Best color?

DLL · May 12, 2015

What is your favorite color for a cage? and Why?

RavensGryf · May 13, 2015

Personally, I prefer the black powder coated. Usually not a true black, it has silverish markings through it.

Why? I just like the look of the dark color better. Plus, you can easily see the poop spots to clean off.

I recently had to get Griffin an aluminum cage since he started biting the bars and chipping off the paint (powder coated). The aluminum is silver and light blue cause I didn't have a choice.

EdwardH · May 13, 2015

I prefer dark colours, black, dark blue or green because the bird stands out more than when in a light coloured cage. Also it is easier to see and therefor clean any mess like poo, food etc.

Dewfield · May 13, 2015

I like black cages for birds that produce less dander. White for my grey. I'm a little OCD and can't handle seeing the dander in the cage. We spot clean every day and hose down and scrub every weekend but it still bugs me.
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Kiwibird · May 13, 2015

I prefer white, sand or other lighter colors. It is (less) noticeable in the room (unless you have black or dark green walls) and when looking from the inside out (as your bird would be) light color bars give a much more "open and airy" feel

I never thought about what HE saw from inside his cage until we got him a white cage (he used to have a black cage). The difference in the "airiness" and "visual openness" from simply getting a different color cage was immediately apparent. I felt bad about having him in the dreary black cage for so long

Also, lighter is easier to see where food/poop/misc. mess has landed for cleaning on a light color!

Rockford · May 13, 2015

I prefer dark colors like black, brown, and green but any color is fine with me as long as it's not white. I bought a white cage many years ago and used it for only a week before I replaced it with an identical cage of a different color.

OOwl · May 13, 2015

I have gloss-green old-style Avian Adventures (they don't make this color anymore but I'm not sure why) emerald green. it's beautiful and very natural, since most parrots live in the "green" parts of the world. Does it show "dirt"? Yes. I'm glad. That way I can make sure I get it clean.

It's very organic and fits in well in my home and with all my plants.

My little birds are in white cages. Pretty but stand out starkly, and those show EVERYTHING. I like the emerald green better.

Roanoke · May 14, 2015

I like grey cages. The one Teeko's in is the exact color of my walls, so it really creates the illusion of a 'small cage'. It's practically invisible.

Frumpydumple · May 14, 2015

I like light grey (stone) cages.

Dinosrawr · May 14, 2015

Definitely found I prefer lighter colour for bird cages. Having both a black and a grey cage, I find the black cage does seem to be very confined looking and it also puts a lot of attention on the cage itself.

The lighter colours tend to look more spacious, which is expected. It's the same idea as painting a room - you don't paint a smaller room a dark colour because it makes it look confined. You stick with a lighter colour to trick the eyes into seeing it as spacious.

Holly the U2 · May 20, 2015

I have two cockatoos & will only use a white cage

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