This is the cage that I'm looking at.
http://www.overstock.com/Pet-Supplies/P ... oduct.html
It's 24X22. Size of cage is actually one reason I'm thinking about going with a different bird (because of budget), but in my mind, I'm not sure if it would be roomy enough for a cockatiel either (Plus toys)? I know they are a bit smaller than IRNS. Yet again, it would be out side of the cage for most of the day.
This is one of the best cages that I could find that was bigger than others with the right bar spacing that I wanted, and that was also in my budget. I wanted to try to stay within 200 dollars if I could on a cage. I can always save up a bit longer, which I'm strongly thinking about. I would just have to wait a while longer before I purchased. They have this exact cage in white too, for 179. That was my color issue problem lol
I didn't think about the door being too big and them flying out though, this one does just have one larger front door to come in and out of. It does have the grate and pan that I know I wanted.
What do you think about the seed guard? Do you think they come in handy or can just get in the way? My boyfriend kind of had me convinced to get a cage with the metal seed guard, but I would be fine without it. I'm just not sure how much they actually catch, or if I'm going to just kill my poor legs with it every time I walk up to the cage
The flat top was something that I was looking for, I really do like the dome tops because they look very nice, but I want a flat top, with no playgym, because I want to make my own playgym with things ontop =) and be able to easily hang toys inside. I'm also going to be making my own playstand apart from the top of the cage to move around the house and living room as well.
With the house/apartment(He owns the house, our friend lives upstairs) we are almost always in the living room, or the kitchen. Those are the two main rooms of the house, the living room being the spot we spend most of our time. I'm sure that the cage that I'm looking at is easily moveable, but with a smaller type of house, I can't see there being a point to moving the entire cage into the next room.
I never knew how much time I would spend on researching cages!! lmao