Customer Reviews

Booda Comfy Perch for Birds, Large 36-Inch, Colors Vary

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I use these perches with all four of my birds...a Cockatiel, Quaker, Senegal, and Conure. It helps to have a different kind of surface for them to walk on during the day, and this perch was recommended by my vet for my Quaker, who has arthritis. The perch appears to be very comfortable for them. That said, the birds also like to chew on it (it is very colorful!). So, it is necessary for me to trim the perch on a regular basis so as not to create a foot hazard from lots of loose string hanging out all over the place! (I had not kept close enough of an eye at one point, and my Quaker got his foot stuck in excess loose string!)

I have two of these for my budgie. He loves them. It seems very comfortable for his feet and he loves climbing the incline I created with it from the bottom to the top of the cage. He especially loves sliding down it like a kid down a banister.

It was very difficult to get my cockatiels to like it. At first, they were absolutely terrified of it. I don't know if they thought it was a snake, despite never having seen one, or if they thought it was a sentient set of nunchucks. They've never seen me doing my ninja work so I don't think they would even know how nunchucks work. After putting it in their cage, every time I tried to put one of them on it, they would tremble in fear before helplessly flailing around the cage trying to fly away from the danger. It's the first multi-colored item I've ever given them so it's quite possible they thought they were trippin on something wicked, I really don't know. After a few more unsuccessful attempts to get them on it, like putting them there in the dark (and then turning on the lights) and holding them with my hand wrapped around them like a straight jacket, the results were still the same. So I threw the thing around my neck like a scarf and them had them hop on my shoulders. They were suddenly totally unaware that the perch rope and the cause of so much fright were one and the same. I placed the perch back into the cage, with them watching from my shoulders, crests steady as a brick wall and eyes wide open with fear, but in a different position, at the top of the cage. I then placed them at the bottom and after a few minutes of not wanting to move, they accepted their new lives as floor dwelling birds and just figured they'd avoid going up for food and water, now accessible only by close proximity of the rope perch. After hours of incessant chirping that afternoon, I realized they weren't going to stop until I gave them food on the floor, so I grabbed them both and set them on the rope perch one last time, securing them tightly. After that scared them into silence, I set them back on the floor and left them there. To my surprise next morning, the young one was on his new perch quietly, as if he totally forgot how much fear it caused him. The other one, the 13 year old, still didn't want any part of the new perch and just kept at a distance. I grabbed him and placed him on it, next to his little brother, and he learned to not try and fly away from it. Instead, he just spent the next hour or so in frozen fear, not moving at all. Eventually, he began to trust it, and now, a month later, is completely happy with it.

My DYH amazon tore it up to her liking within a week and now sleeps on it almost all the time. Fits across her cage well and securely.

I've used this perch in the past and have difficulty finding it in the large size. It bends easily and keeps it's shape. It solves a lot of problems for my bird and adapts to all cage sizes. Watch for wear and replace as needed.

This is a great perch for small birds, such as cockatiels, parakeets, lovebirds and canaries. It's comfortable on their feet, and my bird (a cockatiel) spends lots of time on it. You should put this perch on a high spot on the cage, as birds really like perching as high as possible.

I've been using Booda Comfy perches for many years. They are fantastic on the parrot's feet and easy to conform to different cage sizes. My parrots play on the cement or wood perches but they all love to sleep on the Booda Perch.

Love this perch and so does my parakeet. Its the perfect size around and I love that I could contort it to fit the cage perfectly. My parakeet loves traveling up and down this perch while playing with his hanging toys. I've had this product for several months and now that I have recently gotten a parrotlet I plan to get one or two of these perches for him too!

Cockatiel was scared of it at first, but took only a day to warm up to it outside of cage, then another day to warm up to it on the cage, and another day to finally use it. Now uses it all the time. Silly thing will take anything paper or raffia from you in a beat, but rope toys can be hit or miss. Chewed up slightly but working well so far.

These perches are great! They make a lot of room and are very comfortable for my birds. You can position these perches in any direction, any place. They don't have to be straight. This gives them more room and in different directions. It's great!!!! I have several different size cages. These perches come in different sizes and can be used in any size cage. You can pick any space you feel would be great for your bird(s) to feel comfortable and twist the perch. All the cages have these perches!