Choosing an appropriately sized cage is very important. The cage is a budgie's home and safe haven, and your budgie will spend much of his time in the cage.

Too Small

These cages are just way too small! They are "9 inches long" and are unfortunately labeled for parakeets, but it would be inappropriate to confine a budgie/parakeet to a cage this size. If you have a budgie in a small cage like this, I strongly recommend you upgrade to a larger cage as soon as you are able to.

Too Tall

	These cages are a good size for one to three budgies. However, be cautioned: these cages are too tall. Remember, when choosing a cage for your budgies, wider is better than taller. You will waste money getting a tall cage, since budgies will mostly stay in the higher half of the cage and won't make use of the extra space below.

Good Size

The cage above on the left is a little over a foot (wide, deep, and tall), and is just big enough to provide enough space for one or two budgies. The cage above on the right is about two feet wide, and a little over one foot deep and tall. It is a very good size for about three, maybe four, budgies. What is excellent about this cage is that it is wide, providing extra room in the right places. Just remember, the more budgies you want to keep in one cage, the bigger the cage needs to be. So if you want to keep 5 or more budgies in one cage, you will need one bigger than seen above on the right.