How to Build Your Own Parakeet Playground

Parakeets are entertaining and playful birds that many people enjoy keeping as pets. Parakeets, also known as budgerigars or budgies, are intelligent little birds that can learn tricks and may even be taught to speak. These birds get bored when left with nothing to do in their cage, so offering them a playground with stimulating toys and perches to climb is important to their overall health and happiness. Build your own parakeet playground and have fun watching your birds play!

Things You'll Need

  • Plastic storage crate
  • Non-toxic glue
  • Clips and string
  • Untreated wood perches
  • Safe bird toys
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Instructions

    • 1

      Start with a base for your playground. A good suggestion for this is a plastic storage crate that you can add and connect toys to. The parakeets can also climb the crate and use it as part of the playground. You can place the crate on its side, upside down, or however you would like.

    • 2

      Add perches to the playground. Parakeets love to spend time sitting on and climbing perches, so connect some perches to the playground using non-toxic glue, clips, or string.

    • 3

      Connect toys for your parakeet to play with. Some favorite toys include mirrors, swings, ladders, rings, and ropes. Hang these toys from the plastic storage crate using string or clips. You can come back later and easily rearrange the toys or exchange old toys for new ones after a while.

    • 4

      Place the playground on a safe surface for your parakeet. You can put the playground near the parakeets' cage to allow them easy access, or anywhere else that the birds won't get into trouble.