my cage is 36w 56t 26d, without playtop. My grey wont sit on top, he will fly/fall to the ground if he is on the perch. So I took it off. He likes to stand on top sides. My grey does not go to the bottom of the cage either, so I guess I did not need on so tall, but I did not know that at the time. I really like my cage anyway:) Here is a picture of it in case you did not see it in the other posts.