🏠Bedding & habitat for the Canary
Canary : A cage wider than it is tall, 60 to 80 cm minimum, between 50 and 120 euros, with perches at each end to encourage flight. Place it at eye level, away from draughts and the kitchen.
This is the structural purchase — and where mistakes cost the most: too small, badly placed, badly sized. Our guides give serious minimum dimensions for a bird, the materials that last, and the traps of entry-level products.
For budgies, an 80 cm cage length is a strict minimum, with horizontal bars for climbing — plus daily free flight in a bird-proofed room.
The guides that apply to you
- Cage flooring: sand, paper or grate — which is right for your bird?
Aniseed sand, paper, hemp or a grate: a comparison of cage floor options for birds, covering hygiene, monthly cost (0 to 8 €) and the real risks of each.
- Temperature, drafts and winter: protecting your bird from the cold
The right temperature for a budgie or parrot, how to detect drafts and get through winter serenely: benchmark figures and equipment.
- Sleep tents for parrots: good idea or false friend?
The sleep tent reassures some parrots but carries real risks: which species it suits, fibre dangers, safe alternatives and prices from 10 to 30 €.
- Cage or aviary for your birds: which to choose for your home?
Cage or aviary? A cage is enough with genuine daily out-of-cage time, while an aviary is a must for a group or birds that are rarely handled. Criteria, dimensions and prices.
- Round bird cages: why you should absolutely avoid them
Pretty but harmful: the round cage disorients the bird, prevents flight and makes furnishing impossible. Why it is discouraged and what to replace it with.
- Cheap or premium cage: where should your money go for a bird?
A 60 € cage or a 300 € one? The difference comes down to dimensions, paint, sturdiness and ergonomics. What is worth the investment and what is just marketing.