Cages For Birds As Pets Sold On Beijing Pavement

'' While small cages are relatively cheap, large, parrot-sized cages can cost hundreds or thousands of dollars. The materials used to build the cages has a lot to do with the price level. Most cages are made or wrought iron and painted with a non-toxic paint referred to as powder-coating. However, the newest trend in the market is cages made of solid stainless steel. Large parrot cages made of stainless steel can cost thousands of dollars and will actually outlive a powder-coated cage by 5 to 6 times. '' Src: Wikipedia