Our double yellow is 22 years old and he's been with us since we hand fed him as a baby.
Throughout his life, he has rarely been "locked" in his cage, which is a good, "compromise" size for a kitchen-located cage. I know.....don't start on me, though. We LIVE in our kitchen, so he does, too; always has and always will.
(See the cage in this video of Michael's to get an idea of the size: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73Czh7bEgR0)
Here's my concern: we're getting to an age where carrying his cage outside for cleaning is becoming less and less of a reality, simply based on its weight and awkwardness.
And the problem is, since he is almost ALWAYS on TOP of his cage, hanging his butt over one edge or another (except when he's inside eating/drinking from his bowls) he virtually ALWAYS poops down the side of the cage. It DOES have those 'poop catchers' that project from the sides, down at the level just above the cleanout tray...but, as all of you who own an Amazon and one of these cages know, the poop very often ends up slipping and sliding and doing the Slinky routine all down the bars on the side of the cage.....rather than floating or flying though space down to the catcher!
So, what I'd like to do is either a) close his door with him INSIDE....or, b) replace his cage with a "T" stand with bowls at each end.
My wife won't hear of the "LOCKING HIM IN HIS CAGE" solution...and she's not that wild about option b. ("What will he do when he WANTS to be inside???") I can't win.
Any suggestions?