I need cage help please

[kme3388]

I have a macaw, and his cage is having some problems. He can bend the bars with his beak, and then I need to straighten them out. They really never look right no matter what I do. These cages also get rust so fast sometimes. I don’t know how else to say this but his cage isn’t big enough. His tail is always hitting things. His wings can’t stretch out comfortably & freely. His cage is huge too, and I worry about him a lot because I just always feel like he should have more space. He likes to be in his cage. He does come out, and will interact but he will go back to his cage on his own. His cage is his safe place I assume. I am looking at a new cage for him, and because of what he is an escape artist too I’m running into many issues with designs. Does anyone have suggestions?

I’ll post my macaws current cage below. It’s a great cage, and it will work for other macaws I’m sure. It’s just mine is kind of naughty.

Thank you for any advice. It’s my first huge parrot, and I’m running into things I haven’t had to deal with before.

 

[saxguy64]

No experience with the giant Mac beaks either, but I have three of those cages for my guys. Well, two plus one that's the same but flat top. They're enormous for medium sized birds, but not the most sturdy. First one came with Tucker when I adopted him, kids bought the second one for Baxter as a Christmas gift for me, and the third for Avery, I bought used super cheap because it was advertised as a Kings cage, and when I got there and it wasn't, they offered me a super deal because they just wanted it gone. It was almost brand new, purchased for their grey who passed away shortly after from an inoperable tumor. It was in their storage unit and they were cleaning it out, so it had to go. Lucky me, and lucky Avery!

Mine don't bother with the bars at all other than climbing, but I could see them easily bending them if they were inclined. There definitely are cages out there with much thicker bars that should hold up to a large Mac or Too, but they don't come cheap, unfortunately. And they weigh a TON!

 

[TiredOldMan]

HQ cages are reasonably priced and very sturdy. I actually believe they are made by the same company who makes Kings and to the same specs. However I can't swear to it. I do know that Kings replacement parts are direct fit to HQ cages. At least for the ones I have.