My inherited conure came with a rather nice white cage. I looked around on amazon.com to find one that looks just like it, and the description states that it is powder coated. So I am assuming that is what mine is, also.
My cage has some rust spots and chips in the coating, mostly on the bottom corners where the slide out pieces are resting. However, I was looking more closely today as I was cleaning, and there is bare metal on the upper insides of the cage that are most certainly from her beak or claws because she hangs out on the cage bars a lot.
Reading through this forum, it seems that painting of cages is not advised, even the supposedly bird safe paint. Any options for salvaging this cage in a way that is not toxic to the birdie? It is 90% immaculate and is probably six years old maximum. Are cages and their coatings meant to last longer than that?
I did not buy this cage--so it is possible that it was used to begin with. She has been living in this cage for years with no ill effects. The last thing my husband wants to hear right now is that we need to buy her a new cage. We have spent a lot on this "free" bird in the last month, and we are getting ready to do a major home improvement project so we are very tight with pennies right now.
If I get a replacement, should powder coating be avoided? I saw a nice looking stainless one on Craigslist tonight but it is for a much bigger bird, the bar spacing is an inch.
Thanks!
My cage has some rust spots and chips in the coating, mostly on the bottom corners where the slide out pieces are resting. However, I was looking more closely today as I was cleaning, and there is bare metal on the upper insides of the cage that are most certainly from her beak or claws because she hangs out on the cage bars a lot.
Reading through this forum, it seems that painting of cages is not advised, even the supposedly bird safe paint. Any options for salvaging this cage in a way that is not toxic to the birdie? It is 90% immaculate and is probably six years old maximum. Are cages and their coatings meant to last longer than that?
I did not buy this cage--so it is possible that it was used to begin with. She has been living in this cage for years with no ill effects. The last thing my husband wants to hear right now is that we need to buy her a new cage. We have spent a lot on this "free" bird in the last month, and we are getting ready to do a major home improvement project so we are very tight with pennies right now.
If I get a replacement, should powder coating be avoided? I saw a nice looking stainless one on Craigslist tonight but it is for a much bigger bird, the bar spacing is an inch.
Thanks!