Penn-Plax Bird Life Wooden Playpen – Perfect for Cockatiels and Conures – Large

My birds love them, I can take it everywhere is not heavy, easy to clean.

I had hoped I could put this in my bird's cage, and he could use it both in and out of the cage. But it's really too big (got the x-large size) to put in the cage. That's okay--he'll use it when he's out. We'll likely put it in the bathroom and let him use it for shower time. I have a pineapple conure, and the x-large size is really perfect for him. I think the x-large would work for conures, ringnecks, caiques, quakers, and other similarly sized birds. It might be a bit too big for cockateils and it's way too big for budgies and parrotlets.It was super easy to put together, fits securely, comes with the glue and everything you need to assemble.Conner the Conure was terrified of it at first, flew off every time we'd sit him on it, but soon, he ventured a peck here and a waddle-waddle there, and now he'll even sit o the swing. I think he'll love it in no time. The swing and ladders move and hang from little hooks, so you can switch them out, change their sides, etc. Bright, colorful, easy to assemble, sturdy when put together right. I think all in all, it was a good purchase and at a decent price.Update: The colors tend to run when they are cleaned with water, so you want to mostly dry wipe to clean this play toy. It's not enough of a concern/problem that it warrants a downrating in stars though, because Conner the Conure absolutely loves his toy now. Whenever he is out and we're in the kitchen area, we put him on his play toy on the counter and he can be with us. I like it and the little red cup/dish it comes with--while we're cooking, I'll slice some veggies and put them in his little cup. He likes the rope perch and he'll slide the shiny plastic wavy rings. If I had one negative, it would be that the colors run if you use water to clean it. One other slight negative is that the swing and ladder don't like to stay 'hooked' and sometimes will fall off when moving the play gym. They are strong and secure when the toy is still, so it's not a danger to the bird or anything but I knocking the swing off and having to put it back on when I move it. This was definitely worth the price for a play area for a small to medium-sized bird when he's out of his cage.

First off, this is a really great product, and I got it for a great deal. My cockatiel loves it, but the size (I got the large) seems to be much more suited to a parakeet. Had I paid attention to the dimensions (that is of course totally on me as the dimensions in the description are accurate) I likely would've realized before buying it that it would be pretty small. There is no way my cockatiel would fit on the swing for anything. The rungs of the ladder are pretty skinny, but she still uses it. All of the perches vary in size, which is good. The rope perch is great and she likes walking across it now that she is used to it. It is not stiff at all, so it took some getting used to for her, especially when she was trying to figure out how to move across it because she would step on the plastic toy, it would spin, and she would get a little nervous. That is not a negative though because cockatiels need challenges like that as they are smart birds and need "puzzles" so to speak in order to keep their mind stimulated. It says the dyes for the wood are bird-safe, and they are definitely very colorful. She loves to chew on the wood, as all cockatiels do, but it seems to be holding up pretty well so far. The glue works well and holds everything in place. The shorter wood piece at the end of the rope perch is not glued down, which I like because you can slide it up or down the side and make the rope either semi-taut and at a diagonal across the activity center or make the rope very loose and straight across the front of the activity center, so it changes it up.PROS:- Rope perch is a good size for a cockatiel or parakeet and is soft for their feet. It's a nice break from wood perches.- Rope perch is not stiff, so it provides extra exercise for their legs. An added bonus!- Sturdy.- Mixed perch sizes, though most of the wood perches are more suited to a parakeet but still work okay for a cockatiel.- Entertaining for pet birds.- A good way to keep your bird near you and entertained outside their cage.- Easy to assemble. Easy directions to understand.- Cockatiel LOVES it and will stay on it all day.CONS:- Swing is way too small for a cockatiel. Not a problem if you have a parakeet though.- Ladder rungs are too small for a cockatiel, but they can still use them so it isn't a huge deal.- The end piece of wood holding the rope perch sometimes tips a little, but it hasn't fallen over completely (at least not yet) so again not a huge deal. It's just annoying to have to straighten it a lot.One piece of advice, which I would say for any item you are assembling, especially ones requiring glue, is to put this together WITHOUT glue first, make sure everything fits and slides into place and you know exactly how it goes, then take it apart and glue it together.This is a great piece if your bird is new and still getting used to you. My cockatiel will sit on it for hours. I put it on my desk while I'm working and she will sit on it for 7 to 8 hours at a time. She would probably stay on it longer if I let her and even gets upset at me when I take her away from it! I consider that a good thing because it assures me she loves it. I would recommend getting a couple of plastic food dishes (they're usually pretty cheap) or taking the ones from their cage while they're on the activity center to set on the floor of it so that they have access to food and water. That's what I do, and it encourages her to move around more on it so that she doesn't stay in just one place the whole time, and I don't have to worry whether she's hungry or thirsty.I recommend this activity center, especially for a parakeet. I recommend moving up to the extra large for a cockatiel if you can afford it, but if you're like me and tight on money (huge price jump between the large and extra large sizes), this size does still work well for a cockatiel. It's mainly just the swing that's an issue since it's too small for a cockatiel, but that isn't the end of the world and doesn't take away from the other great features. Plus my bird doesn't seem to care about the swing. She just plays with everything else and is quite content with it. It was a great and well worth it purchase!

I read the reviews, so was forewarned about the type of product this was, which is why it gets 3 stars and not 2. Definitely not a quality product- the wood is flimsy and the ladder arrived broken in the box (see picture). For the price, I decided it wasn't worth dealing with a return, so I attempted to glue the pieces together, which worked ( sort of). It made it difficult to assemble, but hopefully it will hold together.After that set overnight, I started to build the playground. As others have mentioned, the dye bleeds a LOT. Even just putting white glue on makes the dye start bleeding. So there are many colorful smears all over the base of the playground from dripping dye.I'm also extremely disappointed and concerned that after several people pointed out that the copper bell could be poisonous to birds, it is still included in the product. Since I'd read the other reviews, I immediately tossed the bell and its attached perch into the trash, but honestly, it should not be included in this product at all! Another lost star.At this point the whole thing is drying so I haven't introduced it to my bird yet. I did purchase a medium sized kit for cockatiels, and it looks like it will hold him just fine. If he weighed a lot more, forget it. So definitely check the sizes before you buy, because I guess some people bought the one for the little birds (like parakeets) and then, of course, their bird was too big.