Budgies Care: Cages, Accessories, Toys, Perches, etc. Cages According to my vets (or my budgies vets), the minimum size of cage for budgerigar (for one bird) is: 24" x 24" x 24" and the bar spacing 1/4 inch and the perch size: 1/2 inch. Some pet stores offer a very small cage for beginners. Some of them are even labeled "parakeet cages". Big mistake! The bigger cage- the better for budgie. Your bird should be able to fully extend his wings in all directions. Spaces between bars on a cage should not allow the budgie to squeeze his head through. Good cage has a door, that opens with one side, so your budgie can easy go in and out (look at the first picture on the right- our budgies cage). Important thing is also where you place this cage. Budgie is a very social bird and he can't be left in a dark corner or in a place when people go occasionally only. Better choice is living room, family room, maybe home office, when you and your family spend most time. Cage should be placed against the wall, so your budgie can feel secure. Don't put it in the floor- those animals live in their wild nature on trees! Cage Accessories The most important are containers for food and water. Cage usually comes with a set of cups for seeds and water. That's basic, but sometimes it's worth to improve accessories for our birds. The container for pellets and seeds on the second picture (behind Coconut) stays clean inside. Water container should be placed in position to avoid droppings and food crumbs, but not to high, so your budgie can easy reach it. Your budgie should have container with fresh water in his cage/aviary. You have to absolutely keep food and water containers clean to avoid breeding bacteria. Perches It may seem like just a stick, but the type of perches used in the cage are an important part of keeping your bird healthy and fit. Always provide perches of varying diameters and different materials: wood, rope, plastic and natural branches. One of my Munchkins (Blues) seem to like destroying wood perches by slowly chewing them. So each time she is done with it I have to buy another one... They all enjoy rope-spiral perch outside their cage (third picture on the right). Toys You should provide your budgie with "birdie proof" toys. Budgies love mirrors, bells, swings, plastic toys. Toys keep birds occupied. You should plan to put some toys inside and outside the budgies cage and give them play gym or/and climbing or hanging ropes to keep them happy. On almost all of my budgies pictures, there are their toys. Those birds need something to do, destroy and play with. To make sure your budgie is not bored- rotate toys once a week. More about toys: Toys for Small Parrots

Picture above: my Budgies Kingdom! On the right side: cage with necessary  accessories: container for water and two containers for pellets and seeds. Also inside wood perches and couple of toys. On the left side: Play gym, and above it: hanging spiral-rope with my females: Blueberry and Lemon. On top of the cage sitting my two males: Mango and Coco. Above them hanging toys. The container for pellets and seeds on the picture (behind Coconut) stays clean inside. Another example of container in cage. Stays clean and my budgies love to dig seeds among the pellets. Click to see how Mango enjoys it:) Spiral-rope perch and my three budgies on it: Mango (as a flock leader always on top), Lemon (his girlfriend close to him) and Coconut. Blueberry took a nap in the cage at that time... Budgies cage after some changes: no spiral rope- instead board with their toys. On the bigger picture, you can see Coco and Mango inside their cage and Blues with Plum above.