Would this cage be big enough for two parakeets?

Question

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2754683&keepsr=0

I'm thinking of getting two male or female parakeets. Do they do better in pairs, and should I get males or females? Thanks!

P.S, if that cage isn't big enough, please give me a link to one that is!

Answer 1

Looks fine.  I think you should get two males unless you want them to mate.  Males learn better alone, but I guess two will be good too.

Answer 2

Looks ok. You can let them fly around the apartment sometimes; they can be trained to return to the cage.

I would get one boy and one girl, from different pet stores so they won't be brother and sister.

Answer 3

Budgies do great together. In the wild, they live in flocks and are very social, so getting two of the same gender would be great.

"A cage for a single budgie should be as close to 18"x18"x18" as possible and bigger is ALWAYS better."

"Another thing to keep in mind is that cages designed to be appealing to your eye are probably no good for your budgie. Yes, the cage that looks just like a house is downright adorable and you think it would be cute for your budgie to bask on the balcony as he reads the morning paper. Unfortunately, Budgie doesn't know how to read and he has no clue what those little "windows" are for. More seriously, all the little visual details (the pointed roof, for example) take away from overall useable space. The dimensions of the cage might sound ok, but does the shape really allow your bird to use this space? Remember that budgies like to be up high so if you get a cage that comes to a point, the area in which the bird is going to spend most of his time is going to be very small. "

I wouldn't advise that cage, no. Here are some that look good:

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.js...

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This website is excellent for budgie care: http://www.budgietalk.com/