PH Prevue Hendryx Silverado Macaw Dometop Cage 3155S

I was worried about this arriving with damage since other reviewers had commented on that…. mine arrived perfectly and only 4 days after I ordered it. Yes, it comes in 2 boxes. They weigh a alot too. Amazingly quick shipping though! It is a very nice model and the Amazon price can’t be beat for this size. I got free shipping and that was really nice too. It could have used some improved instructions for putting it together (perhaps a sticker to indicate the FRONT of the side panels?) But we figured it out. YES, you will need a helper to put this together, but it’s not difficult. I appreciate the little jar of touch up paint and brush that came with it too. I hope to not have to use it though. I’m very happy with this purchase so far. My macaw is now out of his cramped old cage and enjoying himself so much more. The quality is very good.

Updated on April 25, 2013: I still love my cage. I actually bought an identical one for my macaw to be outside on the porch since this cage is sooooo large that it won’t roll out the door. You can’t beat this amazon price and free shipping! I was pleased to see that the instructions have been updated to for assembly. Sadly, We had more some issues with the construction on this one though. The paint came scratched, there were some shoddy welds on the pan corner, and there was some misalignments with the wires on the panels. Lucky that we knew how to put it together already because we had to drill a hole to accommodate a shoddy wire attachment. For the money I can’t complain, and I would buy again. I can say that the craftsmanship on this one is much different than my first one. I found the quality of my first one much better. That said, the packages arrived fine and there was no shipping damage at all.

I love this cage, still do, and that’s why I purchased an identical one for my bird to be outside. I think that the company will want to check quality control on these later models though. Would I buy again? Yes. But if I got this latest cage as my first purchase, I may not feel that way….. Just saying….

I will say that my indoor cage has been great! I line the pan with in continence pads and it has not ever looked like it wants to rust anywhere. I am not sure why someone else complained about rust. It is super easy to clean and access. My bird has not popped welds or been able to open any doors and all closures have held great.

This review is long overdue. I purchased this cage in May of 2012. It has been home to my Blue & Gold ever since then. I am now taking this cage apart for the move to our new home. As for the cage, here is the good, the bad, and the ugly:

The Good:
This cage is huge and gives my Blue & Gold ample room for a swing, a food perch, and two other cross perches. The food bowls are a perfect size, not too big nor not too small. With the casters, it rolls freely even on a carpeted floor. The seed guards catch “most” of the waste seeds. After 3 and a half years, the cage came apart as if it were put together yesterday. It is well made and the finish has held up to the day to day abuse of a large hook billed bird without chipping or coming off. The door latch works well, and the hinged doors for the feed cups are well planned and most useful. The slide out lower grate makes for easy cleaning and the catch pan fits snugly in place as designed.

The Bad:
The rotating lock at the top of the door is useless and in the way. The screw hole was over sized and the provided screw kept falling off and was eventually thrown away inadvertently when cleaning out the catch pan. The seed guards were severely bent and almost unusable upon arrival. The lack of clear instructions for the assembly and installation of the seed guards was very disappointing. It took several attempts and more than a few descriptive words to finally figure it all out. The catch pan is a royal PITA to clean as it has no support mechanism when removing it. Keeping it properly aligned while sliding it in or out is impossible for one person. It takes 2 people just to remove and replace the pan at every cleaning interval. Extremely poor design when compared to other aspects of this cage and especially so considering the high cost of it.

The Ugly:
The packaging for this cage was practically humorous. No protection against damage from tow motors, hand trucks, or even human handling. Packaged in 2 separate boxes, both of which were far too heavy for the way the boxes were constructed. Considering the weight of the boxes, handling damage is inevitable, and unavoidable. Now for the worst complaint of all…………shipped in 2 separate boxes as I already mentioned……….but NOT shipped together. They don’t even come at the same time. One box was lost, could not be found even through tracking and scanning. As a Prime member, I was to receive the item in 2 days…….GUARANTEED. By the time I received the replacement cage, after being forced to wait for several days to see if the other box would mysteriously appear, I was nearly 10 days in and thankfully had not disposed of my previous hand built cage. Given the relatively high price for this item, I found the shipping of this item to be completely unacceptable. I am still seething over that experience. I certainly expected more from Amazon that that. And although it may or may not have been directly their fault, they are ultimately responsible as the seller of the item. I was truly disappointed with this purchase.

As for the item itself, I give it 5 stars as the overall looks and functionality, along with the durability of the item, far exceed the few shortfalls that I described. The shipping and handling are not a reflection of the item as much as they are a reflection of the entities selling and delivering it. I would recommend this item highly to anyone needing a cage for a large bird, but I would also recommend buying it from a more reputable source such as your local pet store, and eliminating the harrowing experiences with shipping, handling, and the damages created by them.

This is one amazing change it is huge and for the price you can’t go wrong! Some of these reviewer‘s are just too picky set up was quick the cage has plenty of room for any size parrot but nothing smaller than a parrot because other birds will go through the bars. This cage is not flimsy this cage is perfect!

Bigger than expected it is huge I bought it for a macaw could of fit 2+

This cage came bent up and box was damaged. The top of the cage is bent so it doesn’t line up correctly, the lock to the door doesn’t actually lock shut due to the locking mechanism being bent or not welded in the right spot. For a cage that costs over $700 I feel it’s not worth it I now have to get a padlock to ensure my bird can’t get out of the cage. If I didn’t have it already set up I’d definitely return and get my money back definitely NOT worth it FIND A BETTER CAGE this one SUCKS and would be nice to have some of my money back at least