What will it cost?
Rough costs in Canadian dollars, before you commit. The price of the animal isn't included.
A small bird (finch, budgerigar, cockatiel, small conure)
The cage is the big cost up front, and it should be bigger than you think. Large parrots chew through toys and perches every month, for decades.
- To set up
- $270 – $670
- Before it comes home
- Each year
- $310 – $650
- About $26 – $54 a month
- The first year
- $580 – $1,320
- Set-up plus a year of keeping
- Over its lifetime
- $1,820 – $10,420
- Usually lives 5 to 15 years
Before it comes home
- Cage and stand$120 – $350
- Perches, dishes and toys$50 – $120
- First visit to an avian vet$100 – $200
Total$270 – $670
Every year after
- Food$150 – $300
- Toys and perches$60 – $150
- Routine vet care$100 – $200
Total$310 – $650
These are rough guides for planning, not quotes. Prices vary a lot by region and by what you choose, and one emergency vet visit can cost more than a year of everything else. The price of the animal isn't included.