Acrylic Cages?

SilverSage · Aug 28, 2014

Has anyone here ever used an acrylic cage? Obviously they would not be ideal, and I am not personally considering one, but I have been thinking about the problem I have seen of people bringing home a parrot only to discover allergies in the family. I have seen quite a few online, they seem like they may not have enough ventilation for health reasons, but if they are safe for the bird, could they help contain dander?

Anyway like I said I am not considering one myself, but any experience?

Phlox · Aug 28, 2014

I've not used one, but the rescue I got my previous GCC had a part acrylic cage, but it was one of these:

Bird Cages : parrot cages, birdcages, aviary, bird aviaries, birdcage, aviaries, macaw cages, bird supplies, finch cage

I would think something like this with filtration might work, but from what I know of people with pets and allergies, its usually just a matter of acclimation and meds and keeping sleeping areas free. I have several cat allergic friends with cats.

However, those little cages? I really don't see that would help all that much, honestly.

thekarens · Aug 28, 2014

The problem with acrylic cages is there's not enough ventilation for the bird.

Kiwibird · Aug 28, 2014

I have never looked that much into them, but I've also heard they have ventilation problems (which can lead to moisture-caused problems like mold). I've also heard they are difficult to clean and can be bad for the bird mentally/physically, as they reduce available area to climb and offer limited spaces for perches and toys to be installed.

I would say the best thing for people allergic to birds is to either not own them or to see an allergist to work out a plan for controlling allergies before bringing a bird home.

SilverSage · Aug 28, 2014

That is all basically what I was thinking. I went through a period last year where I thought I might have developed an allergy and for me living without them is not an option. I just stumbled upon one for sale and wondered if anyone had used them with success.

Colorguarder08 · Aug 28, 2014

The problem is most likely the amount of dust they produce. Bathing the birds or "misting" them along with good cage cleaning habits would greatly reduce the problem. I am one of the people that a favorite cockatiel website of mine would recommend I stay away from birds of any kind especially cockatiels because their dust can aggravate asthma and allergies. I have both and my allergies are cats and dust. So Riley gets daily baths and her cage gets a dry dusting everyday and I'm fine because I don't allow the build up. However a lot of times allergies are the excuse given when someone doesn't want a pet anymore because otherwise people tell them how horrible they are for getting rid of their pets.

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Rileys cage IS too big atleast for now

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