I didn't expect to be looking for a cage with an Expandable Habitats cage that our African Gray loves. I found their product a few years ago thanks to this site. We ended up with a bit of a surprise when a Pionus maximilian had its owner pass and unexpectedly end up on our doorstep. After quickly doubling up on our Top's order and figuring out how to manage water (cage bottle), "Max" perked up. After a couple weeks of carrying on conversations every time we were around, one morning we got "What's your name? Martini." Since neither I nor my wife would have used martini in conversation, Martini it is! Pretty fitting for an olive bird with a red dot of a tail.
That was the least of the surprises.
NB: This is current in September 2022 and some of these fabricators may have returned to production at a later date.
Unfortunately, Expandable Habitats is taking a break due to the cost of stainless steel and we haven't been able to find one used. I've dug through the thread here and Bennet's is also taking a break.
If going with powdercoated cages, Avian Adventures, according to a call I placed to Midwest, is no longer available.
Of the production stainless steel cages, Caitec (Featherland?) seems to have some QC/shipping issues based on a 2022 review on Amazon US. There are a couple Prevue stainless steel cages (3455, 3457) that are available.
Are there any reasonably priced stainless options that I've missed?
Used is an option, but we haven't had much luck even with finding powdercoated cages that are both large enough and don't need to be sandblasted and recoated. (We're too far to drive to Wisconsin, unfortunately)