| Those who need the cages painted should color it by | | | | Painted parrot cages would definitely look pretty but |
| powder coating instead of painting it the conventional | | | | paint may peel off and eating it could be detrimental |
| way. No sharp items should have a place inside bird | | | | to the parrot inside. However, if bird cages are |
| cages, as birds are vulnerable to getting hurt by | | | | painted by powder coating with dry paint, it may not |
| sharp things easily. Cages can be made of various | | | | do much damage. Since the powder coating system |
| materials like wood, plastic, bamboo, wire, stainless | | | | makes the solvent of the conventional paint |
| steel, or wrought iron. All these materials lend | | | | redundant, and bonds the paint chemically to the |
| themselves to being turned into beautiful parrot | | | | metal, there is no risk of the paint peeling off. |
| cages of excellent craftsmanship. | | | | While horizontal bars are generally recommended for |
| As looks go, cages made of wood, bamboo, and | | | | all bird cages, it is a must for parrot cages because |
| plastic will make as beautiful bird cages as metal | | | | parrots climb through horizontal bars, using them like |
| ones, but they may not be a good long term | | | | steps. The spacing between the cage bars should not |
| investment. Parrots are nibblers par excellence and | | | | be more than half an inch except in the case of birds, |
| they love to exercise their beaks on everything that | | | | which are very large. With smaller parrots, if the cage |
| surrounds them even if it is their own cages. In other | | | | bars have a gap of more than half an inch, it may be |
| words, their homes might become fodder for the | | | | big enough for the bird to poke its head or feet out |
| parrot itself, if parrot cages are made of things that | | | | and get stuck in between. |
| they can peck at, and the cage might start | | | | Cages should not have any sharp items, which could |
| disintegrating soon. | | | | impale or injure the bird within. To that extent, even |
| So, those bird owners who need parrot cages as a | | | | decorative works with loops, holes, or sharp edges |
| long-term investment are recommended to go in for | | | | have to be avoided in the doors and roofs of cages |
| stainless steel bird cages. Brass is also a suitable | | | | to prevent the caged bird's body parts getting |
| material for cages, and so is wrought iron. Lead and | | | | caught in between, or getting injured by sharp edges. |
| zinc are two things that have to be avoided in cages, | | | | Main doors of cages should be big enough to facilitate |
| since both these are harmful to birds. Certain types | | | | easy cleaning. But there should be smaller openings in |
| of galvanized wire could contain zinc and these should | | | | the bird cages for placing and removing the bird's |
| be avoided in cages. Zinc is sometimes a possibility in | | | | water bowl and food bowl. With the right type of |
| the door hinges of a cage as well, and that too | | | | parrot cages, owning a parrot would become a most |
| should be checked. | | | | enjoyable experience. |