Chauxcifer
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- Steven Barcenes
Ok, this might just be me freaking out and being too much of a worry wart but I want to hear from others! I found a cage at my local pet store that was used, it’s a California cage but the outside was chipping and sections were rusting. They sold it to me for $100 and I thought this was a steal! I spent about 2 months getting the darn thing sanded and then painted with Rustoleum Oil Based enamel paint, I mixed the satin white and dark grey together to make a grey color I liked. I read that the rustoleum paint is really safe when completely dry so after about 2 coats, I let it dry for almost a month. Tonight I put it in the living room and decked it out with his favorite things, and he loves it. Buuuuut he is already chewing the bars and managed to strip a little bit of paint. So now I’m freaking out because he’s inevitable going to ingest the paint and even though it’s ultra low VOC and supposedly safe, I bet paint is bad no matter what. And I read they can use Zinc in white paint too, but I couldn’t confirm this in the list of dangerous substances rustoleum has for products.
So now I’m just worried and don’t know whether I should keep this cage or cut my losses. I don’t have a ton of money to spend on another cage but I also don’t wanna lose my little buddy just because of chipped paint. Help!! Anyone else have experience with repainting cages with rustoleum enamel white paint?
So now I’m just worried and don’t know whether I should keep this cage or cut my losses. I don’t have a ton of money to spend on another cage but I also don’t wanna lose my little buddy just because of chipped paint. Help!! Anyone else have experience with repainting cages with rustoleum enamel white paint?
