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• Part 1 of 4: Choosing the right cage
• Part 2 of 4: Setting up and furnishing the cage
• Part 3 of 4: Providing the necessities of life
• Part 4 of 4: Maintaining the cage

Canaries are sweet little songbirds that need a large shelter to ensure they get plenty of exercise. If you bring a canary into your home, make sure you provide it with good shelter in the form of a spacious cage with food, perches and toys. By cleaning and maintaining the cage weekly, your canary will love it as much as it loves you.

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Part 1 of 4: Choosing the right cage

1. Buy a large cage. Canaries love to fly and need a cage large enough to keep them moving and happy. A canary cage should be at least 40 inches high and 75 inches wide. Ideally, you buy the largest cage you have room for.
   • Make sure the distance between the bars of the canary cage is no more than about 10 millimeters. This way, his head cannot get stuck between the bars.
2. Choose a metal cage. A cage made of iron or powder-coated steel is a safe shelter for your canary. Canaries do not aggressively chew on the cage bars, so you should keep them in a wooden or plastic cage. However, metal cages are generally a safer choice.
3. Choose a cage that is wide rather than high. A canary would rather fly long distances than go up in the air. This means that you should choose a wide, horizontal cage instead of a high and narrow cage.
   • A good cage is rectangular in shape rather than round. In a round cage, the perches will not hang properly and your canary will have less space to fly around.
4. Make sure the cage is secure. Check the cage to make sure nothing will injure your bird. A well-built cage has no sharp or protruding parts. Test the door latch to make sure it is secure and does not open quickly.
5. Buy a separate cage for each canary. Canaries can start to exhibit territorial behavior in small spaces such as cages. Keeping canaries together in a cage can cause them to fight or injure each other. If you plan to bring more than one canary into your home, purchase a separate cage for each canary.
   • You should be able to keep a male and female in a cage during the mating season, but you will need to keep them in separate cages for the rest of the year.

Part 2 of 4: Setting up and furnishing the cage

1. Place the cage high above the ground. The cage should be in a high place so that it is at eye level. You can place the cage on a stand or a piece of furniture. You can also hang the cage on a wall bracket.
2. Place the cage in a busy room in your house. The living room and study are good places for a canary cage. In these areas your canary has something to watch during the day.
   • Make sure there is enough light in this room, but do not place the cage in direct sunlight.
   • Do not put the cage in the kitchen. Food fumes can be deadly to canaries.
3. Put the cage against the wall. Your canary will feel safer if its cage is against the wall on at least one side. Putting the cage in a corner can make the canary feel even safer. Do not place the cage outside or in the middle of an area.
4. Place newspaper or corn litter on the bottom of the cage. Put something on the bottom of the cage for easy cleaning. Newsprint is best because it is cheap and widely available. Corn litter also works well. Do not put cat litter or wood shavings on the bottom, as this can cause the canary to develop breathing problems.
   • You will need to put new newspaper in the cage every day.
5. Adjust the temperature. The room temperature should be between 16 and 21 ° C, although the temperature can be as low as 4 ° C at night. Do not place the cage near windows, doors or ventilation ducts where drafts can occur. Also, don't put the cage in direct sunlight.

Part 3 of 4: Providing the necessities of life

1. Provide your pet with food and water. Place separate bowls in the cage with food and water. Do not place the bowls under perches to prevent your canary from pooping in them. Give your canary fresh food and water every day. Instead of a food bowl, you can also buy a food silo that you can hang in the cage and where your canary can sit on while eating.
   • Canaries require a varied diet of grains, fresh fruits and leafy vegetables.
2. Give your canary two or three perches. Canaries need a lot of space to fly and if they have perches they can fly from one bar to the other. Have at least two or three perches on different sides of the cage.
   • The perches should be between 1 and 2 centimeters in diameter. Make sure that each seat bar has a different diameter.
   • Try to keep about 40 centimeters between the perches so that your canary has enough room to fly from one perch to the other.
3. Put some toys in the cage. Canaries don't need many toys to have fun, but they do like to have two or three things to poke, attract and play with. Good toys for canaries include:
   • Plastic balls
   • Swings
   • Tree branches
   • Bubbles
   • Balls from branches
4. Place a bird bath in the cage. Canaries love to splash and bathe. You can buy a bird bath that you can attach to the cage bars, or you can simply place a bowl of cold water in the cage. Only leave the bird bath in the cage for a short time and change the water daily.

Part 4 of 4: Maintaining the cage

1. Clean the cage weekly. Place your canary in a transport cage while scrubbing the cage. Discard any old sheets of newspaper or old corn litter. Use warm soapy water to clean the cage, water and food bowl, bird bath, and perches. While cleaning, look for any broken or damaged cage. Allow the cage to dry completely before reinserting newspaper or corn litter and return your bird to its cage.
   • If the cage needs to be cleaned thoroughly, use a pressure washer and hot water.
2. Do not use substances with strong odors near the cage. Canaries have very sensitive airways. Air fresheners, scented candles, aerosols, and cigarette smoke can all be deadly to a canary. Do not use these agents in the room with the cage.
3. Cover the cage at night. At sunset, cover the cage with a blanket or rug so that the artificial light in the room does not shine into the cage. This helps the bird to sleep at night so that it gets enough sleep.