How big should a lovebird cage be?
We will err on the side of caution here and state that some people will keep their birds in cages 18 by 18 x 18 inches or 20 x 20 x 20 inches, with breeding boxes and bottles outside the cage. While this size is convenient for breeders, we prefer to provide longer if not necessarily wider boxes. The lovebird is a very active little parrot and we would prefer to see them have plenty of flight room, so that they can maintain the best physical health – through the exertion of flying. Larger wire cages (breeding cages) may be 2 x 2 x 4 feet. The four feet gives the birds room to get to know each other and lots of space for the male (usually) to escape, if the hen is difficult, extremely territorial or doesn’t like the mate selected for her. Some may have the choice or room for only a small ornamental cage for their bird, which would be acceptable if the bird was allowed out for exercise and used the cage for sleeping in or was restricted to it during parties. While we know that people use
