need help to decide on a new cage/home for mai tai ??

[lizruork]

hihi i just posted a (looooong) intro in the welcome and introduction room....

 

one of my immediate concerns in adpting mai tai a 16 yr old cag is that i have extremely limited space for his home.... he has been living in a small (27X16X27) small animal cage with no tray.... pls understand it wasn't a matter of abuse or not recognizing his needs.... his owner took mai tai with him to a retirement home and that was the best they could do.... mai tai had a happy life and spent a lot of time out of his cage...

 

now that the mai tai may live permanently with me i need ot do better.... but the max surface area i can give him is 36 wide by 18 deep by about 30 high (to allow him to sit on top outside the cage which he enjoys but a dome top could be up to 40ish inches)

 

so i started scouring websites for something suitable.... not much and nothing with really appropriate barspacing.... i got in touch with a few folks regarding a custom build....

 

larry at thunderbird was fabulous but sadly i cant afford the amount the cage and shipment would come to.... i found a small parrot cage at cages4less that is 30 X 18 X 30 which the closest i have come but the bar spacing is only 5/8 .... but it does have a play top........

 

does anyone have any ideas, know of other custom builders? .... have any thoughts on a wood cage (a builder of bird cages in toronto makes beautiful hardwood cages but it sounds crazy for a parrot)?... had experience building your own? ... know if there are plans i could give to a metal worker i know in toronto???

 

thanks for any and all coments

liz r teddy and mai tai