Yaheetech 69" Large Bird Cage, Rolling Parrot Cage for Parakeets Cockatiels

Why it's worth it

The Yaheetech stands about 69 inches tall with a play top, a ladder and a rope perch built in. It's the pick if you want an indoor aviary feel for a cockatiel pair, and you're willing to give up a real corner of a room to get it.

You get a play gym without buying a play gym. The rooftop area comes with a ladder, a wooden dowel and two feeders, so your bird has somewhere to go when the door is open. For a cockatiel who wants to be near you but not on you, that's a genuinely useful piece of real estate, and it saves the floor space a separate stand would eat.

Every door locks, which cockatiel owners will appreciate. These birds are clever, and a determined one will work a simple latch open over a few weeks. Locking doors take that hobby away. Three feeder doors let you handle food and water from outside the cage, so a skittish bird doesn't get a hand in his face twice a day.

From our review of 7 bird cages for parakeets and cockatiels, by James Bennett, Associate Editor

What we like

• +You get a play gym without buying a play gym
• +Every door locks, which cockatiel owners will appreciate
• +The four-sided seed guard does real work
• +It arrives with the accessories you'd otherwise buy separately

What to know

• –Assembly is the common complaint, and it's a fair one
• –Finish quality varies from unit to unit
• –Check the bar spacing before you commit to a budgie