Interior lighting for parrot cages

In my article about full-spectrum lighting, I mentioned that the light you provide for your bird should mimic outdoor light as much as possible. It should be bright, relatively white, and not distort the natural colours of the environment.

Lighting a cage is difficult. Not only does the cage create shadows, but you may not have overhead lighting where you position your cage. Some cages have covered tops, making it even more tricky.

I took some bird training courses, and one instructor worked in the ambassador animal program at the San Diego Zoo. She said that when they provide lighting for animals, they try to imagine they are lighting a home kitchen. Kitchen lighting needs to be bright, while a living room or bedroom where a bird’s cage might reside tends to be more muted.

Oh! I have an idea!

Enter cage lighting

There’s a company that makes LED lighting strips that mount on the inside of the cage. Different lights are designed for different types of birds and their destructive abilities. …