Hi Everyone
Iāve had a few cages over the years and noticed one may get less today for the same price. The cage previous to the one I have now I purchased for roughly $400, and it lasted a year. The powder coat on my medium sized popular brand cage failed in a number of places and the poop tray was worse. I have to clean frequently because I have a lorikeet.
After attempting to get spare parts and the manufacturer kept sending incorrect parts, I tossed the cage for something new. I now have a medium sized aluminum cage which I had all hopes would be better. Ruban is in this cage now.
In my mind, aluminum, or better yet, stainless, were superior building materials. After a year of using the aluminum cage, iāve had to replace a few parts. One bowl ring where the weld rusted, and a lock. My weekly thorough cleaning process takes an enormous amount of time. The way in which aluminum cages are constructed leaves many perpendicular joints and connections that are harder to clean, and large rectangular tubes are hollow meaning everything needs deconstruction eventually. You never know what can hide inside the main rectangular construction bars. I find that bird droppings also etch aluminum more easily.
My brain a.t.m. Is thinking about a new purchase or DIY stainless which I could fabricate to dimensions that make it easier to clean. It seems as though large expensive stainless cages are for large expensive birds. Is there are easy path to a medium sized stainless cage? It appears to be a rarity.
Iāve had a few cages over the years and noticed one may get less today for the same price. The cage previous to the one I have now I purchased for roughly $400, and it lasted a year. The powder coat on my medium sized popular brand cage failed in a number of places and the poop tray was worse. I have to clean frequently because I have a lorikeet.
After attempting to get spare parts and the manufacturer kept sending incorrect parts, I tossed the cage for something new. I now have a medium sized aluminum cage which I had all hopes would be better. Ruban is in this cage now.
In my mind, aluminum, or better yet, stainless, were superior building materials. After a year of using the aluminum cage, iāve had to replace a few parts. One bowl ring where the weld rusted, and a lock. My weekly thorough cleaning process takes an enormous amount of time. The way in which aluminum cages are constructed leaves many perpendicular joints and connections that are harder to clean, and large rectangular tubes are hollow meaning everything needs deconstruction eventually. You never know what can hide inside the main rectangular construction bars. I find that bird droppings also etch aluminum more easily.
My brain a.t.m. Is thinking about a new purchase or DIY stainless which I could fabricate to dimensions that make it easier to clean. It seems as though large expensive stainless cages are for large expensive birds. Is there are easy path to a medium sized stainless cage? It appears to be a rarity.