Travel Carrier

[Fischer]

Getting my Eclectus in a couple months and have been looking at carriers. Can anyone recommend any good ones?

 

[dollfish]

I have the Dayang travel cage and it seems very high quality. It goes under the name "Prevue" in the USA I think.

 

[Fischer]

Thanks!

 

[Monaco]

Mine is similar to the one on chewy (she came with it, so I don't know). Be careful about the width and height. With a perch and the two bowls there's not much more room to turn without getting her tail against all the bars. It's made for a rough looking set of feathers this summer.

 

[mythic55]

Are you flying or driving?

 

[mythic55]

Here is what I chose in the long run:

 

[mythic55]

Oh bug. Sorry, wrong photo- I switched out the top perch with a hand scraped one I did myself. Dimitri went 14 hours drive in this (stops along the way to enjoy life/sleep). But I placed the bungee toward the bottom (in case of accident). I like this model as it straps into the seatbelt.

 

[mythic55]

Edit: so I cant edit, but this is the one I ended up choosing

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074FCFG7K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Fischer]

Are you flying or driving?

Driving two hours to pick up so 4 hour round trip.

 

[mythic55]

@Fischer
Then I do recomend the one I purchased- Not expensive, but durable for ekkie beaks long term (vet visits, etc).

 

[Fischer]

@Fischer
Then I do recomend the one I purchased- Not expensive, but durable for ekkie beaks long term (vet visits, etc).

Okay, thanks!!!

 

[Monaco]

Oh bug. Sorry, wrong photo- I switched out the top perch with a hand scraped one I did myself. Dimitri went 14 hours drive in this (stops along the way to enjoy life/sleep). But I placed the bungee toward the bottom (in case of accident). I like this model as it straps into the seatbelt.
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OH, that's it! I really wish it were almost square or had the bowls on the narrow side.

 

[mythic55]

OH, that's it! I really wish it were almost square or had the bowls on the narrow side.

I just wish the bowls were mounted a little lower- but beggers cant be choosers. I really dont like the plexiglass ones, they tend to heat up if in the sun, they are easily scratched and harder to clean (especially with ekkies fresh only diet- Blueberry mahem!). I actually got a canine seat cover to go on below/behind of it. That way anything that spilled was not on the leather.

Because we were driving for so many days, I also brought a thin dark blanket to cover the cage while drivving at night so the flashing lights of cars, building etc didnt disurb him. But he loved seeing outside during the day- looking at all the trees.

@Fischer
How old will your ekkie be when you bring them home?
They are masters of reverting and often sold earlier than stated (so they may be younger) and hand feeding is necessary in *most of them.

 

[Fischer]

How old will your ekkie be when you bring them home?
They are masters of reverting and often sold earlier than stated (so they may be younger) and hand feeding is necessary in *most of them.

About three months I believe

 

[Fischer]

How old will your ekkie be when you bring them home?
They are masters of reverting and often sold earlier than stated (so they may be younger) and hand feeding is necessary in *most of them.

Sorry meant two months at minimum. The bird would be about three months.