SESKStuff Everyone Should Know
SESK: Stuff Everyone Should Know · sesk.info/bird-bar-spacing-macaw

Macaws and large cockatoos need cage bars spaced about how far apart?

About 1.5 inches.

Start playing free

  1. About 0.5 inch
  2. About 1.5 inches ✔
  3. About 1 inch

Why: Merck lists 1.5 inch bar spacing for macaws and large cockatoos. Its minimum cage size for these birds is 48 by 36 by 66 inches.

Huh, didn't know that: Merck lists 0.75 inch spacing for conures and caiques.

The dad joke
Why did the macaw need such a big cage? It had a lot of wingspan to explain.
Like this card?
Play the game

References

Answer: About 1.5 inches. Merck lists 1.5 inch bar spacing for macaws and large cockatoos. Its minimum cage size for these birds is 48 by 36 by 66 inches.

  1. Merck Vet Manual: Minimum and Bar Spacing Recommendations www.merckvetmanual.com/multimedia/table/minimum-and-bar-spacing-recommendations
    Macaw, large cockatoo 48 x 36 x 66 1.5
    Checked 2026-10-11.

Think this answer is wrong? Tap "Challenge this answer" on the card in the game and tell us why.

Test yourself in the game

BirdsWhat bar spacing does Merck recommend for a budgie or cockatiel cage?BirdsWhich of these birds does Merck say is NOT for inexperienced owners?BirdsWhy can lots of cuddling be a problem for cockatoos?

That's stuff everyone should know.