Why choose stainless steel cages

As shown in the picture above, careful netizens will find that the inner corner of the cage is specially treated - rounded corner design

So, do you know how to choose the correct dog cage? When choosing a dog cage, focus on quality and practicality! Let's find out together:

1. Choose according to the dog's body type

  Determine the size of the dog cage according to the actual size of the dog when it is an adult. Under normal circumstances, the size of the cage should be three times the size of the dog, so that the dog has enough space to turn around.

2. The cage must be strong

  Cages are more often used to keep large dogs, and large dogs have great strength. Therefore, the selected dog cage must be sturdy, otherwise the dog will easily break out of the cage and escape.

3. The dog cage structure should be reasonable

   Choose a dog cage with a reasonable structure. For example, there should be a tray under the dog cage, so that the dog can directly defecate in the cage. It is also easy for the owner to clean up.

This is the knowledge of 304 stainless steel：

1. Specifications: The commonly used stainless steel plates are divided into two types: 201 and 304. The actual composition is different. 304 is better in quality, but expensive, and 201 is worse. 304 is imported stainless steel plate, 201 is domestic stainless steel plate.

2. The composition of 201 is 17Cr-4.5Ni-6Mn-N, which is a Ni steel grade and an alternative to 301 steel. It is magnetic after cold working and is used in railway vehicles.

3, 304 is composed of 18Cr-9Ni, which is widely used stainless steel and heat-resistant steel. Used in food production equipment, Xitong chemical equipment, nuclear energy, etc.

4, 201 is high in manganese, the surface is very bright with dark and bright, and high in manganese is easy to rust. 304 contains more chromium, and the surface is matte and does not rust. The two can be compared together. The important thing is that the corrosion resistance is different. The corrosion resistance of 201 is very poor, so the price is much cheaper. Because 201 contains low nickel, the price is lower than that of 304, so the corrosion resistance is not as good as that of 304.

5. The difference between 201 and 304 is the nickel content. And the price of 304 is more expensive now, but 304 can at least guarantee that it will not rust during use. (Potion can be used for experiments)

6. Stainless steel is not easy to rust because chromium-rich oxides are formed on the surface of the steel body to protect the steel body. The 201 material belongs to high manganese stainless steel, which is higher in hardness, higher in carbon and lower in nickel than 304.

7.The composition is different (mainly from the aspects of carbon, manganese, nickel, chromium to distinguish 201 and 304 stainless steel)

Steel Grade Carbon (C) Silicon (Si) Manganese (Mn) Phosphorus (P) Sulfur (S) Chromium (Cr) Nickel (Ni) Molybdenum (Mo) Copper (Cu)

AISI(304) ≤0.08 ≤1.00 ≤2.00 ≤0.045 ≤0.03 18-20 8-10

AISI(201) ≤0.15 ≤1.00 5.5-7.5 ≤0.05 ≤0.03 16-18 3.5-5.5

Hi there,

I was referred to your website by some folks who have purchased from you in the past. It is generally known that HQ makes a very good cage. I have looked at some of the other cages you have to offer and wanted to know how they compare.

I have seen the Prevue Select cages but haven’t seen any reviews or information on the web as to the quality, ease of cleaning, etc.

I notice that the Prevue Select 3152 is more expensive than the HQ 80024 and wondered if it is a better cage overall.

The other line I am curious is AE, any suggestions?

Adrian – The best way to talk about this is to look at the 3 bird cage manufacturers side-by-side

All 3 cages are well built and constructed of Bird-safe wrought iron with durable powder-coating finishes. Prevue uses a higher strength steel so the bars are thinner than the other 2 thus the Prevue cage is a bit lighter than the other 2
AE & HQ are each 24″ W X 24″ L and have an interior cage hieght of 29″. The Prevue is 24″ W X 20″ L but the inside of the cage (living space) is 5″ higher at 34″ yet Prevue is the shortest at 60″ tall while the other two are 67″ tall overall

Ok let’s start with some basic features AE has 3 feeder doors vs 2 for the other guys – I feel 2 is enough. Our Indian Ringneck Sunshine likes his cage against a wall. (If you are going to place a place a cage in a corner, make sure you put the side panel with the feeder cups on the open side when assembling)

AE & HQ uses a gravity lock to keep feeder doors secure, Prevue uses a “gate type” bolt latch. The bolt latch may be a tad more secure in the long run but gravity lock are effective in that birds struggle with moving them far enough to actually release a door.

