annedonnelly
Girl from the North Country
- Location
- Blyth, Northumberland
[I will ask this over in the pets forum but it's a bit quiet over there]
My budgies live in a large elderly birdcage. I have a shiny new cage for them but frankly none of us like it - the birds simply don't like change but the new cage is smaller than the old one and a lot of the new features aren't improvements in my opinion.
The only real problem with the old cage is that over the years the wire bars have lost their protective coating and started to rust or discolour in places. Not terribly hygienic and possibly unsafe for the birds. Anyway I was wondering if there was some way to get the bars recoated. I know that metal objects can be powder coated but I don't know if that is suitable treatment for a wire cage.
Any thoughts? Is there something else I could try - perhaps a clear varnish?
Thanks!
My budgies live in a large elderly birdcage. I have a shiny new cage for them but frankly none of us like it - the birds simply don't like change but the new cage is smaller than the old one and a lot of the new features aren't improvements in my opinion.
The only real problem with the old cage is that over the years the wire bars have lost their protective coating and started to rust or discolour in places. Not terribly hygienic and possibly unsafe for the birds. Anyway I was wondering if there was some way to get the bars recoated. I know that metal objects can be powder coated but I don't know if that is suitable treatment for a wire cage.
Any thoughts? Is there something else I could try - perhaps a clear varnish?
Thanks!