I purchased this perch in medium for our new green cheek conure, not realizing quite how thick it would be. The caique they show in the picture is a bit of a larger bird with a little bigger feet, so I should have realized the size. However, I still put it in his new cage and figure that if anything, he could chew on it. He actually loves it! He's on it more than any other spot or perch in the cage, and while it's too thick for his little feet to wrap around, he enjoys running around on it and picking at the wood. He actually sleeps on it most nights. If the description for this is correct, it's made in American and made of Bottlebrush wood, which is safe for birds. The fact that it's from Florida makes me feel much better about it. It didn't have an odd smell and was perfectly clean right out of the bag, though I did still rinse it off and let it air dry before putting it in with him. We've only had it for about a week but it still looks great, even with him picking pieces off it constantly. For the price, which is pretty reasonable, this is a really great natural wood perch and I would recommend.