Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

It pains me to leave a negative review for this product. I've had good luck with Prevue products in the past and have always felt they were a good company. If I had written a review for this cage a couple of weeks ago, it would have been 4 stars. The cage was a pain to assemble. The parts weren't labeled, a couple of the prongs were bent, and a few steps absolutely required an extra set of hands (which annoyed me, since I much prefer to do these things by myself). However, once it was put together, it was roomy and seemed good for the price. My two baby cockatiels also seem to like it! Then, a couple of weeks ago, I uncovered the cage in the morning to find my babies bleeding. At first, I thought they'd just broken blood feathers, but when I took them to the vet, it turned out that they had wounds on their wings, which needed to be cauterized. The vet suspected that they got their wings scraped up during a night fright, and advised me to keep them in a smaller hospital cage while they healed. They were given the go-ahead to go back to their regular cage over the weekend, and I decided to give it a good cleaning and disinfecting first. While doing so, I found several sharp metal burrs along the edges. One even drew blood on my finger. There were also several rough areas where the vertical bars meet the horizontal edges. No wonder my babies got so banged up! I spent several hours filing down burrs and wrapping rough areas in vet wrap before I felt remotely comfortable putting my birds back into the cage. They will continue to sleep in the hospital cage until I can save up for a better home for them. This cage was highly recommended in a bird group, and it has many positive reviews, so I may have just been unlucky and got one that slipped past quality control. Still, if you get this cage, please check it thoroughly for burrs and rough areas before putting your birds in it. I'm beating myself up for not noticing them while putting the thing together!