![]() ![]() ![]() “Cost is probably the first thing people look at,” he said. To encourage them, he frequently offers a discount on cages to new bird owners.įrugal New England shoppers at Allen Fox’s Bird Supply of New Hampshire frequently buy bird cages based on price. “I encourage size over construction,” he said. If it comes down to price, Ira Hertz, of Bird Jungle in New York, recommends his customers still size up but with a more economic model. ![]() “Many people are buying the right cage for their bird rather than putting their Amazon in a small round cage hanging from the ceiling,” added Meghan Barrette, manager of Bird House of Montague in Florida. “Based on that evolution in education, cages have definitely increased in size.” “Parrot owners are much more educated than 20 years ago,” Jack Lance, co-owner of Bird Paradise, said. “What we’ve really seen a lot of is more smaller wrought iron cages for cockatiels, conures, etc.”Ĭonsumers demanding larger bird cages continue to fuel the go-large trend in bird cages. “Years ago, wrought iron was really only for larger size birds,” said Todd Marcus Birds Exotic’s in New Jersey. Going large isn’t just for the big birds. “Being owned by a companion parrot is an everyday responsibility, and in that regard, we need to provide optimal housing appropriate for a particular species,” she said. Kathy Lance, co-owner of Bird Paradise in New Jersey, agrees. “A cage can never be too big, but bar spacing can be too wide,” he added. “Best size for your bird? There’s no limit as to how big,” said Richard Horvitz, president of Golden Cockatoo in Florida. Avian-only stores applaud this trend in bird cages. Like the colossal McMansions dotting suburban landscapes throughout the United States, bird cages have gotten bigger in the last decade, even the last five years. Bird Cage Trends Follow up on the latest trends in bird cages By Rose Gordon ![]()
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