Are glass cages SAFE for birds? 

I have a glass cage and my birds never flew into the sides. Its easier to clean and so nice! There is NO birdseed, poop or feather outside the cage. I have lots of branches for them to land on. It has a mesh on the top for airflow and is great to hang swings on.

yap, I love my wire cage too :)

I actually think that a hybrid of glass and wire would be best to keep the budgies mess off of the floor, having the top half be made of wire and the bottom half with glass(with a couple large vents at the bottom) , keeping all the food bowls under the half way point so the seed husks only fall into the waste tray and not the floor. And for climbing you can attach ladders to the cage walls.

Wire cages are ideal for the birds in my opinion. But what if you make a cage half glass half wires ?🤔

They market those glass or acrylic cages as noise cancelling on Amazon that is the whole point of having a bird

i have a transparent cage (not glass). it's a rectangular 2ft width with 3 ft height. 2 facing sides are of acrylic 10mm sheet. 2 side and top are of metal net and bottom is made of plastic tray so that it's easier to remove and clean. i went with acrylic sheets because if i want to hang perches i can drill hold, clean it, screw the perch and it's ready. the only drawback i have so far found is the Summer time the glare and heat kinda messes with bird.

aside from having a better look into a glass cage(which i dont actually care about), i find glass cages to be way easier to clean and keep all the seed stuff inside the cage, instead of having it all around the cage on the floor. thats why i decided to build a glass cage, but the glass isn't going all the way up of the wall. the upper third of the wall is going to be wired for air circulation. also the glass will be mounted with screws, so its not airtight, and i will have a 3 layer of glass slide doors on the front, so thats not airtight either. i also have an expensive FPP air filter to keep the air clean from dust. you can avoid birds crashing into glass by painting the glass with transparent colors (window color?) idk how its called in english, but its glue like stuff meant to be painted on glass, or using stickers. but yes, it still can happen for birds to crash into the glass and generally you should always be able to build the cage in a way where birds that are unable to fly always have something to reach every perch, as they cant crawl up the glass. so in a sense having a glass cage is indeed more for experienced bird owners.

There’s actually a type of glass that birds can see (in the ultraviolet spectrum) but since us humans only take red green and blue light we can’t see it. I believe to birds it has a bunch of lines on it.

You could do plexiglass and drill little holes for perches and stuff. I have a reason to think about doing this, and it’s for the protection of my birds. I live in an expensive city where I can’t afford to buy a house, so have to live in an apartment. The people that moved into the apartment above me are very loud stomping at all hours of the day and night. I researched and everyone online said that plexiglass is one of the best ways to soundproof. For the protection of my birds. Not to keep them from being noisy. I don’t care if my birds are noisy. I just want them to not feel like predators are trying to attack them all night

I plan on building out an old china cabinet with an acrylic front that opens, sides and ceiling of wire, so plenty of air flow but the beauty of clear see view.

I think too many things can go wrong and it’s not worth the risk

I was gonna ask my aunt for her GIANT fish tank but now?....I'm definitely not since its gonna be my first time getting a budgie

Biggest problem with this is dust. Cockatiels etc could be absolutely brutally affected long term, on the birds lungs without as much ventilation as possible. Make sure to have a none ioniser hepa filter and give them wire not glass. (Unless serious ventilation is thought of). Birds can be TAUGHT to know where glass is, they are smart. HOWEVER that doesn't stop them freaking out or panicking at some point and flying into it. Worst would be night freights, when they can't see well and fly around rather than catching onto the sides of a cage theyll be met with glass and fall straight down. That can cause severe injury. I'm unsure for canaries and finches. Not my cup of tea for budgies. But i just wouldn't for cockatiels, cockatoos etc

Im SO glad i came across your channel! I have 2 budgies. I am a bird nut!!

I’m going to get a cute little budgie next week and I am studying the heck out of them I was not planning to get. Glass cage but great to know if it is food or not

Please make a video on how can we find difference between where our budgie is having diseases (or fever) or not.Pleaseee....

