Best home cage for small parrots UK

Good move repurposing your smaller cage as a travel setup — that's exactly what compact cages are better suited for. But cage size is the single most important factor for a home enclosure. Most commercially sold cages are genuinely too small for a bird to fully extend and flap its wings, which is a real welfare issue, not just a comfort one. Bar spacing matters too — too wide and a small parrot can get its head stuck. Before I point you toward the right home cage: what species is your parrot, roughly how big are they, are you housing one bird or two, and how much floor or wall space do you have available at home?

Perfect — with that much space available you can do this properly. Green cheek conures are active, curious birds and they need room to move laterally, not just perch. The cage you have is almost certainly too narrow for him to flap without hitting the bars. For a single green cheek, you want a minimum of 60cm wide, ideally 75–80cm, with bar spacing of around 1.2–1.6cm. Too wide and he risks getting his head through; too narrow and it's hard for him to climb. What's your rough budget?

At that budget I'd go with the Ferplast Parrot Cage Palmanova. It's around 79cm wide, 50cm deep and 158cm tall including the stand, so it fits comfortably in your space. Bar spacing is 1.4cm — spot on for a green cheek conure. It has two large front doors which makes interaction easy, pull-out trays for cleaning, and multiple feeding ports. It comes with a stand so it doesn't sit on a surface, which birds generally prefer — being at eye level or slightly above reduces stress. It's well built for the price and regularly available on Amazon UK for around £130–£145. The stand is included so there's no hidden cost there.

A few things worth doing: vary the perch diameters — using only dowel perches the same size can cause foot problems over time, so add one natural wood perch and one rope perch alongside whatever comes included. Position perches at different heights but keep the highest ones away from the top so he has headroom. Don't place a perch directly above a food bowl. Move a couple of his existing toys across so the new cage smells familiar — helps him settle faster. And put the new cage in the same room for a day or two before moving him in, so he gets used to it being there. Green cheeks adapt quickly but a gradual intro avoids unnecessary stress.