If you’re sourcing your own ‘wild’ sticks, you need to keep away from any wooden that may be toxic. It’s pleasant to stick to native tree species, more often than not because not all decorative woods have been tried and tested in budgie cages. The following listing consists of native European tree woodthat’s genuinely ok for budgie perche
- Beech
- Apple
- Ash
- Birch
- Lilac
- Crab apple
- Elm
- Willow
- Hawthorn
- Larch
- Sycamore
- Spruce
- Mountain ash (rowan)
- Mulberry
- Poplar
- Maple
- Rose
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| Wood isn't just for perching |
These common non-native species are also safe to use
- Lime
- Almond
- Fig
- Bamboo
- Hickory
- Cottonwood
- Date
- Douglas fir
- Draconian
- Eucalyptus
- Ginkgo
- Grape vines
- Hibiscus
- Lemon
- Orange
- Palm
- Rubber plant
- Tree fern
- Yucca
Most shop-bought perches are made from untreated pine, of the sort used in dowels, and this is fine. But keep away from clean pine, which has a sticky resin. Balsa timber is safe, but won’t last very long as a perch: an industrious budgie will chew through in a few days!
Unsafe Wood for Budgies...
Rather than list lots greater ‘budgie safe’ trees, it’s far extra beneficial to have an ‘avoid’ list. The following frequent wild, backyard and parkland species have been implicated in budgie fitness problems, so don’t use any of these as perches:
- Yew
- Azalea
- Walnut
- Buck-thorn
- Burdock
- Cedar
- Elder
- Heather
- Holly
- Horse chestnut
- Huckleberry
- Hydrangea
- Jasmine
- Juniper
- Laburnum
- Laurel
- Mango
- Myrtle
- Nectarine
- Nutmeg
- Box elder
- Oak
- Mistletoe
- Oleander
- Alder
- Peach
- Plum
- Privet
- Rhododendron
- Sage
- Tobacco
- Witch hazel
- Wisteria
Avoid any treated woods unless bought from a legit pet dealer. Driftwood observed on a seaside will continually be tempting as a cage ornament, butbecause you can’t always tell which species the wood got here from, nor the poisonous matters it might have been in contact with, it’s first-rate to keep away from introducing it to cages.