Dangerous cage

[Peachfaced]

I saw this on a FB group today... poor girl's Cockatoo got strangled and died. Can anyone identify the cage?

 

[iamwhoiam]

That's very sad. Looks like this one: Amazon.com : Parrot Macaw Cockatoo African Grey Bird Cage Q24-2822 Black Vein : Pet Supplies

 

[Mizzely]

Oh no That poor baby

 

[rockoko]

 

[Feather]

How devastating! That poor woman and her bird.
I've never used a cage that opened on the top like, but I suspect this issue wouldn't be exclusive to just that build. Seems it would be a danger presented with any convertible playtop.

 

[greys4u]

Those are very dangerous cages and I dont know why they are still being sold

 

[faislaq]

I suspect this issue wouldn't be exclusive to just that build. Seems it would be a danger presented with any convertible playtop.

It is identical to half of our girls' new A&E cage, right down to the latch. I'm surprised he was able to open it from the inside. We don't use that door either because the latch is too hard to move.

Poor baby; I'm sorry for him and his owner finding him like that. Impossible not to blame yourself even though she could not have known.

 

[Shezbug]

That poor bird and owner, how awful.
I am pretty sure that is one of the cages that I looked at and did not buy because of the way the top opens.......I was concerned about that exact thing happening. The one I looked at was a knock off of a decent brand and they are made in China in mass production lines and then boxed for the EZYDEAL Australia group/company. I wonder if this is the decent brand the knock off was modeled from or if it is one of the fakes like the ones I saw. I am so glad I was not happy or comfortable with the top part and did not buy one, the guy at the shop told me I could just not use it or cable tie it closed....he really tried to get me to buy one. I waited a few weeks and I got double macaw cages instead.....two of them in the hopes I could join them back to back safely.

 

[Birdbabe]

How sad, I never understood the open top like that either.

 

[Teckechick]

How sad and horrible to come home to. Maybe people with a cage like that could zip tie the top closed in several places just in case.

 

[rocky'smom]

OMG I just sent this Dr Barb there are cages like that in the clinic.
I'm so sorry for their loss that poor bird.

 

[Shezbug]

I guess they could be drilled and screwed closed for better security, that is what I would be doing if that was the sort of cage I had.

 

[geff]

If my memory serves me correct, this type of accident has happened a number of times, killing the birds or injured enough to be euthanized. Avoid the cages that can be opened, or drill and bolt together using stainless steel nuts and bolts. Sad for the victims.

 

[Fergus Mom]

Poor bird and owner - honestly, the cage company should have seen that coming... I feel so badly for her.

 

[ode.to.parrots]

How awful.