post pictures of when I get a bird! I am very excited about it! And thank you for posting that picture with the cage. It was very useful! I liked the pictures hanging next to the cage! They're very cute! If we were to get one Ekkie, what size cage would we need, and what height? Also, how high do we want the playstand? Thanks for all your help! I appreciate it! I will get the pictures in as soon as I can!

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You can always come see my set up here Danielle! And your brother too!!

We sort of have a bird room - the cages reside in our den/study/computer room. The room is great in that the cages are all on inside walls, which means it's warmer for them when winter rolls around. We are in the room very often, or at least walk through it to get to adjacent rooms, so it's not like the cage area is secluded at all.

We have their playroom, however, set up mainly in the living room. Every night when they are out to play their gyms and playstations are all set up away from their cages, which makes for nice time spent away from their cages. We hang out with them in the living room, that's where the TV is, etc. Our birds are flighted and can freely fly back to their cages if they want or need, and they sometimes do.

Good luck planning and preparing for your future bird!