can real birds actually live in it
1492854
I do not know. Mine has been more decorative than used as a habitat. An urban raccoon has taken to climbing on it however!
1492855
yes, though not sure the "thatching", which is glued on, will last more than a season or 2...
1492856
mine is weathered and has been outside for years and finally a family feverishly moved in over the weekend. I think it will work out great for them.
939022
Yes, definitely. As a matter of fact I worried that some of the smaller songirds like cardinals and bluebirds would be too large to access the food; smaller birds do best in it. Really a good feeder though.
1324060
Yes! And by comparison, it's a much better bird house than the 'as seen on tv' one. Very well made.
1015146
Only if you could screw it down to a branch. You could not hang it as the head "bobbles" in the wind. And by screwing it to a branch, it would look pretty real.I have mind attached to the top an "A-frame" trellis in my raised 8x4 bed. As of July 1, there has been no rats coming into my vegetable garden.
563742
I wouldn't recommend it, in my opinion . I think the cage is suited more for larger birds. Parrots or cocatiells . I hope this helps
220304
Yes they can, and quite easily! These things have been awesome. Solved my front entrance bird problem of 5 years and they don't look that bad either. Buy them, you will not regret it.
2199326
No. I'm pretty sure it's not designed to do that. It's pretty small. Did great in the room I was using it in with 2 large parrots.
1873765
I have two cockatiels and a parakeet that reside in the cage. It works perfectly. I have added limbs from PetSmart and the birds love it. It is like a little tree for them with extra perches. The grating does not cause any harm to small birds.
950202
Yes, my cockatiel lived in it quite happily for a month when I moved and we were waiting for the movers to bring her regular cage. My only problem was transferring him in and out. The whole side opens which is nice, but it was a struggle getting him into it without him trying to fly back out at the same time. But my bird was skittish, if your budgie is totally finger trained it should be fine.
758511
No, not at all. It will look a little spooky to them at first, but after a couple of days they will go in and out as usual.Look for the one inch mesh, it will not just prevent birds, it will also prevent possum and raccoon as well.
1954433
Hmmm I'm not sure about this. I hung three of them up in and around our property and because birds in the wild will build their nests ANYWHERE, I figure they surely ought to be able to make this custom-built HOUSE work for them. I think it's more or less, up to the birds themselves to build the sticks and twigs INSIDE of this structure so as to hold their little ones.
1033301
I used these bird cages as décor items. However, structurally they have all the components of a real bird cage, so I wouldn't doubt they could be used for birds. They are quite sturdy/heavy duty, but very aesthetic!
511040
hi, don;t know if this will help. but i get real real small birds in my house. i think they are called sparlings or starlings. something like that. they are real small. but they like the house, has had several familys in there. all i do is clean it out after one family, then right away another moves in to have babies. have had it for fiuve years. still looks great, and is put together excellent. so they last and last. hope this helps. dolores
1329813
I wondered that, myself, at first, but for the sake of my birds I persevered. It's not really that bad. These are not live worms, they are basically freeze dried little things, so they are lightweight and don't put up a fight. I just pour a little bit in a cup and put in my feeder each day. They do smell a little musty if you stick your nose close, so just don't do that. I made my own feeder for these out of an old Frisbee. Birds who love them: bluebirds, Carolina wren, catbird, chickadee. My cousin feeds her birds live mealworms...I don't think I could do that, so these are perfect.
90238
Yes. I have a pair of love birds in mine right now and lots of toys also and they are very happy and have plenty of room. Do replace the feeder and waterer with ones that provide better access for a hookbill. The perches go where the weird divots are in the wire ends. Mine love the clear front and back.
1738927
Sure, but you would have to have a way to put seed in it as needed for the birds. We just love ours and our family here for Christmas thought it was amazing.
524096
I don't see why not. This is a very nice cage and has suited us extremely well. We have a Black Cap Conure that has resided in our cage for many years with not problems whatsoever.