Anyone near NYC have a big bird and need a cage?

[HungryBird]

I saw this ad on craigslist. Only $85! Too bad the bar spacing is too big for my little guys! Someone get this bargain!

Bird Cage (Large)

 

[trout]

The gold color makes it look like brass, I wonder what it's made out of.

 

[allison]

It is brass. Brass has been shown to be bad for birds.
Toxicity of Brass Bird Cages | eHow.com

 

[HungryBird]

Are you sure it is brass? Do you recognize the brand?

 

[GG.]

Are you sure it is brass? Do you recognize the brand?

it is a very nice looking cage, do you know what brand it is?

 

[LittleGems]

It looks to me like an old-style Hagen cage. I used to see lots of them 15 or so years ago. They were brass electroplated

 

[trout]

It looks to me like an old-style Hagen cage. I used to see lots of them 15 or so years ago. They were brass electroplated

Yikes, I'm surprised a decent looking cage like that would be made out of brass. Guess that was back before people knew.

 

[LittleGems]

Most of the cages in the stores then were either brass or zinc electroplated. (I had a bunch of them!) Things have definitely changed!

 

[Spinderella]

Most of the cages in the stores then were either brass or zinc electroplated. (I had a bunch of them!) Things have definitely changed!

So weird! Brass is such a soft metal, and tarnishes so easily.. Why would any manufacturer (even back when) even consider it as a bird cage? (The fact that it's a zinc & copper alloy & therefore unsafe, aside)

 

[LittleGems]

They did put a clear epoxy coat on top of the electroplating...so until that wore off they didn't tarnish at all. Once older then yes they did. I had some for quite a few years.