Safe cage for an umbrella cockatoo

[Karla2023]

Good evening,

I just got a re home adult cockatoo. I have noticed that she is a chewer and bites the bottom bars of the cage when I start to cover her cage at night . The cage that I have is the brand A&E on this link This is my cage . Can anyone recommend a safe cage. My baby cockatoo recently died of copper metal toxicity. I don’t want to go through the same situation again. Any recommendations would be appreciated.
@Pixiebeak
@Mizzely
@BrianB


thank you

 

[Mizzely]

For a cockatoo that is chewing on bars, I would go to stainless steel. That way there isn't power coating to remove.

 

[April]

I'd look into getting a stainless steel cage or cages that are really heavily build to be safe. I'd look into Expandable Habitats and Natural Inspirations Parrot Cages.

 

[Karla2023]

For a cockatoo that is chewing on bars, I would go to stainless steel. That way there isn't power coating to remove.

Can you please recommend a brand?

 

[Karla2023]

I'd look into getting a stainless steel cage or cages that are really heavily build to be safe. I'd look into Expandable Habitats and Natural Inspirations Parrot Cages.

Do you know any of any good websites?

 

[April]

Those are the sites/brands. I can't post them on my phone unfortunately i have issues linking stuff but if you type those in google they should come up. Natural Inspirations has a FB page they post on it regularly.

 

[BrianB]

I have to agree with the others. The cage itself is fine, but if you've got a chewer like that, then a stainless steel cage is the best bet. You might look at A&E Cage company. It's unfortunate that the stainless ones are so expensive, but they do last forever.

 

[Karla2023]

What do you guys think of Bird Cages, Large Bird Cages, Parrot Cages, Bird Aviaries and Stainless Steel Bird Cages

 

[Mizzely]

They are a distributor, don't think they manufacturer any brands themselves, but I could be wrong.

 

[Mizzely]

Some of the more popular brands are A&E, Prevue, HQ, and King's.

 

[Karla2023]

I found this one from prevue PREVUE PET PRODUCTS Imperial Stainless Bird Cage - Chewy.com

it says imperial stainless steel. But on the material listed it says coated metal, metal.

 

[Shezbug]

I found this one from prevue PREVUE PET PRODUCTS Imperial Stainless Bird Cage - Chewy.com

it says imperial stainless steel. But on the material listed it says coated metal, metal.

Very odd. It does say it is both SS and coated metal (which I can not see in the pic) so I think with the dodgy description you might be best to contact the seller and ask for clarification about the materials this particular cage is made from.

 

[Mizzely]

Sometimes Chewy descriptions are inaccurate. I would contact Prevue directly.

Prevue Pet Products Imperial Extra Large Stainless Bird Cage 3457 3457 Prevue Pet Products

Prevue Pet Products Stainless Bird Cage 3457 is a durable extra-large, rust resistant, all stainless steel bird home. The large front door features two different styles of bird-proof locks to keep you

prevuepet.com

 

[Karla2023]

Hi I have order a stainless steel cage. It won’t get here until Sunday night or sometime next week . My cage is only 6 month old and it is not rusted but the paint is off on some of the bars. Should I be concerned should put her in her acrylic carrier in the mean time?

 

[tug99]

Can you please recommend a brand?

Hi, I lost Louie my blue fronted amazon on July 15 after having him for 38 years. After having tried four different cages that all rusted and were hard to clean I found a stainless steel cage that is made in the U.S.A. from 304 stainless steel. I have the Cockatoo model and after having it for 15 years there is not a spot of rust on it, it looks like new. They are pricy($3780), but it will last forever. I put the company link below. The owner of the company(Carmen) is very nice and knowledgeable about exotic birds. I powerwashed my cage and put it in the garage until I make up my mind to get another bird or sell it. Hope this helps.

Welcome to Animal Environments

Best,
Robert

 

[aooratrix]

Centurion Cages in Kansas makes their own quality cages.

 

[jmfleish]

Prevue is not a good brand for large parrots...they cater more to the smaller birds who can't do as much damage. We have been updatng all our cages to Expandable Habitat cages (expandablehabitats.com) but I think they are currently not taking any new orders right now and haven't for at least a year or two. I would only consider Kings cages in SS for a Cockatoo. I don't know anything about Natural Inspirations but if you google it, you should find some information on them.

 

[Spearmint]

I'm not sure if Kings still sells cages- But i believe they have HQ stainless steel cages.

 

[jmfleish]

I'm not sure if Kings still sells cages- But i believe they have HQ stainless steel cages.

Kings still sell SS cages but I know some models are out of stock.

 

[Karla2023]

Hi, I lost Louie my blue fronted amazon on July 15 after having him for 38 years. After having tried four different cages that all rusted and were hard to clean I found a stainless steel cage that is made in the U.S.A. from 304 stainless steel. I have the Cockatoo model and after having it for 15 years there is not a spot of rust on it, it looks like new. They are pricy($3780), but it will last forever. I put the company link below. The owner of the company(Carmen) is very nice and knowledgeable about exotic birds. I powerwashed my cage and put it in the garage until I make up my mind to get another bird or sell it. Hope this helps.

Welcome to Animal Environments

Best,
Robert

Thank you so so much for this link