Canaries are much messier than many pet owners expect! The messy aspects of their lifestyle include eating, grooming, and dropping their waste. It is important to keep the bird’s habitat – including the cage and area around it – clean of seed hulls, bird droppings, and feathers because these tend to cause an odor and invite pests. Most owners must clean the bird’s feeder cups each day. Cage cleaning is typically a weekly task. Still, canaries are relatively easy to care for when compared to other types of pets.