Accessories For Canary Cage ІІ

After situating your cage or aviary, you should equip it with all the necessary things so your pet bird to be healthy, well fed, and entertained.

SANDPAPER
Avoid sandpaper sheathes never-theless they are often sold in pet shops. They become soiled and moist easily.

WOODEN
Made of different woods, they are fine if they are naturally shaped wavy, gnarled wooden with some texture to them. Canaries don’t chew on the wood, so they last for a long time.

CAGE COVER
If you like hearing bird song in the morning and if your house isn’t drafty then actually you don’t really need a cage cover. On the opposite if you want to put your bird to bed at a reasonable hour, then you’ll have to cover the cage at night and to uncover it in the morning. You can use a dark sheet or cotton blanket or you can buy a custom-fitted cover to cover your canary in the evening.

CAGE SUBSTRATE
You should cover the bottom of the cage or the tray with an easily removable substrate, which can be cleaned easily. There are such products on the market are but they are a waste of money because there is one simple, not harmful and most tidy substrate - plain old newspaper. And the newsprint contains chemicals which prevent bacteria growth and is highly absorbent.
You can find on the market substrates for birdcages like corncob pellets, pine shavings, and recycled newspaper bedding but be careful with them because your bird may swallow them and become ill, even die . Also, they don’t allow you to see bird’s droppings, which is very important to keep him healthy. You should observe the droppings for example there could be blood, worms or undigested food. You can see these things on a newspaper but not on the other types substrates. You also do not need the sandpaper “cutouts”. Save your money for bird treats instead.

SEED CATCHERS
You will need some kind of debris and seed catcher on your cage. Not all cages have these so you’ll have to buy them. A thin layer of plastic can be used for this purpose which you should attach to the bottom half of the cage. Another option is a ”birdie bloomer” which is a kind of fabric shower cap and you can use it to slip over the bottom of the cages. The tidiest cages are those which have a seed skirt as part of the cage stay.


CUTTLEBONE AND MINERAL BLOCK
The cuttlebone is a type of squid which actually adds calcium to the canary diet, the same does the mineral block. The amount of calcium depends on how much the canary likes either of these. They also keep the beak trim. You can find cuttlebone and mineral block in the bird accessory aisle in the pet shop, they are inexpensive and easy to get, so it is good to include them.