Travel cage

[clicklbd]

We went to the local store to look at cages today. I had picked out the cage online, and whew, I'm glad I went to check them out. I hated it. So I think I'm going to get the larger cage that someone else recommended here. My concern is that I won't have a good cage for emergencies. I wondered what cages people use in those situations?

Thanks!

[ETAHoffman]

If you need a cage to simply transport the bird , use one of the under-seat carriers they use on planes for puppies and kittens. I just brought a few birds back on a plane, from New Orleans, and the carrier fit into a paper grocery store bag and slid right under the seat of the plane. Very easy to use. (We use them to take our puppies to the vet's office too.) A practical item to have on hand!

[clicklbd]

If you need a cage to simply transport the bird , use one of the under-seat carriers they use on planes for puppies and kittens. I just brought a few birds back on a plane, from New Orleans, and the carrier fit into a paper grocery store bag and slid right under the seat of the plane. Very easy to use. (We use them to take our puppies to the vet's office too.) A practical item to have on hand!


Are you talking about a sherpa bag? Or a hard sided crate?

What if you had to stay in a hotel, for example? (I'm more thinking if something happened and we had to leave suddenly.)

[atvchick95]

A Hard sided Pet carrier with a perch, food/water dishes attached is what most people use , that's what they ship birds in as well


something like this works great

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2752017&cp=&sr=1&origkw=pet+carrier&kw=pet+carrier&parentPage=search&keepsr=1


I know of alot of people who use them for birds to take them to the vet, and have them by the main cage for emergency's

[clicklbd]

A Hard sided Pet carrier with a perch, food/water dishes attached is what most people use , that's what they ship birds in as well


something like this works great



Thank you. I'm a very visual person, so that was helpful.

I do have a bunch of these as I show small dogs. One we stopped using because it really is too small for the dogs, so I'll see how it is for the bird. I guess I just need to measure the holes eh? Then I can just sterilize it.

Do you hook the perch into the door?

Thanks!

[atvchick95]

I dont use one, but i'm sure you could drill a small hole in it for like a rope perch, or even a dowel rod or get a dowel rod that fits snuggly and tight in it and you wouldn't have to drill anything

for the dishes they make dishes that attach to the doors i actually use them in my cages (stopped my birds cold turkey from throwing thier food all over the place! LOVE IT!!)

i'll see if can find a pic of it, if not i'll use the one i took of my bird in the dish LOL


you can use ones like this

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2754306&cp=2767034.2769088&fbn=Taxonomy%7CFeeders+%26+Waterers&fbc=1&clickid=topnav_dropdown2_link5&parentPage=family&keepsr=1

But here is the ones we bought for our birds
they're intended for dog crates but work awesome as food dishes

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y29/RednecksDoItBest/My%20Birds/Shyanne.jpg

[Wonderbird]

I do like the suggestions posted by the others but I don't have that personally. I use a small cage you find in the pet stores that is meant for small to medium birds. You know, those cages that are way too small in reality! I use one of those and have it handy in the event of an emergency. I cover it up with a bed sheet when I go out. I also use this cage as a hospital cage if in the event one of my birds gets sick, or as a quarantine cage for new flock members. :)

[clicklbd]

I do like the suggestions posted by the others but I don't have that personally. I use a small cage you find in the pet stores that is meant for small to medium birds. You know, those cages that are way too small in reality! I use one of those and have it handy in the event of an emergency. I cover it up with a bed sheet when I go out. I also use this cage as a hospital cage if in the event one of my birds gets sick, or as a quarantine cage for new flock members. :)

This was kinda what I was wondering about...so it sounds like my extra dog crate (after being sterilized) would work for hospital visits, but the small cage might be useful for a hospital cage or in case of evacuation (which I'm seriously paranoid about -- someone in my neighborhood had a household emergency which required evacuation. You never know!)

As I said to someone else here, I'm a major planner! In addition to teaching in a former life, I was also a project manager for many years. I can't help it! It's genetic! :o

[Wonderbird]

That's a good thing! And nothing to be embarrassed about at all. I am sure your budgies will thank you for it! If they could talk that is. ;)

[Budgier]

I find that a small-ish soft-sided carrier works best for keeping them warm and calm. I'm not sure where other people are from, but where I live, it can get COOOLD! So I prefer something that's semi-insulated and on the smaller side so that I can wrap it in a blanket on the way to the car. I also find that since it has a dark interior and only two opposite small mesh windows, the partial darkness helps keep them calm as well.

This is the exact one that I have:
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e217/Karen24h/carrier.jpg

Also, I would think that the soft-sided carrier without perches would be safer in case you hit a big bump or they start to panic. There would be less chance of broken wings and bodies if the carrier were soft without perches. Mine seem to like it. And I like it because it opens on both ends, so it's easier to get them back into their cage when it's time (ie. pointing whichever end they're hiding in toward the doors).

And the dog/cat carriers I've seen have metal bars. Is the spacing ok? And is it stainless steel? Just be careful of metal poisoning if you think they might gnaw at the bars.

Hope this helps!

[Budgier]

And to give you an idea of the size, a budgie's head would come about 2/3 the way to the top of the window :) So it's lots of space for them, and very small and compact for you :)

[clicklbd]

And to give you an idea of the size, a budgie's head would come about 2/3 the way to the top of the window :) So it's lots of space for them, and very small and compact for you :)

Ok, thanks. So it sounds like it would help to get a small softside crate and a slightly larger hospital crate, in addition to the regular crate.

Also, thanks for the cup suggestion, atvchick95. I know exactly what sort of cup you mean, because I have some for my dogs for when I travel to shows.

[Budgier]

I'm not sure if you mean hospital crate or cage. I would think that a smaller cage would be appropriate, or, if you only have one bird, just removing the toys and unnecessary perches works too.

Way to think ahead and be prepared by the way! We had always had a good carrier, but I hadn't thought out a hospital cage until two of mine just got sick! I am wishing I had now!

[clicklbd]

I'm not sure if you mean hospital crate or cage. I would think that a smaller cage would be appropriate, or, if you only have one bird, just removing the toys and unnecessary perches works too.




I meant cage, not crate. I'm a dog person, so we call them crates in dog land. Oops!