Small Bird Insurance
Why buy Small Bird Insurance?
Small Bird Insurance has your back with up to £1,500 vet fee cover, giving you and your pet the protection you need when it matters most.
We know how stressful it can be when your feathery friend isn’t feeling their best. That’s why our pet insurance for birds is designed to ease the financial worries, so you can focus on helping them get better.
What birds can you cover?
- Budgies and budgerigars
- Chickens
- Canaries
- Finches
- Lories and lorikeets
- Cockatiels
- Kakarikis
- Love Birds
- Parrotlets
How much is Bird Insurance?
Essential cover with up to £1,500 vet fee cover for a budgie starts from just £7.67 a month, or £93 a year.*
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Vet fees
Death from injury or illness
Loss from theft, fire or weather perils
Pet housing and enclosure cover
Up to £1,500
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Optional extra
Up to £5,000
From what age can I insure my bird?
We can cover your bird from 12 weeks old and up – there’s no upper age limit as long as our policy terms and conditions are met.
Not sure about your bird’s exact age? No problem – we can give you a price based on your best guess.
Can you insure small birds who have recently been unwell?
We can’t cover your small bird if they’ve been to the vet for an accident or illness in the last 3 months. But don’t worry – once they’ve been treatment-free for 3 months and are fit and healthy, we can insure them. Pre-existing conditions won’t be covered in the first year, but after that, we’ll review them based on the policy terms.
As always, cover is subject to our policy terms and conditions.
Why choose ExoticDirect?
- Specialist exotic pet insurance providers since 1996
- Your small bird can be insured up to any age
- Insure up to three small birds on one policy
Caring for your small bird
Small birds make wonderful pets and bring lots of joy to their owners.
Owning a small bird requires a number of considerations and different breeds of bird will have different nuances.
The main considerations for all types include how many birds you wish to own, many types of small birds are best suited to live in pairs or groups and it’s worth checking depending on which bird you own. In addition to this, you’ll have other considerations such as housing, diet and entertainment, as many birds such as cockatiels enjoy toys such as bells.
Furthermore, you’ll most likely have a keen interest in your small birds health and be registered with a vet to ensure your pet receives the care they need if they become unwell.
Any signs of illness shouldn’t be ignored. Birds hide illness, and by the time it is obvious, it could be quite advanced.
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*Prices are correct as of September 2026.