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I went from the cage you had to the jailers cage. Length is about perfect, kinda narrow but after use to it i like it. Thing with the rings is when you turtle back its hard to adjust easily. This one I use a q tip and easy peezy

 

Truth is 1.3 or so is basically the norm it seems for off the shelf cages. I don't like it either

 

You gotta actually click on it i think. Then picture changes. They are pretty similar except for length if I remember right.

 

It might take lube to get in but most cages run about 1.3 or so in diameter from what I've seen.

 

Look around some. Short of custom it's going to be hard to find the perfect length and diameter. I'm going custom soon for this reason

 

I found most off-the-shelf cages a bit narrow (when I was starting out) but now have both a custom Jailbird & BAWR, and still both of them should’ve been ordered both shorter AND narrower in hindsight …

I’m considering a new & shorter still BAWR, and would like it tight to nip any expansion in the bud for comfort, but am now caught-up over how if I squish down on length inevitably contents expand sideways. a very expensive learning curve!

 

I my experience measurements have been reliable. Custom is awesome, but if you don’t need it you’ll save a lot of money! Lock the Cock are resellers, you can get the same or very similar devices cheaper on Amazon, eBay, DHgate, Aliexpress.

 

I would order a few cheap cages on Aliexpress etc and work towards nailing down your requirements and measurements 100% then order a custom based on your findings, a set of digital callipers are very handy

 

The measuring rings from Mature Metal are good. They also have good measurement instructions. I’ve moved on to BAWR but I’d suggest MM as a first custom cage. Less expensive than BAWR.

 

BAWR is better because you can get it in titanium instead of steel. The MMs are a little easier to get on and off because there are no stabilizing pins that need to go into the base ring. Just pay attention to which measurement they use -they’re not the same. My first BAWR was too short because I misunderstood how they measure length.

 

BAW are great and titanium is much better than stainless steel

 

Cages generally are too narrow. Too much width is rarely an issue, but too narrow definitely is.
Have a look at the FRRK cages, they do a couple of widths in their range, the larger ones are 37mm compared to the standard 33mm, and they're also one of the few sellers who often quote the tube diameter (even then, not always!).

Otherwise, the padlock noise problem can be easily solved...
Put a rubber sleeve on the padlock, electrical wiring shrink wrap sleeves are ideal for that.
Just wrapping a rubber band around the padlock to stop the metal to metal contact is more Heath-Robinson but it works, as does wrapping a band around both the lock and cage to hold it firm against the cage.

 

For my MM Jailbird, I replaced the stock padlock with a Master Lock ( I think it was the 122T, but double check that) that was the same size but the body is covered in plastic.