Penn-Plax Bird Life Wooden Playpen – Perfect for Cockatiels and Conures – Large

I got the X-large for my pet cockatiel. It was the perfect size in terms of the swing, and rope perch.The wood is solid, the paint is non-toxic, and the parts are sturdy after the glue dries.Pros:- The cockatiel uses the ladder, the swing, and all the perches.- The red bowl at the bottom does not spill over, and the bird its seeds without making a mess outside of the play gym.- Shreddable toys, bells, and other beaded toys were placed by the perches, swing, or floor for the bird's amusement. (Owners can get creative)Cons:- The ladder did not fit snugly and level at the bottom so a toy had to be hung on one side to level it out.- When the glue did not dry, the pieces did not seem sturdy.- Putting together the whole gym required some twenty minutes.- A larger bird than my cockatiel would have a hard time using the swing or the ladder for the X-large.

PetSmart has similar models that cost 30-40 bucks. This is a very nice size for cockatiel and similar. Budgies have a little hard time with the bigger yellow perch on the top most area, but enjoy all other aspects of this.The bell, I am not sure what it is made of at all, I knew it came with a copper one, but the bell I got wasn't copper at all, I am un able to identify the metal, so kept it off the hook. I just have a hand made paper towel cigar (of seed / timmothy hay) there instead, which my birds love a lot more than any bell lol. (used a little millet to lure them on it first).I did install the rope perch in the front of the play set, I didn't want my birds hanging off in the back, rather have them up front to interact with them.There was a little dye bleed from what I seen, I am sure it is made with food quality safe dye. Your parrot gets more of that in their system when you buy colored pellets btw -_-

Incredibly easy to put together but note it takes time for glue to dry. It is cheaply made with just glue holding most of it together and SMALL, don't know why they say large, so it should only be used for small birds like it says. Will have to buy your own glue because their bottle was so hard to squeeze I couldn't get any glue out. The bottom 'orange' dowel didn't fit all the way across and wasn't thick enough so had to use lots of glue to make sure it stayed in; per their TIP put a heavy object on one end to make sure it stayed down while glue was drying. Don't know why they don't make the dowel thicker, longer and the slots deeper so that it stays in better. Didn't level out the bottom so it wobbles. I solved this by gluing non-slip shelf liner to it. Wish I could say my bird likes it but she hasn't yet tried to play with it-she's still young so hopefully she will. It is cheap priced, but since I had to go out and buy more stuff to make it work I feel like I should get some money back(maybe that's why it was discounted :-) No way would I even consider paying $43.+ as it's originally listed. I still recommend it for parakeets, not sure about cockatiels, compared to other similar playgrounds if your bird loves to play with this type of stuff outside of the cage.

When I decided to bring home a Green Cheek Conure, I wanted some sort of play stand for outside of his cage. But, I had a hard time deciding what I wanted and saw this one for around $7. I figured it was better than nothing and bought it. It is tiny. I mean, even a budgie would look a bit big on this little thing. It was a bit difficult to assemble and definitely is not very sturdy. It comes with some glue and clear directions, but the glue is not great and I had to re-glue pieces twice just to get them to somewhat stay in place. Due to the small size, the various pieces are kind of cramped together, so cleaning the bottom is a bit of a challenge. It's also all smooth dowel pieces and some birds can have issues gripping and easily moving around. Adding some vet wrap can help the grip issues. While it's not the worst thing ever, it's definitely not something I would recommend or purchase again.

I bought the X-Large activity center for my lovebird since I wanted her to have a place to sit near me, without claiming the back of my couch as "her" spot. It was pretty easy to assemble considering the number of pieces it came in (like 10 or 12 fyi) and there was plenty of glue to go around.I started with it set up on my coffee table, hoping to get my birdie used to it before asking her to actual sit on it. She had zero interest in it and was kind of intimidated, but got over it in about a week of seeing it at a distance. She had an activity set like this when she was younger, but never played on it, so it was a bit risky to think she might now. Lo' and behold old birds can learn new tricks! She's 16 years old, but it only took her about 5 minutes to learn how to go up and down the ladder (having never learned to use one before) in order to get to her favorite treat that I had set on the base of the unit. She loves hanging out on the top perch, particularly when I have the unit set up high. Queen of the roost! ;) She's still not into the bell, which I thought she would be (doesn't have a great sound though--is kind of tinny--and she's picky) and hasn't gone near the swing, but otherwise she climbs all over it! I also love that the ladder attaches with c-hooks because I've actually detached it on occasion and used it as a ladder from my counter down into the sink where she likes to take a drip bath.Size-wise it's a little weird? I still give it 5 stars since my bird (to my surprise) adores the thing now and it's very functional in my space, but the top perch is almost too big to be comfortable for her feet. It's so wide around (1 inch dowel) that she has a hard time gripping it when she comes in for a landing and almost fell face first off it the other day. On the other hand, there's so many perches and dowels close together at the bottom, she won't go in the middle part where the swing is. So even though she's small, it seems a little claustrophobic to her in that area.Anyway, good product! Happy bird, happy mama.