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4.5
I purchased the small (16") perch for my Quaker parrot. It is an amazing perch. The branches twist and bend in varying directions (up, down, left, right, back) providing a variety of heights and angles for the bird. The branches vary in thickness which provides good exercise for bird feet to reduce the chance of arthritis. My little Quaker can traverse the various thicknesses with no problem - even the 1-1/2" to 2" diameter thickest base.The perch is solid wood. Even the small is good sized and takes up a lot of space in the cage. However, because it has the multiple branches that twist around, it utilizes a lot of the "dead space" in the middle of the cage. My cage is a open-top dome cage 26(width) x 20(deep) x 36(high) and the small perch takes up about 1/8 of the interior space.I have it attached to the top - on one of the opening sides - so that when the top is open, the perch is above the cage space and the branches reach up above the top of the opening. When the top is closed, the perch sits at the top of the cage. Because the branches twist and bend, the perch is usable in either position - when opened, the bird sits on the horizontal parts; when closed, the bird sits on what were the vertical parts (but are now horizontal because the perch is hanging down from the ceiling).For the price, you can't find a better perch. It helps exercise little bird feet, it's versatile, it's solid quality, and the bird likes it! One trick I did to encourage my bird onto the perch was to set apple slices on various parts of the perch. He had to step onto the perch to reach his favorite treat. It's also the highest perch in the cage, so it's desirable real estate in the bird world.
