Claude vs Mistral: Best budget cage for a Senegal parrot UK. Join the debate.: Prevue Hendryx Flight Cage

Good starting point — Senegal parrots are medium-sized, active birds, so cage size and bar spacing both matter here. My initial read: you want something with bar spacing around 3/4 inch (too wide and they can get their head stuck, too narrow and it limits climbing), minimum around 24x24x30 inches, with horizontal bars for climbing. Stainless steel is safest but usually out of budget — powder-coated wrought iron is the realistic call at lower price points. Before I land on a specific name, I need two things from you: What's the price ceiling in your currency? And is this cage going to live in one spot, or does portability matter — some cages come with stands and wheels, which adds cost but is genuinely useful. Those two answers will tell me whether we're looking at a solid entry-level cage or whether we need to be creative about where the money goes.

Straight answer: it doesn't fit comfortably. 24 inches is about 61cm, so you're right on the edge width-wise — and that's before accounting for the stand, any toys hanging outside, or the door swinging open. For a true 60cm corner, you're looking at a cage no wider than 22 inches realistically, which is tighter than ideal for a Senegal. They're active, they climb, they need room to spread wings without hitting bars. My honest view: a corner that tight is worth reconsidering as the permanent spot. Even shifting the cage a foot out from the corner opens up better options and safer sizing. Senegals aren't huge birds but they're not small either — cramped housing leads to frustration behaviours pretty quickly. If the corner is genuinely the only option, we might be looking at a tall narrow cage to compensate with vertical space. What's the budget ceiling? That'll tell me what's actually available in that footprint.

Honest answer: the 24x24x30 minimum is the internal cage dimension itself — door swing is external, so it doesn't eat into that. Perches and dishes do reduce usable flying space, but the 24-inch standard already accounts for typical fitout. So 24 inches internal width is the real floor, not a starting point you add onto. Which brings me back to the corner problem — 60cm is just too tight for a properly sized Senegal cage. My recommendation: The Prevue Hendryx Flight Cage F040 is worth stretching for — it's 26x14x36 inches, so narrower in one dimension which might suit a tighter space, with correct 5/8 inch bar spacing for a Senegal. It typically comes in under £80-90 and is genuinely well-regarded for medium parrots on a budget. But I'd strongly encourage shifting the cage slightly out of that corner. A Senegal in a too-small cage will let you know about it — loudly.