The cage for two parakeets must have minimum measures of 70 cm in length, 40 in width and 50 in height.
- Choose a cage that has the horizontal bars and without plastic coating.
- The folding doors also serve as a point of support for the parakeets to take flight or land.
- To exercise the muscles of their legs it is convenient to use crossbeams in a way of different diameters.
- In the cage it is imperative that there is a trough, an automatic sprinkler and a stone to sharpen the beak.
- Parakeets love to swing, climb stairs and play with all kinds of objects. You can also give them sticks or twigs to entertain.
- Your little friend will enjoy much more if you give a few toys but you renew them frequently.
- Cover the cage floor with bird’s sand until it reaches a thickness of 1-2 cm.
- Install the cage in an elevated place of the room. Birds are very afraid of everything that can come from above.
- If we build a perch (or “tree”) with natural branches, will soon become the favorite place of parakeets when they fly freely around the house.
Feeding
- Parakeets need daily fresh water, grain, green food (lettuce, etc.), fruit and vegetables, and every two or three days a pin of millet.
- Expired foods have often lost all their vitamins.
- Parakeets learn to recognize fruits and vegetables at the age of 8-16 weeks.
- Fruits and vegetables should be cut into small pieces. Lettuce has to be washed with warm water and let it dry.
- Let the remains of lettuce and the fruit or past vegetables be removed every night.
- To favor their digestion we can give those plants with roots (dandelion).
- Distribute the food throughout the day. For example, in the morning and in the late afternoon.
- Proportionate a limestone. In winter, administer a multivitamin complex.
- When you change the pen give them a special preparation that you can get at any pet store.
- Be very careful with plants and fruits that may be toxic to them, such as avocado, ivy or cypress.
Cleaning
- Clean the feeder and the drinker daily. Food remains are an ideal culture medium for bacteria, fungi and viruses.
- Wash the cage and accessories weekly with boiling water.
- Change the sand according to what gets dirty, but you have to renew it at least once a week.
- Renew periodically the branches of the cage and the room.
- Parakeets love to bathe and soak. Occasionally put a bathhouse on the door of the cage.
- Let your parakeets fly freely through the room for at least two hours a day.
- During moulting, clean the feather cage several times a week.
- If the beak and the nails grow too much, you will have to take it to the veterinarian so that it is cut them.
- Females need to peck and gnaw more than males.
- Play and talk as much as you can with your little friends.