Brand New Parrot Bird Wrought Iron Cage Play-Top On Wheels L22" x W22" x H61" *Green*

Parrot Palace

This is a handsome carefully designed and sturdily made cage that makes a perfect home for any parrot from the "large end" of small to medium. The easily assembled parts arrive in two packages (with extra hardware for nearly every phase of assembly). The seedcatcher fins add 4 inches to the specified measurements for each side. So if as in my case you don't want that extra 8-inch projection just leave them off. If you plan to use them be sure that the doorway to your bird room is wide enough to accommodate the assembled results. If not better assemble everything in the designated space.



The powder-coat finish is thick and tough. (It looks like a heavier-duty shinier version of the enamel-type finishes on many major kitchen appliances. It's definitely too hard for birds to mar with their claws and beaks.) Everything has been designed for easy access and cleaning. Compared to the two cages I had the new ones make cage cleaning as close to a pleasure as it is ever likely to get: nothing sticks stubbornly to the finish. The bottom tray sits a good 8 inches below the grate so even the most inquisitive parrot can't get into the mess below. (A bird with a tail long enough to sweep the tray probably belongs in a bigger model.)



This is also an extremely safe cage. There is no filigree in which claws or other body parts can get snagged. The latches are simple to operate but impossible for a bird to manipulate from inside: you have to turn the latch through an arc of 180 degrees before you can slide it open (no parrot inside has enough latitude to do this: the bar spacing makes it impossible for the bird to push the latch more than about 25 degrees). The clearance on all sides of the main door is wide enough to make it very unlikely to do more than brush a wayward foot as the door closes (i.e. the door does not close flush to the door housing). Each of the smaller side doors secures an opening that is 6 inches wide and 4.75 inches high so standard 4.5-inch feeding bowls (which hold somewhat more than the supplied cups of thick white unbreakable plastic) can pass through with room to spare if you prefer using them.



One other important design point: the ends of most of the bars are welded to a crossbar that is in turn welded to the main frame. As a result there are almost no holes in the frame for the vertical bars which means that water cannot seep into the frame and slowly rust it out. Only one long central vertical bar on each of three sides actually passes through the frame. Welding and powder coat seal the hole perimeter.



The best thing of all is that my birds (Indian ringneck and Meyer's) love their new homes. They seem to prefer their topside playgrounds to former play areas -- which makes it much easier to keep an eye on them. The interior has room enough to arrange plenty of toys and perches without any sense of crowding. Although each cage weighs more than 40 pounds the casters make for effortless movability (the ride is so smooth that my birds don't even get flustered when I do it slowly).



All told this cage is a veritable palace for parrot safety and happiness. I doubt that I'll ever need to replace such splendid accommodations.More detail ...