🏠Housing a Senegal parrot: a 80 × 60 × 90 cm cage, fully fitted
Senegal parrot : A cage at least 70 to 80 cm wide with sturdy bars, around 150 to 300 euros. Like most African parrots, it is covered by protection rules: choose a ringed, captive-bred youngster with paperwork.
In short: Around 23 cm, 25 to 30 year lifespan, low to moderate noise level. A calm, steady little African parrot, quieter than average, that bonds strongly and preferably to one person. Its low volume makes it one of the few parrots genuinely suited to apartment life, provided its strong bonding is respected.
80 × 60 × 90 cm: the serious minimum
For a Senegal parrot, the cage measures at least 80 × 60 × 90 cm, wider than tall: birds fly horizontally, not in lifts. Bars horizontal for climbing, spaced 1.2 to 1.9 cm — any wider and the head slips through and jams.
Perches and layout
Fitting out a Senegal parrot cage starts with the perches: raw natural wood, mixed diameters between 1.5 and 2.5 cm, mounted at both ends to keep the flight axis clear and never directly above the bowls. Add no-waste feeders, a newspaper floor renewed every two days and bath access — banning smooth plastic and abrasive “nail-trimming” sleeves, sworn enemies of bird feet.
Placement changes everything
Against a wall (safety at its back), at eye height, in the living room but out of the kitchen — fumes from overheated non-stick coatings are lethal to birds. Natural light without direct sun, 10 to 12 hours of calm darkness at night.
Frequently asked questions
What cage size for a Senegal parrot?
80 × 60 × 90 cm minimum, wider than tall, bars spaced 1.2 to 1.9 cm — plus daily free flight, the cage being only base camp.
Where should a Senegal parrot’s cage go?
Against a living-room wall at eye height, away from the kitchen (toxic fumes), direct sun and draughts, with 10 to 12 hours of quiet darkness.
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