Death of a cage

[Avialae]

I've had my senegal parrots' cage for about a year, but i will remove it soon.
It would last many years to come i'm sure, but i think it's a bit too small considering they spend up to 5-8h a day in it and are very active. I'm in the process of constructing a new bird room which will give them a bit more space to move around in.

So yeah, the main reason i get rid of cages isn't usually that they're falling apart, it's mostly because i'm building something new.

This is a picture from when i just got their current cage, ie it has neither branches, enrichment nor birds in it. At the time i had a divider in it which isn't there anymore. In totalt it's about 2*2*1m.
Great cage though, i'll probably keep it just in case.

[Crimson_Shadows]

I have a cage that i purchased about 8 years ago, and im using it for my bext small bird. It's been sitting in the shed and it starting to wear a bit where the bars meet but it's still sturdy and i recon i can get atleast another year or two out of it before buying a new one

[Cage Cleaner]

I've had my senegal parrots' cage for about a year, but i will remove it soon.
It would last many years to come i'm sure, but i think it's a bit too small considering they spend up to 5-8h a day in it and are very active. I'm in the process of constructing a new bird room which will give them a bit more space to move around in.

So yeah, the main reason i get rid of cages isn't usually that they're falling apart, it's mostly because i'm building something new.

This is a picture from when i just got their current cage, ie it has neither branches, enrichment nor birds in it. At the time i had a divider in it which isn't there anymore. In totalt it's about 2*2*1m.
Great cage though, i'll probably keep it just in case.

This cage looks awesome. However, I'd prefer something off the ground for cleaning as well as for the prospect of mice. Living out in the countryside makes mice a huge deal.

[Avialae]

Personally i can't stand cages that are off the ground, but that's mostly because i'm used to large cages that you need to stand inside of in order to clean.
It's really easy, just gotta sweep up the substrate, sometimes take a go at the floor with the steamcleaner and then we're all done. I am however in the process of rebuilding it, and i'm planning on elevating the front sections so that i can fit some planks under them. The bottom itself won't ve elevated, but the planks will prevent at least some of the substrate etc from "escaping".
Should work for keeping mice out aswell.

Though, knowing mice pretty well, i think they'd have a just as easy time getting into a an elevated cage.