Hello,

 

I don't have Budgie yet, but everybody tells me that budgies are very messy and there is a lot of dirty around the cage.

What is the best way to make it less messy ? How often should I clean the cage or/and around the cage. In the normal time and during molt ?

is this a good idea ?

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0037UKP9G/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1Z25GD9GAI6A1

 

thanks a lot for all your help

KiwiBudgie

Hi,

Your picture of feeder looks like a great idea if you are only having one or 2 birds in a cage. The seed husk must be removed daily or it looks like they have heaps of seed but could be all husk and they can starve. The "messy" bit would be the seed husk if you can contain much of it in that type of feeder it should be okay.

 

If you line the tray of your cage with newspaper it saves a lot of mess, you just remove it and replace with clean paper as needed. I'd clean cage at least once a week. It depends on how many birds etc if it looks messy give it a clean is the best advice. You will get some feathers when they moult but that's to be expected. Good luck on finding the right little bird if you decide to get one. (If you can stop at one)

I have one budgie, but even with just one it seems like he can produce a lot of seed hulls/feathers. I change the paper in the cage tray 2 or 3 times a week and clean the whole cage and vacuum around it once a week; while i am cleaning it I also rearange the toys once a week. That routine keeps the cage area clean enough for me. When he's molting its messier but its easy to vacuum feathers.

If you can buy or make a seed skirt like this, it helps a lot: http://www.amazon.com/Sheer-Guard-Bird-Cage-Skirt/dp/B00856MOUA/ref=pd_sim_sbs_hg_4

 

Oh my word, please tell me that cockatiel is in a travel cage and doesn't LIVE in there!!!

 

I have also found that if the cage is over carpet instead of bare floor, the seed doesn't scatter all over the whole house as quickly.

I also line the cage tray with paper. I change the paper daily in the cages holding my pet budgies and cockateils - they are tame and like the interaction. I also have a cloth 'skirt' around the base of the budgie cage and this really helps. Having said that they are remarkably messy creatures and still manage to flick seed husks and feathers everywhere.

You just have to ask: "which would I rather, no bird or a clean floor" I think I heard "go the bird"!!! l.o.l.

I agree - absolutely, the bird. Though I do sometime wonder what my house would be like if it wasn't littered with feathers, seed husks, dog hair and muddy paw prints. Oops, forgot the little cockatiel deposits left on the back of the couch (favourite perch location).