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Originally Posted by teenab
OMG DON'T use rustoleum!!! It is NOT bird safe. While nothing is truly bird safe - the Krylon H2O is a much better choice. I use it on my cages. I've read pros & cons of oainting & pros & cons of powder coating. I got a lot of rescued birds in a short period of time - most unexpectedly & they came with icky cages. I've had to make due. My vet said I could pretty much use anything that is child safe. He said to look at it like this: everyone thinks powder coating is the safeest - but when it chips off, it DOES NOT break down & can kill a birds who might ingest it faster then ingesting flakes of child safe paint would. He said that the paint chips would at least break down into smaller pieces.
He also said that for my bigger birds - greys & up - I should seriously consider getting a new cage every 5 years or so because they are rough on their cages & rust at all is not safe...so I'm saving up to change out all my cages & will never buy a used one again!
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I didn't think rustoleum was safe (I don't think any are really safe), but it said it was
considered safe from what monica had given us... and I trust monica!