Prevue offers 3/4″ bar spacing, AE & HQ are at 5/8″ I feel that bar spacing can be over anaylzed. Our Ringneck has over a dozen cages, his main one at home has 1″ bar spacing. Many people would gasp at that. Sunshine is 20 and has been in that cage for 6 years. Birds are as different as people. So fudging on an 1/8″ or 1/4″ difference in bar spacing is a calculated but subjective decision.

Feeder cups – all three offer stainless steel cups and a system to help lock the feeder cups down so birds can not pull them out of the holders. Prevue’s cup holders can be removed without tools. You must unscrew the rings on the HQ & AE

Speaking of screws. AE & HQ use conventional phillips head metric screws which means you probabaly have the right tools already while Prevue has opted to go with hex head screws. The Hex is a little more labor intensive using the included Allan key (unless you follow my suggestion in our listings Prevue 3152 but are much harder for birds to unscrew. Less of a problem with smaller parrots but each of these 3 cages come in 4 sizes so if you have a Houdini African Grey going into at 32″ x 23″ cage the screws may come into play.

All 3 are similar in terms of 2 removable trays, 2 removable grilles, a dowel perch inside the cage and one on the play top. Prevue 3152 is notable in that the lower refuse drawer is spaced about 6″ below the grate. The open area is protected by cage wall to prevent a bird from what I call dumpster diving. (You spend $20 on a bag of food and all they want is that 2 day old dry morsel in the tray.) In that regard Prevue’s lower tray design prevents your bird from ingesting decaying food) The knock on that (the lower tray) by some of our senior aged customers is that it’s too low and requires additional stooping to empty

Playtops are playtops. The AE comes with a toy hook standard. The Prevue has a a double ladder on it’s metallic color cages. HQ offers a double play top scenario. HQ and AE offer plastic casters – this one goes to Prevue for their stainless ball bearing casters. Prevue offers a spring loaded bolt action cage door lock, very effective. The other two have typical “lever/gate” locks. Prevue & AE have secondary “gravity” door locks, HQ does not.

It’s no secret that I’m not a big fan of seed guards (we’ll leave that for another post) AE & HQ seed guards mount with less harware than Prevue’s which require 8 hex head screws for intallation (and removal) but if you must have seed guards, Prevue’s have rounded corners making them safer especially for children and other pets.

Prevue offers 5 conventional colors and 3 metallic colors (Prevue metalic color cages have dual ladders), HQ & AE each offer 6 colors. When people ask us “what’s the most popular color” we’ll always answer platinum because we think it hides bird poop the best.

Assembly time is about the same with all 3, about 30 minutes once all the parts are out of the box and all 3 cages retail for about $200 including shipping on WindyCityParrot.com

The specs:

HQ 80024

24″ w x 22″ d x 29″ h
Overall height 67″
Bar Spacing 5/8″

Great for these medium birds or these smaller birds
Removable trays (1 under playtop – 1 below the bottom grate)
Removable grate (the floor of the cage)
5 Stainless Steel Cups
Playtop with ladder
Access feed cups from outside the cage
Seed Skirt
2 Wood Perches
4 EZ Roll Casters
Constructed of Bird-safe wrought iron
Durable powder-coating finish
Assembly time is approximately 45 minutes
Tools required: Pliers, Screwdriver (electric preferred)

AE 80024

24” wide x 22” deep with a total height of 67”
Inside height 29″ – 5/8″ bar spacing – 4mm bars

Great for these medium birds or these smaller birds
Playpen top with curved ladder and wood perch with toy hook and 2 stainless steel feed cups
3 swing out feeder doors with stainless steel cups
Constructed of Bird-safe wrought iron
Durable powder-coating finish
Matching seed catchers (adds 8″ to width & depth)
Slide out grate
2 slide out trays for easy cleaning
Large front door with safety latch
4 EZ roll Casters
Assembly time approximately 30 minutes
T
ools required: screwdriver (electric preferred), pliers
Prevue 3152

Parrot Cage Dimensions:
24″ W x 20″ D x 60″ H (overall)
34″ Interior Height
3/4″ Bar spacing

Great for these medium birds

or

these smaller birds

Playpen top with 2 stainless steel cups
2 Hardwood dowel perches
2 Stainless feeder cups inside the cage
(Accessible from the out side)
Rounded corner seed guards
Pull out grille
2 Pull out drawers
(One lower, one up top)
Cage wall between the lower grate
& lower tray (So birds can’t pick at garbage)
Spring loaded safety lock
Second gravity door lock for extra security
4 Stainless ball bearing casters
Constructed of Bird-safe wrought iron
Durable powder-coating finish
Hex head bird proof screws (Hex wrench included)
Estimated assembly time 30 minutes