Hi!! Advice needed....

[hub25]

I must admit I didn't consider the bar spacing? So is a 25mm spacing too big? I don't want my birds head getting stuck in the spacing while i'm at work!!! Whats the best spacing for a green cheek conure? Would 15mm be more suitable?? Any advice on this would be much appreciated.

[kiwi]

Blimey - what lucky little birdies (when you get them) they are going to be having you!

[mueb]

Hub - I'm sorry to say this but I'm afraid you haven't got things right at all! Had a look at the bird pics & yes we have maroon bellies which I am spoon-feeding at the moment - I still have a couple looking for new homes in approx 4 weeks time. I do not keep yellow-sided - if you looked at my website then you will know which varieties we do keep. I have blue throats, pearlies, painteds & crimson bellies on eggs at the moment.
If you are looking to put two birds together then they need to both be babies and either both female or one of each sex. It is O.K. to add a second bird when both are still babies but if one is an older bird it is more difficult unless you get the opposite sex.
I have also looked at that cage #evil# - not at all suitable for conures!!!!
Pyrrhura conures are not very big and therefore a amassive cage like this one would be a death trap to them, I notice the bars are vertical & they need to be horizontal (at least 2 sides) so the bird can use them as a ladder - conures are always climbing! The bar spacing looks far too great - maximum for small conures should be 5/8" otherwise they can get their heads stuck between them & if you are not there when it happens then you will get back to a dead bird who has died of shock!
I assume this cage will have a grille in the bottom, another deathtrap for a conure. I sold a baby to a lady a couple of years ago - she put it into a cage much smaller than yours but it fell of the perch onto the grille below & died!! obviously landed badly. The cage you are looking at is meant for the larger parrots, african greys/amazons upwards...............
Also be very careful where you buy your cage...............

[Scully]

the bar spacing on that huge avairy was 2.5cm. Mine at home is 1cm -1/2inch.

look at this one on that page i linked to if you are thinking of spending that sort of money.
Essegi Topaz Bird Cage With Narrow Bars (BRE22T)


No Bottom grid, Narrow Horizontal bars, loads a room, and easy to clean. The side seed catchers are a worthwhile bonus.
I wish mine was a bit wider like that one, birds dont fly like helicopters

A huge space to start with can be a bit frightening for a young bird, and it makes getting to know them so much harder. You are more likey to end up with less tame birds, which would be sad if they were hand rasied from the start.
You need to be able to get them out yourself, or on your finger, you couldnt do that so easy with a huge avairy.

There are nice breeders flight cages, where you have a divider.
They still have the room while you get to know your birds, and they settle in. Later when you feel its time you could take the divider out.

[mueb]

scully said:

WELL! I dont think the birdies would complain at the room they are going to get I wont show my birds that avairy, they would leave home..

dont want to put a damper on your idea, but the bar spacing maybe too big for a conure they will be playing peekaboo with you.

and thats speaking from someone, who when she picked up her conure, after going to extreme lengths to make this wonderfull carry cage, her friendly breeder told her so!

Sorry if I put the damper on your lovely carry cage Donna, but as you know I do everything I can to help the birdies (& owners) when I can

[Scully]

He has two now Mue, the bigger one you saw i found a hampster cage that was a perfect fit for the carrier, obviously smaller bars. It was just too big to take to work, with my other bags, but its great if we have a hol (huh! like when ) or weekend with my inlaws.
Then i bought the smallest carrier, as i saw one 1/2 price, and made a cage to go in that, with the correct size mesh .