Pictures Rust on bird cage

[ThatOneGuy]

Hello,

I have a bird cage with rust mainly on the removable tray which I can just replace. There some other white stuff on it even after cleaning. Maybe the original coating? Also had a little rust inside one of the door hinges. I’ve seen some other threads about the same topic with suggestions to use a special kind of paint to coat it after removing the rust.Would I be better off getting a new cage or is removing the rust and painting actually a safe method? From most post I’ve read, even a little rust is deadly to birds.

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[Icey]

Hello,

I have a bird cage with rust mainly on the removable tray which I can just replace. There some other white stuff on it even after cleaning. Maybe the original coating? Also had a little rust inside one of the door hinges. I’ve seen some other threads about the same topic with suggestions to use a special kind of paint to coat it after removing the rust.Would I be better off getting a new cage or is removing the rust and painting actually a safe method? From most post I’ve read, even a little rust is deadly to birds.

Thanks in advance for any help.

That's quite a bit of rust. Personally, I would get a new cage, or a good quality second hand one.
My current cage for my macaw was painted over by the previous owner, and my macaws beak is flaking the paint off in a couple of places.
It's not rusty, but I don't think she used the right paint. I will be replacing the cage very soon.
I'd rather be safe than sorry, especially with the fear of metal poisoning.

 

[flocknroll]

You can have your cages sandblasted and powder coated. If you're happy with your cage I think it's worth the cost, because you'll end up needing to replace your cages over and over so having them powder coated would be cheaper in the long run. Alternatively, you can shell out for a stainless steel cage

 

[Shezbug]

Do you have a grate that goes over that tray a bit higher up? My trays are not accessible by the birds in the cage so rust on the tray is not a problem in my case, I can't really see any rust on the cage itself- maybe my laptop picture quality is worse than I realised but I really can only see rust on the tray.