Yes I knew this I love my cage wire cage

I honestly think plexiglass cages are fine and safe as long as the birds are provided plenty of toys and space. Many pet stores use these cages and I’ve never once seen an injured bird. Birds are highly intelligent so they just need time to adjust to the cage. Birds are actually known to have very good eyesight and are able to see the exact same colors as humans actually they’re eyesight makes colors more fluorescent.

I agree with your points

I like the idea of glass to keep the seeds from going all over the place so I'm thinking of lining wire inside the glass so they can climb plus putting a small portable fan to keep air circulating Seems like a win win clean for me and climbing for them. Any suggestions?

I was just thinking about the mess. I’ve got feathers all over my couch, seed everywhere…There would only be two pieces of plexiglass and the rest wire as in the ceiling and right side all wire in a frame. I already made one with a curio but it’s not deep enough for four birds so it got messy right away. I planted apple trees just for my birds a few years ago. I recently lost those birds unfortunately due to a plant that was moved. It was poisonous so I lost my 3 birds. I just got 4 birds, new cage etc but I really want to give them a bigger more beautiful place. I live in a season rich place so I cannot have them be outdoors. They are facing my big picture window so they get enrichment from that. I want to dedicate a large corner area with 3 sides. I would be putting the apple branches and crabapple branches in addition to hanging toys It would be 6 feet tall so we have good airflow. I might do the bottom in wire but line it so easy cleanup with pine shavings or whatever is good and recommended. I want to make it deep and put the branches away from the glass so they have lots of room. Please give me your thoughts. I appreciated your video very much. I have had parakeets for many years and I adore them. I wouldn’t want to do anything to harm them. That unfortunate accident will never happen again, we’ve made sure of it. We have dogs too so it needs to be very safe for them and sturdy. I will think about more wire and will wait to hear from you.

I have a question. Can you make a video about how to provent your budgies from hitting the Windows when leting them out of the cage. Please.

Birds like climbing so let’s just keep glass cage a fish cage

Bird: crashes into window People who looked at the window whilst it happened: *Ignores dying bird*

i have a good idea why not we should make the bottom of the cage from glass

Interesting but what if pet shops catch onto glass cages and manufacture some

Hey everyone I have a question I have a violet blue male budgie and a normal green yellow faced female, both ready to breed (have everything prepared) i was wondering if anyone knows what's their outcome would look like? Thanks

can i have some tips on taming a very aggressive young female? she keeps biting me out of aggression everytime i change their food(i have 2 budgies but the male is already tamed) and she freaks out when i lay my hand on the cage when im trying to tame her, its already been 2 months of doing this but she never calms down

Good or not

Can I keep my budgie in a glass cage

I know this off topic but my bird I am taking right now flew out of his cage and then I had to get a little towel and pick him up very gently put them back inside his cage or that make me lose my trust with him and the team process I did not won’t this to happen I hope I did nothing wrong to him I feel bad

The plexus could have a pattern That,. Stop them from Crash

One of your budgies is a carbon copy of one of mine!

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nice info....Plz make a detailed video about how to get Rainbow budgie !

Ok let’s just keep fish in a glass cage

Honestly i think wired cages look way better and safer

I think Plexiglas and in,. Sort voliere Size

I just have an aviary

Im pretty sure birds can’t see glass I think I am 100%right

How many birds do you have in that BIG cage

I don’t like it because birds can’t really see glass.... which is the problem.

Use only front side of the cage

Sound.....

Super bro.. good

Glass is more expensive

Wire cage is better

birds don't belong in cages

My canaries are FINE in a plexi~glass cage, in fact I just bought a much bigger one for them. This is SO one sided it's RIDICULOUS. Did you see him NOT reaching far enough to even catch the bird all in order to prove a point? That's sad. Thumbs DOWN for me.

In my opinion, budgies can be in class cages, unless they see the "Windows", and have good ventilation. My budgie probably wouldn't mind that kind of cage

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Love you videos keep the great work up.🐦

Please make videos shorter 😒 you could've make this video 3min instead 6min as the topic