Finding the Best Macaw Bird Cages for Your Parrot

By Mika Harimoto

It is not always very easy when it comes to finding the best macaw bird cages for your macaws. Sometimes it can take a long time to find one or sometimes you are not quite sure if you're selecting the right one. But you should take your time and try to figure out the best one. Macaws are quite intelligent and they like to destroy things.

That is the case why you need to find a parrot cage that can be able to be bitten and scratched by a macaw without damage as well as a cage that is escape proof. With respect to this issue, stainless bird cages or wrought iron bird cages are the perfect fit for this type of parrot.

Macaws often can live for a lifetime. They can live from 50 to 80 years. They come in different sizes and colors. A good bird cage should be able to live just as long as the bird. The scarlet macaw and the blue and gold macaw are the most popular macaws in the family, going from 33 inches to 39 inches.

Cage size recommendation for these birds is that a cage should be able to overcome the length of the bird from the head to the end of the feather.

The cage material make up is also something of importance. Wooden bird cages are not recommended because macaws can destroy them very easily with their beaks. Wrought iron bird cages are better because they are quite strong. However, make sure that they are big and strong enough. The good thing is that most quality wrought iron bird cages nowadays do not rust due to the hammer tone finish.

Stainless steel bird cages are much stronger and do not rust at all. So if you can actually afford it, you should buy a stainless bird cage and then a wrought iron bird cage as the second choice.

Door latches deserve your attention too because macaws are extremely intelligent. They can pick up a door latch easily. So the key here is to find a cage with a lock that makes it difficult for the bird to get out. You should find the best locking mechanism to prevent the macaws from escaping.

Ultimately, bar spacing and wire gauges are the biggest key to finding the perfect macaw bird cages. Macaw bird cages that has a small bar spacing is not recommended because it would make it difficult for the parrot to climb around. Get the bar spacing as wide as possible without getting the parrot's head stuck. Although that is tough but don't forget about that. You also need to find a wire gauge that is as strong as possible so a macaw cannot destroy it. Wire gauge ranging from 4.0 to 5.0 mm is recommended.

After all these suggestions, you would have a much easier time in finding the macaw bird cages of your dreams. Do not forget that you also have the option of finding the best colors and styles for you. After all, at the end of procuring one, both you and your parrot should be very happy. - 29953

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