Problems + Looking for advices for a new device

With regard to your edema. I think it's problem we all go through at some point when we sleep in cages. I'd advise trying a variety of cages to see what works for you. It took a while to settle on mine which is a steel cobra, which works perfectly for me. I think with time it will be less of a problem as your body adjusts. I agree with your point on closed cages. I could only use them for short periods as they began to stink a bit. I prefer open steel designs.

With regard to the dreaded 'sting' or burning there's a lot of discussion in the forums about it. The search facility will bring up lots of discussions as it's a common problem.

I my experience it went away as my skin 'toughened'. It no longer bothers me, but you'll probably see most people advocate a lubricant of some sort. I think you need to find what works for you. In my experience a looser ring caused more 'movement' on the skin which caused rubbing. A tighter ring led to less problems.

 

No need to apologise at all

With regard to your cage size, my personal preference is to go smaller as it offers more restrictions to erections, I like the feel of it and I quite enjoy the frustration it can cause.

The downside is always having to sit to pee as the penis is up against the end of the cage. I'm never worried about size or bulk with any cage. If someone should be looking at my crotch and they notice a bulge I don't think the immediate assumption would be that I'm wearing a chastity cage.

I've never really had a problem with my frenum or foreskin at all. Very very rarely some foreskin might pop through, but it's never caused a problem.

I don't think the lock is any more bulky than many other cages. Occasionally I'll soak the lock in WD40 to keep it working OK. Again I've never had a problem from any lock.

Ring wise I definitely prefer the 'ergonomic' ring as opposed to the round ones. The round ones irritate me and I get the dreaded 'sting'.

I much prefer the feel of steel and the Steel Cobra I'm locked in is easier for maintaining personal hygiene. It's easy to flush through with a squirt bottle or a syringe meaning I can be locked for extended periods. The aesthetic looks of the device don't concern me, but my Mistress thinks it looks OK and I suppose that's important to her.

The downside is the weight of a steel cage. I wear mine with a support belt to help relieve some of the weight, and despite ordering exactly the same size ring as other cages I found the design of the cobra in the way it is tight against my balls, meant that I eventually had to order a larger ring.

Good luck with whatever you choose to go with and let me know how you get on.

Best wishes

 

The root cause of your two issues is both caused by sizing. Edema is caused by something that is fitting too tight. Normally it is the cage diameter that is too tight and causes the edema. Although sometimes it can also be caused but the top gap between the ring and the cage. But from your description it sounds like it the cage diameter.
Burning is always caused by the gap between the ring and the cage being too small. A little larger gap will make a big difference.
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Is there a way to increase the gap between a cage and the ring without jumping up the ring size?

 

The edema.
I've often had it, it's usually harmless, it being simply a build up of lymph fluid that normally resolves itself after unlocking. You might want to do two things with a new device to minimise it.
Get a device with a wider tube. (agree very much with @mistressmaturemetal on this)
Your current cage appears to have quite distinct edges to all the flat bars, they create point/edge pressures on the skin. A cage made of large diameter rods would be gentler on the skin having a smoother edge and so less pressure points. I often had edemas in the past, and looking at my old cages it seems to be the profile of the surface edges that is the biggest factor causing them.

Erections.
You also need a short cage, your short one seems reasonable, don't get one any longer.
Pain during erections isn't caused by length, it's caused by the tube being too narrow. What the length does is allow the erection to start in the first place, so as short or shorter, and wider than your current short one.

The limit to how short is best depends on a couple of things.
If you want to wear continuously, then it needs to be long enough that you can adequately wash through the bars. If you're happy to remove every day or two to clean, then you could go to two thirds or half your current short length. A very short tube (a "flattie", or an "innie") creates high levels of humnidity and enables bacteria to grow rapidly, I found that even daily washing isn't enough to stop hygiene problems, very short devices are not really suitable for continuous wear.

Fully enclosed tubes also make cleaning much harder so the same "do I, don't I?" consideration applies to those.

 

Depending on the cage's construction, maybe.

Plastic cages can be warmed and gently bent. Be very careful with the heat, somewhere around 60C makes many plastics soft, don't overheat or it may collapse on you. Start with hand hot and gradually increase the temperature by adding hot water. a little at a time. Allow time for the plastic to warm through - you need to bend all of it, not just the surface layer!

Steel comes in many different alloys, they have different ductile properties depending on the manufacturing process and gauge of the metal, some are soft enough to bend by hand.
Those with a post and padlock and round cross section rings are the easiest to bend by hand.
Ergonomic rings with integrated locks nearly impossible to bend.

If you're going to do it, assemble the device off your body, and to reduce the gap, put the base ring on a solid surface and press on the tube to bend the post. To increase the gap, prise apart with fingers (you'll need some strength, but not impossible). Don't use tools as anything hard enough to hold or bend the steel will very likely leave marks in the surface, and that will be uncomfortable to wear.

However you do it, make small adjustments at a time, check, test, and repeat, rather than go for broke and overdo it, or break it.

 

Unfortunately no. But you may want to consider a higher quality cage or custom.

 

Know anyone who can help with a custom one?

 

https://www.bawrpro.com do pretty reasonably priced customs, quite a few fans on here. Make sure you know your measurements 100% of you will get an expensive paperweight. Also the titanium is well worth the extra.

 

I will be happy to help you are anyone else out on sizing and device. You can contact me at maturemetalsales@gmail.com
I have 15 years of experience helping thousands of clients.