# Calling bird owners: new cage **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 21, 2011, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-bird-owners-new-cage/568510 "2011-01-21T23:09:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-bird-owners-new-cage/568510/1 "2011-01-21T23:09:13Z")
It’s past time for my cockatiel [Nikita](http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/9648/nikm.jpg) to have a new cage. I’m looking for wheeled metal cage, preferably dometop, and I’m having trouble searching online. Google takes me to a number of mediocre sites and I’m just wary of the quality and fear it’s all overpriced. I hope to pay around $200 for a tiel cage but I’m open to something more if the quality is backed up. Any highly recommended sites you’ve used for avian cages or supplies? Ideally a lot of different cage types in case dometop is too tall. Any suggestions for offline places to visit would help too…my local craigslist has nothing I want. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-bird-owners-new-cage/568510/2 "2011-01-22T00:15:25Z")
I’m a big fan of the California Cage types. They’re heavy duty and powder coated, so they’re easy to wash. They come in a variety of sizes and colors and all the ones I’ve seen have wheels. California Cage is the best-known brand, but there are others that are similar. [They usually look something like this.](http://www.birdscomfort.com/cockatiel_bird_cage.html) (I know nothing about that seller, I was just looking for a pic.) ---
**Author:** ![wheresmymind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@wheresmymind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheresmymind)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-bird-owners-new-cage/568510/3 "2011-01-22T02:25:54Z")
I purchased a cage identical to [this one](http://www.birdscomfort.com/flight_bird_cage.html) for my cockatiel, mostly because it was large and cheap (I was on a grad student budget at the time). It’s of reasonable quality given the size and price, although I have since realized that bigger is not always better - it was a pain to clean and my bird didn’t really seem to care about the extra space. I’ve since moved her back to her old cage, and I think we’re both happier. I’m pretty sure I got it from [birdcages.com](http://birdcages.com), what can I say other than they shipped it promptly and it arrived intact. I noticed that a lot of the Chinese made cages were almost identical to each other, leading me to believe that many different brands have their cages made in the same factory. If I were purchasing another cage, I’d probably go with a higher-quality American-made one, just to ensure that it was lead-free. ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-bird-owners-new-cage/568510/4 "2011-01-22T06:59:10Z")
I’ve gotten 2 cages from Windy City Parrot [http://www.windycityparrot.com](http://www.windycityparrot.com/) and they were wonderful. Easy to put together and my Quakers love them. Here’s the one I have for them: [http://www.windycityparrot.com/item.asp?cID=54&PID=3154](http://www.windycityparrot.com/item.asp?cID=54&PID=3154) I know it says it’s a breeder cage but it would be perfect for a 'Tiel. They also have great prices on all types of cages and shipping on all orders over $60 is free, even cages.