New Cage

[asterroc]

I'm going to buy Everyone's Favorite Cage^TM finally. What color should I get?

[Poll #1055750]

Comment if you need more space. Funny that a new awesome huge cage costs only $119, while the heated perch I'm also going to get costs a whopping $42.

Comments

[hrafn.livejournal.com]

My 2nd vote (and more realistic one) would be for white or platinum, because a white cage won't make the room dark (I have a big white cage, although not Everyone's Favorite model).

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

I'm torn about the blue, b/c it might clash w/ gabe's yellow/orange. White she'd blend in with, and I feel like poop and dirt would stand out a lot...

[hrafn.livejournal.com]

It's true, dirt (bird crap, food smears from birds wiping their beaks off, etc.) does stand out on white, so it's really obvious when the cage needs cleaning. On the other hand, I only clean when things look like they need cleaning, so white works for me.

[rumorofrain.livejournal.com]

Hooray! I love that cage. It's so sturdy! I, too, can't believe it's so cheap. Nothing for birds is that cheap! Nothing quality, anyway.

I have it in grey (platinum?), which is nice and light, but if I was going to buy another one I might get a more fun color like blue.

Yay! New cages are so exciting!

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

I think I"m leaning towards charcoal gray - I worry that blue/green would clash w/ Gabe's colors, and be too eye-catching. I want something that won't look huge, but white would show dirt a lot. I think you must have the platinum, since I recall it being white-ish. Does dirt and their poop show up horribly on it?

[rumorofrain.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I avoided the white like the plague for the same reasons. (Who gets a WHITE bird cage? Yikes!)

In my experience, the light grey has enough color that the poop and flung wet foods don't show up glaringly, but it's also a light enough color that it doesn't stand out much. My fear with the charcoal was that it would be a big, black cage that really drew the eye.

I am very happy with the platinum (or whatever it's called). If you'd like, you can stop by and take a look at it again before you order yours. :)

[weirdlilfaechld.livejournal.com]

I've had both black and white cages that look absolutely horrible when even slightly dirty. The blue marble-ish cage I have now looks great. Don't worry about it clashing with Gabe, Gabe looks a lot like my Diana, and she looks nice in that cage.

The heated perch is great too, just make sure Gabe doesn't want to be a weird bird like my Tammy and perch on the outside of the cage. Since it is almost always warm here, I bought it for Autumn's arthritis and it has done wonders.

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

Good point about perching outside the cage.

I've also heard a lot about ceramic heat lamps. I think I'm going to get both a heated perch and a ceramic heat lamp, and I don't know what color big cage yet but I will, and put each of the two heat options on either side of the cage so I can figure out which one she likes better. That's the scientist in me... :)

[weirdlilfaechld.livejournal.com]

I have wrapped the outside of Autumn's heated perch with a layer of duct tape to keep Tammy from getting hurt by the wires, and then a layer of vet wrap to keep her from falling off because she will perch there anyway. If that helps at all.

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, none of the pet stores in the area carry them. But I'll be ordering one online soon. Once it comes, I'll take a gander at it. If it looks like the wires are or could be exposed, I'd recommend putting electrical tape as the first (most interior) layer rather than duct tape - electrical tape doesn't conduct electricity while other tapes might.

[weirdlilfaechld.livejournal.com]

The wires are already wrapped, so conductivity isn't much of a worry, I used duct tape because I have found it is harder for my birds to remove it.

[framefolly.livejournal.com]

I've been lapsing on reading -- have you made a decision?

Yes, my 10 gallon aquarium cost $11, and the sun lamp (just the bulb!) costs about $40, and needs to be replaced every year.

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

Just yesterday - went with blue b/c of this poll. :-P I really didn't have a solid reason otherwise.

[framefolly.livejournal.com]

Fab! Hope Gabe loves. Pictures when it arrives?

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'll probably do pictures of putting it together too. :-P I might not swap cages out immediately though, as I want to give her the chance to see it and get used to it first.