How often should I clean my parrotlets cage?
Continue cleaning his feeding dishes daily. I would recommend changing the cage linings every other day. For ease, you can place a small stack of them in the tray and just remove the top liner, leaving a clean one underneath. Clean the tray once a week. You don’t necessarily have to clean the entire cage and perches. Total cleanings like this should only be done once a month. Don’t use soap (as birds can be sensitive to chemicals). Instead, use a solution of 4 parts water to 1 part apple cider vinegar (or grapeseed extract). It’s a good way to disinfect the cage and best of all, it’s 100% natural. Regarding the perches, just clean them quickly in the apple cider vinegar solution. Then let them dry thoroughly. Otherwise, the bird may catch a cold from sitting on a damp perch. If there’s no identification band on your bird’s leg, a good avian veterinarian can give an estimate on his age. A blood test may be done to help estimate the age as well. Lastly, your bird sounds like he might be
