[Marcos]

Maybe it's because my cage is too small 20D X 20W and height???...(high enough), but Maxie just climbs, seeks out his toys, and handles them as he sees fit. But, I never see him hanging upside down anywhere, or doing extraordinary things like the moves my conure used to do.

Don't get me wrong, I don't see him as confined in his cage. He is always in good spirits. If he was sad in his cage, I would know it. I just have not seen him very animated.

In fact, even when he is out of his cage,on his play stand for example, he has many opportunities to be acrobatic, but he really doesn't seem to want to be so. On the other hand, the only play stand he really likes, ....is his daddy....Marcos.....

So, what's the experience of you "guys"?

[lg2312]

Mine do a lot of moves... hanging upside down-reaching for things. But, on the other hand they might be perched on something and lose their footing and squawk at me like it is my fault! They do that all the time. I just laugh at them. Not quite as graceful as they think!

[Frankie's Mom]

Frankie & Isabelle aren't typically extremely acrobatic. They will do their little walk across the ropes things and slide down the hooks that hold their toys on the top of the cage like a fire pole, but that is about it.

June, however, seems to just adore being upside down! Everytime I go to get her out of her cage she is hanging upside down playing with her toys, or swinging!

[andysmom]

My quaker Andy, has never been acrobatic, but just recently he started hanging upsidedown trying to move his toy to another spot in his cage. It, of course, could only go so far, so he started yelling at the toy. Rather funny to watch.

[Marcos]

Well....since I have kind of resided myself to the idea that I will stick with one bird, (I know that changes from week to week)I have been "toying" with the idea of getting him a larger cage. Maybe with the extra space he will be stimulated to do jump around more. On the other hand, if it is just not in Quakers to take advantage of the extra space, than I might just as well save my money. In fact, I think there were a few people on here who had at one time said that after buying them a larger cage, their birds were unhappy (maybe scared) and preferred to be in the old cage again......

If I knew for sure that Maxie really would be happier with a larger second home, I would buy him the cage in a heartbeat. But, I just don't subscribe to the commonly held notion that larger is better. I need something more than theoretical postulating to convince me of such.

Well....since I have kind of resided myself to the idea that I will stick with one bird, (I know that changes from week to week)I have been "toying" with the idea of getting him a larger cage. Maybe with the extra space he will be stimulated to do jump around more. On the other hand, if it is just not in Quakers to take advantage of the extra space, than I might just as well save my money. In fact, I think there were a few people on here who had at one time said that after buying them a larger cage, their birds were unhappy (maybe scared) and preferred to be in the old cage again......

If I knew for sure that Maxie really would be happier with a larger second home, I would buy him the cage in a heartbeat. But, I just don't subscribe to the commonly held notion that larger is better. I need something more than theoretical postulating to convince me of such.

[jobo2mi]

I haven't really seen many quakers that are highly energetic...not like a caique or green cheek....it is not unusual for Isis to sit in one place pretty much in his cage, pushing his toys from one side to the other....but once he is out, he walks all over the place, visiting one cage, then another, like someone else has something he doesn't

He doesn't beat his toys up much, unlike some other Qs I've heard about....I guess I am just rather lucky, he doesn't scream very much, quiet usually, doesnt bite much (once in awhile a hard nip but not usually blood draws) doesn't destroy his surroundings, he's just a pretty good little fid