You can make your own free standing bird perch for under $10.00! All you need is some PVC pipe (the white plastic tubes you can buy in the plumbing section of any hardware store) and a handfull of various PVC connectors. The bird perch is sturdy, light weight, and can be easily broken down and resembled when traveling.
Simple PVC Bird Perch Plans
Materials for your Bird Perch (small to mid sized bird)
Essential materials- (everything here can be found at Lows or Home Depot for a total around $10)
- 2 PVC pipes that are 10 feet long and 1 inch in diameter
- 1 PVC pipe that is 20 inches or londer and is 1/2 inch in diameter
- 4 PVC elbow connectors that are one inch in diameter
- 2 PVC T connectors that are one inch in diameter
- 2 PVC elbow connectors that go from 1 ich to 1/2 inch
Optional materials-
- Spray Paint, make sure it says its meant for plastic (I got mine from Lows for about $5.00).
- Bandage Wrap (Get the white stuff from any pharmacy, get the colored stuff from a tractor supply store in the animal health section, it will run 1 to 4 dollars)
Materials for your Parrot Perch (Medium to Large sized bird)
Essential materials- (everything here can be found at Lows or Home Depot for a total around $10)
- 2 PVC pipes that are 10 feet long and 1 inch in diameter
- 4 PVC elbow connectors that are one inch in diameter
- 2 PVC T connectors that are one inch in diameter
- 2 PVC elbow connectors that go from 1 ich to 1/2 inch
Optional materials-
- Spray Paint, make sure it says its meant for plastic (I got mine from Lows for about $5.00).
- Bandage Wrap (Get the white stuff from any pharmacy, get the colored stuff from a tractor supply store in the animal health section, it will run 1 to 4 dollars)
5 Comments for Make your own Bird Perch
Sarah F | February 7, 2010 at 5:50 pm
Cathy | September 13, 2010 at 1:32 pm
Thanks for the video and the list of materials needed. I have been looking for something like this for a long time, very straigt forward and easy.
Thanks again from Cathy and Herbie the Pionus Parrot
Brad | November 23, 2010 at 5:40 pm
With the same pvc you can make a nice bird perch for the shower, my sun conure Daisy, lover her showers. Cheap and easy.
Matt | January 29, 2011 at 4:39 am
Thanks for the idea. The bandage wrap you can get what they call vet wrap at any Petsmart or Petco. They have different colors as well. I use the vet wrap for my birds perches and play stands, they love it.
PVC Training Perches | October 22, 2011 at 4:06 pm
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Thanks for the basic instructions. We did ours a little more elaborate but we got the basic idea from this site. WAY cheaper then going to the petstore and buying a perch there.