Affiliate Disclosure

Some pages on PetsAndBirds.org include affiliate links. If you buy through one, we may earn a small commission. You pay the same price either way.

Here’s how that works, and where the lines are.

In short

As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

When you click a product link here and buy within the retailer’s time window, the retailer pays us a small share of the sale. Nothing is added to your price.

Why the site uses them

Research, writing, fact checking, hosting, and software all cost money. Commissions pay for that, so every guide stays free to read, with no paywall and no pages crowded with ads.

What commissions can’t buy

Coverage. No company can pay for a mention, a rating, or a spot on a list.

A better review. A product that pays a higher commission gets no extra praise. When two cages or perches do the same job, the guide says which one the specifications support.

Silence about problems. Every product write-up includes real drawbacks, not token ones. If something matters for a bird’s safety, it’s in the guide, commission or not.

An early look. No advertiser or brand sees a guide before it’s published.

We don’t test gear

We’d rather be plain about this, because many review sites blur it.

Nobody here keeps birds, so no cage, toy, perch, or carrier on this site was tested by us. Instead, we:

  • Read the manufacturer’s specifications and safety information
  • Check materials and sizes against what veterinary sources say birds need
  • Look for patterns in verified buyer reviews, such as how a perch wears or how a cage tray cleans
  • Say which of those each point came from

When a guide says owners consistently report something, that’s exactly what it means. It isn’t our own experience dressed up as one.

Live birds. We never link to sellers of birds. If you’re looking for a bird, a local rescue or adoption group is a good first call.

Prescription medications and vet-only supplements. Those decisions belong to an avian vet, and we publish no doses anywhere on the site.

Gear with a known hazard for birds. That includes products whose coatings or materials veterinary sources warn about, such as nonstick surfaces that release fumes when overheated.

Matching gear to the bird

A cage, perch, or toy that suits one bird can be unsafe for another. Bar spacing that holds a macaw can let a budgie’s head slip through, and a toy sized for a finch can be chewed apart and swallowed by a larger parrot.

So every gear link names the bird sizes it suits, in the same sentence as the link. Check that against your own bird before you buy.

How products are chosen

We start from the decision you’re facing, such as a first cage for a pair of budgies or a travel carrier for a vet visit, and then find products that fit it.

Products with thin documentation, no clear information about materials, or very little buyer feedback are left out. There’s nothing solid to say about them.

Mostly in gear guides: cages, perches, toys, food and treats, carriers, and cleaning supplies. Now and then a care guide links a product where it matters to a specific step.

Most pages have no affiliate links at all. Species, health, and safety guides are there to answer a question, not to sell anything.

About prices

We don’t list prices. They change too often for a number in a guide to stay right, so the price you see comes from the retailer when you click.

With birds, the purchase is often the small part anyway. A cage, food, toys, and avian vet visits add up to more than most small birds cost to buy.

Programs we’re part of

Amazon Associates. PetsAndBirds.org is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.

If we join another program, we’ll add it here.

Your privacy when you click

Affiliate links use a cookie to record that you arrived from this site, so the retailer knows which commission to pay.

We never see your name, address, payment details, or what you bought. The retailer handles all of that under its own privacy policy. Our privacy policy covers what this site collects.

Questions

If you want to know why a product appears in a guide, or anything here is unclear, write to editor@petsandbirds.org.

Last reviewed: 10/05/2026