Your bird needs a lot of space to fly in order to stay healthy.  If you buy the small cages found at local pet stores, your bird's health will greatly suffer from it.  Exercise is incredibly important, and your bird needs to be able to spread his wings and fly from perch to perch.  There are some incredibly expensive large cages out there, but there are also some very reasonable ones to be had.  Our readers have found the best deals on Ebay, which will sometimes include free shipping.  Excellent key words for searching ebay are "sugar glider" and "bird cage."  These words will bring up cages similar to the picture below, which is an inexpensive, yet heavy duty flight cage.
 

If you have children in the house, we suggest locking your cage doors with combination locks.  Many birds have been killed by children who never meant to harm them.

Birds love fresh branches in their cage.  To prepare them properly, clean them with water and a tiny bit of bleach.  THOROUGHLY rinse the branch.  Place it in your oven on 200 degrees until the branch is well dried.  Do not put the branch in the cage if there is sap bleeding from it.  Click on "Non-Toxic Plants" to find out which branches are safe for your bird.

Your bird needs lots of toys to keep him healthy and happy.  Rotate toys every week or so to make things more interesting for your feathered friend.

Your bird needs plenty of outside cage time to keep him occupied and healthy.  The exercise will do wonders for him, and the one-on-one time will do wonders for you both.  Be sure you have a bird-safe environment before your bird comes out to play.  MANY birds have been killed in accidents involving dogs, windows, outlets, hot stoves and so much more.

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