Perches play a very important role in your birds overall health.
Pet bird perches should be of different sizes and irregular. This aids in the exercising of the feet ensuring that muscle condition and coordination does not deteriorate due to lack of foot movement along the perches.
As a general rule your bird's feet should go 3/4 of the way around the perch but in nature the birds perch on tree limbs of varying sizes. It is recommended that you use two or more different diameter perches. Remember however, that allowing your bird to play on top of
his cage or walk on the floor will also exercise his feet
Tough eucalyptus wood makes the best perch your bird could ever have!
Budgies love to chew on eucalyptus branches. They provide your bird with a source of stimulation. The chewing activity keeps the bird
occupied for hours on end and the eucalyptus oil inside the bark is a natural health tonic. Eucalyptus branches also provide trace elements and minerals that are beneficial to your bird’s health. In the wild, budgies are very active in the morning and evening, but
spend most of their day resting in the eucalyptus trees and chewing the branches. Natural (unrefined) eucalyptus oil from the bark is also a germicide that stops diseases of the feet in all Australian birds
Manzanita is often recommended for budgie perches but whilst some of the manzanitas are tough and stand up to more chewing than soft woods, they are not natural for Australian birds and none of them are as hard as eucalyptus. Manzanitas are native to western
North America.
Our perches are made of naturally occurring eucalyptus wood of the species used by budgies in the wild. They have the bark still on them. All are baked for long enough to kill parasites but not for long enough to deplete the natural oils in the wood or the bark.
All perches come with FastLok easy mounting hardware at one end. This allows them to fit on any wall of the bird cage – they don’t all have to
face the same way. Fastlok mounting allows the perch to be rotated thereby giving your bird a variety of surfaces to perch on. It’s the closest you can get to conditions in the wild
FastLok
1
8" (200mm) single perch attaches to cage bars. Price: US$12:95 - Includes
Air mail shipping costs worldwide
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Fastlok
2
12" (300mm) 3 perch pack. Perches attach to cage
bars. Price: US$24:95 - Includes
Air mail shipping costs worldwide
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Pet bird perches should be of different sizes and irregular. This aids in the exercising of the feet ensuring that muscle condition and coordination does not deteriorate due to lack of foot movement along the perches.
Budgies love to chew on eucalyptus branches. They provide your bird with a source of stimulation. The chewing activity keeps the bird
occupied for hours on end and the eucalyptus oil inside the bark is a natural health tonic. Eucalyptus branches also provide trace elements and minerals that are beneficial to your bird’s health. In the wild, budgies are very active in the morning and evening, but
spend most of their day resting in the eucalyptus trees and chewing the branches. Natural (unrefined) eucalyptus oil from the bark is also a germicide that stops diseases of the feet in all Australian birds
All perches come with FastLok easy mounting hardware at one end. This allows them to fit on any wall of the bird cage – they don’t all have to
face the same way.
