Swings and Cage Size

User Question
I did your cheerio hang thing and they seem to have a little bit of trouble eating it i want to know what i need to do. Also do they need a swing, and can they sort of use the cheerio thing for a swing because they are they're so cute. Sorry and how big of a cage do they need if there is 2 of them .it sort of looks clutered? THANK YOU! VERY MUCH.............

Lisa's Answer
Parakeets don't NEED anything but food or water :) What they LIKE is lots of new stuff to play with, rotated in occasionally :) So sure, get them a swing if you want. A piece of thread is not a swing. It's good for keets to have a challenge or two in their lives, they are very intelligent and thrive on challenges. So it's good they are being challenged by the cheerios, they will figure it out.

Always get your keets the biggest cage you can afford. Remember, this is their entire world. They need enough room to turn around with their wings outstretched in the center of it - so if you want to have toys and perches too, you always need that turn-around room in there too. The bigger the cage, the more toys you can put in and still have room for them to stretch.

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