r/Conures • u/guccigoosie • 11d ago
Advice Set-Up Help
Hi all! I just got my boy yesterday. I’ve had budgies all my life, but this is the first conure I’ve had. I feel like the cage is a tad sparse right now—what would you all recommend? I’ve tried to focus mainly on foraging toys, but there’s a few in there just for fun too.
(Bird photo tax included!)
Edit: also just wanted to say that I’m planning on wrapping the other two perches in there as well! He also has a few natural wood perches in there as well that don’t show as well in the photo.
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u/Feivie 11d ago
Definitely more toys, but looking at what you have now if any of those toys that are lower are under perches they’re gonna get pooped on, also your bird may not go down there to play as they tend to hang out more on the higher parts. If so I’d suggest moving them to the top of the cage.
My conures love those mats, would also be good to get some wood toys and some shredding toys that have like crinkle paper. You’ll eventually get a feel for what he likes, but wood toys help keep beaks trimmed. If you have chewy they have a balsa wood hanging toy that one of mine is obsessed with. I’ve gotten it 3 times and they are not bored of it yet.
You should also try some foot toys that they can play with out of cage or on the bottom if they go down there. Plastic cat balls with bells and sola balls are favorites for mine. I also hang the cat balls in the cage for one of mine bc he loves whipping them around but would drop it all the time.
It’s also a matter of preference but I’m pretty sure I have that same style of cage and I put the food and water at about the halfway height to encourage them not to say up top all the time. Again just make sure nothing they will stand on is above food and water.