I have had these in the past so I know canaries AND cockatiels both love these perches above and beyond the wood or any other kind of perch because they are softer on the feet- I do have the other kinds of perches because they need something to chew or scrape their beaks and nails on- but they more often than not sit on the boodas-and they sleep on them- Word of warning though- eventually ( and it takes a long time) if you have a chewing type bird (like cockatiels) they will cause the booda to fray- when that happens you should replace it with a new one as their nails can get caught in it and cause accidents.