Nice Kimberly!
I can see too where the top has to be secured better. Esp on the right. Good eye illusive.
I think he needs more color..and a natural branch perch would be cool. Do you have access to any keet safe trees you could get a branch from to make a perch? If you need a list of safe trees let me know, I probably have a link saved.
You can add some color and stimulation pretty cheaply with just some pony beads and maybe hemp or 100% cotton butcher string. Maybe put some beads n tassels on that swing like this

See the swing almost in the middle. It's like Cheekos.
And tie short pieces of string with a bead or 2 on some rungs of the ladder. Gives him something to play with and doesn't cost an arm and a leg. I get butcher string at the dollar store for a buck, and pony beads aren't much either. You can make lots of toys with them. Just don't leave strings, tassels too long so he can't get tangled in it.

I bet he's lovin his new digs!

Illusive, I noticed that part of the cage too. I just wasn't quite sure if it was an issue which when I think about it, I should have known and also, because I didn't think about using pliers. Duh! LOL I will be sure to fix it asap. Thanks Illusive. Kksuns, I do think it is a little boring looking. I def. need to add color. Also, I did get a little branch from outside but to be perfectly honest, I'm not sure what kind of tree it is so when I looked up the lists for toxic tree, it still didn't help. I guess I need to find a tree, I actually know what it is. Ha ha. Until, then I'm not putting it in his cage. I'm not sure what post I read, it may have been one of you....I'm suppose to clean it with ACV and put it in the oven (not sure how long or what temp.), right? And ya'll were both so right about the playgrounds being expensive....cheapest one at Petsmart was 25 bucks and there was nothing to it. I'd rather spend 25 bucks on supplies to make him a really nice one. That's my next project. So now I've got these things to do:

#1 fix the top left part of his cage
#2 add color to his cage
#3 homemade play ground
#4 natural perch

I've been feeding Cheeko broccoli florets chopped real fine mixed with his seeds. Not sure if he's eating them but when I tie it to the side of the cage, I know he's not. I know, I know "all in keet time". I just want to know that if he decides not to eat veggies anytime soon, will he have a vitamin deficiency or get too chubby because of the seed only diet?

Out of the blue question...

At what age do most parakeets get their little black necklace? (the black dots around their neck) I think they are so cute.

You are sooo right not to use the branch you got if you're not sure what it is. hmmmmm Don't know what to tell ya there. I can identify some of them by their leaves and a few by their bark, but that is harder..other than maybe pine or white birch. LOL Do you have leaves on the trees? All our trees are bare right now.

Another perch they really love is the rope perches. Soft and comfy on their feet. Even a small one in an upper corner to sleep on.
All in good time tho. I know it takes a while to acquire different things. One step at a time...essentials first, which you have covered.
Oh, you can also use colored drinking straws to make toys, or buttons, or hey you have little kids... They must occasionally get those little rinky dink things from gumball machines? You can use the plastic bubble things(big ones and small ones) the toy comes in for a toy. My guys LOVE those things with a couple beads inside so it rattles. And also with a string with beads attached to it. If you look closely you can see one in my avi pic. It's hanging on the perch with a bell outside the cage door. Levi uses them as bombs. He picks them up with his feet and flies overhead and drops them on us! haha Those things are at the top of their favorite toy list.

As far as their gorgeous necklaces...I'm sorry to say they don;t all get pretty dark ones like illusive's Cappy. It depends on their coloring. Neither of my guys have them. Waah!!! Wellll, they HAVE them but they are very light and you can barely see them, except for the ones on each cheek. I know I am soooo jealous. LOL I doubt that Cheeko will have dark ones either. If you look closely can you see light colored ones now?

If you look at this picture, you can see the blue things on Cheekos cheeks. (not sure what they are really though but your birds look like they have it too.) Well anyways below those he has one black dot one side and and two black dots on the other. They aren't faded but are very small. I ROFL at the "rinky dink"...I thought it was only used in the south. I'm not stressing too much about the toys because he doesn't play with anything right now. When I notice him getting more curious, he'll get plenty more.

LOL "Rinky dink" must be a universal thing eh? hahaha

Nah, I wouldn't stress too much about toys, but he does have to see them for a while and see what to do with them before he will actually play with them. I would make a few out of things you have on hand just for the heck of it.

If Cheeko has black dots, then yes he will probably have a nice necklace. NO FAIR!!!! lol His necklace might become more prominant after his first big molt.

ok one thing at a time...lol...first also make sure when you add things to cage you wont be over stuffing the for the size of the cage this is why there are some out there getting birds with broken blood feathers...a cage cant be too large cept for yourself at cleaning time ...but its also safer to help prevent broken blood feathers...and dont for gosh sakes have any types of perches that dont go completely across the cage but end up going only part way...usually the type you see with a wingnut and or you screw it to sides of cage..anything like that should be not used...another reason i dont like those pumice perches...or the ones you can buy called but not limited to manzanita perches...it doesnt make any difference how blunt the end is sticking out...

When i first got Cappys new cage i put one of these manzanita perches in and by the end of the day i removed it ...just wasnt worth the risk

you will know more about the necklace thing after first moult...what he gets then will be the pattern he will display the second major moult **may brighten them up even a bit more...

its been mentioned time and again about toys and veggies...on how to get them to play with toys or eat veggies...in the beginning YOU have to play with the toys while they watch...a lot!!! and the veggies you have to hold in your finger tips and approach the bird as you would if hand or finger training and hold it there and keep doing this ...a lot!!!! just hanging or clipping to sides of cage at first when they havent as yet begun to know what veggies are will take a very very long time for most birds to even try to want to sample them...its like the toys ...they havent a clue what all this new stuff is till you teach and show them....sorta like when kids in school are asked to do a SHOW N TELL program.

and Cappys jewels are for show an tell only ladies ...ya cant have them giggle..its bad enough when he sheds/moults them an i cant see them sniff sniff...like in the bottom pic here...he had shed/moulted ...waaaaaaaah

I just wanna thank both of ya'll for taking the time to answer my questions. Ya'll have been a big help.

wellllll Kimberly thank you for LISTENING something some folks in here dont take the time to do even after asking...sooooooo on that note

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aughhhhhhhhh my baby lost two jewels tonight ...and one shorter wing feather ...where did i put that dust buster????

So does that mean Cappy's moulting?