Bird cage buying advice

[dealrocker]

I am planning to keep some beautiful birds in my home and I know before keeping birds as pet, its essential thing to consider their cage. A safe cage is utmost important to keep our birds out of danger. There are tons of bird cages are available to choose from. I need your advice to choose the best and safe one.

Well, I found some good bird cages at DrsFosterSmith.com

 

Any recommendations..?

[JillyBeanz]

You don't say whether it is a grey you are buying - the advice I am giving is based on a grey - but probably is the same for any birds.

 

Buy the largest size cage you can afford! Greys need tons of space to climb around.

 

The cage should have at least some sides with horizontal bars, for ease of climbing.

 

It should have a fairly large cage door. This makes it easier to move the parrot in and out of the cage and to clean the inside of the cage.

 

It should have food and water containers that can be changed and filled from the outside. Makes things a lot easier when your bird is in residence!

 

Watch out for the catch on the door! Greys are strong enough and clever enough to undo some cage doors. I've got a quick link through my door mechanism - Harvey did get out of the cage early on!

 

Many parrots are kept in cages that are far too small, therefore when you purchase a cage make sure that it is large. The cage should be big enough for the Grey to completely stretch and flap its wings without obstruction.

 

Good luck!

[Luvparrots]

I'm partial to the EZ Care playtop Cages. The whole front section can be opened up for easy cleaning. http://www.petsolutions.com/Cages+C60.aspx

[dw310]

My sister-in-law also likes the ez care cages.

 

I got a stainless steel featherland cage that is 28 x 42. I'm going to post a review of it in a separate thread (so it is more easily searchable.)

 

I agonized over buying a cage for several months, and I'm pretty happy with this cage.

 

A few things I learned:

 

First of all, stainless steel is VERY easy to clean--stuff just wipes off. That's a real plus for you and your bird. Clean is good.

 

I also got the exterior feeders. Not only can I feed/clean bowls without opening the cage door, but it keeps Morgan from throwing the food out of the cage as easily.

 

The bigger the cage, the better.

 

Bad news is, stainless steel cages are expensive. I got one hoping it will last Morgan's lifetime. I'm not sure that it will last that long, but it is pretty good quality.

 

The best cage out there that I'm aware of is the Freedom Cage. If money is not an issue, they look really nice/well made. I bought my cage from a company that mainly breeds birds, and they only sell stainless steel Featherland and Freedom cages. Maybe that means something.

 

I am a new bird mommy and certainly no expert. These thoughts are just my 2 cents.