Alex has the newly produced and bigger version of this one. The version we have is larger, has a different latch (My little guy can open sliding latches) which turns and locks into place, and the door is longer.
It is an A+E cage -
A&E Brand Cages - Quality cages. Always free shipping.
They are quite expensive here as we have to import them. I believe this cage retails at around $250 in the us, I paid just over $400 for mine. However, most of that additional charge was probably markup since I bought from a petstore that imports them. But this cage comes veterinary certified with no toxic compounds, and it comes with a pretty decent warranty. In addition the store I bought from extended the warranty to 3 years, and guaranteed me Alex couldn't destroy this one (He has a habit of snapping the welds on cages. He can slowly but surely over a month remove a cage bar! No welds on this since it is cast, hopefully no breaking it!) The cage itself is wrought iron and steel, and powder coated in the charcoal colour.
It's very sturdy, and the seedcatchers DO help a a lot. He still gets food everywhere, but it's certainly an improvement! I think the original cage was designed with a GCC or cockatiel in mind. I saw them in the local shop, but it wasn't really an upgrade from our old cage size wise. The newer, bigger one is nice for a larger conure though! When I saw it, I snapped it up.
The only downside to the A+E cage is that it is not an open dome top or open platform top like I wanted. However the door is large and Alex finds it easy to climb on top and back in as he pleases. It's also not the prettiest cage (The stand is quite bland, IMHO) but that's mainly because I am obsessed with the aesthetic of things. It is extremely functional however.
On online buys. -I made the mistake of purchasing a cage online recently. The cage was lovely, but the bar spacing was wrong... Alex could get his head out! The people accidentally sent me the size up from what I ordered. Unfortunately that means a size up in the bats, too. Luckily it's finding a new home with someone who has an Ekkie (This cage is pretty big, it's more of a too or ekkie cage) so it turned out ok in the end.
Another online buy was Alex's first cage. It was ok, but a quite flimsy quick ebay buy as he was coming home much sooner then expected! It's served us well though and is migrating to my parents house so we have a large cage there (Me and Alex travel a lot, and it's no fun living out of a travel cage for extended periods when visiting the parents) so we can continue to use it on the holidays. It is this one but with a pointed roof. This cage did have an open top roof.
This is the cage my GCC, River has Marvelous Pet Supplies Chateau X-Large Bird Cage at PETCO I really love it! The guards are great too, and seem to work well for me. It could vary from bird to bird though. Some birds can really give their food a far fling! lol
