Acrobird PL 20 2-Cup and Chains Pet Toy, 20-Inch by Acrobird

Quite large and durable and great for medium sized birds. I added an additional hook for more toys.

This was purchased as a replacement for a stand acquired some 10 years ago which speaks to the quality of the product used by our flighted birds daily. As one can see from previously posted reviews, This group of perches has suffered from quality control. I shuddered when I realized this was the same item we had struggled with some years ago because of parts not fitting and needing additional drilling . I am pleased to say all pieces went together appropriately on the current product although it did take some pounding of ladder sides to get screws to line up appropriately. There were still some deficiencies however. There were no instructions for assembly and no inventory of parts. The former may not bee needed from the pictures, but there are different sized screws included which I did not realize until after I had used a smaller screw in place of a larger one. Further the package arrived with a duplicate of one part but missing another (wrong ladder) an error I did not pick up until the unit was essentially assembled.I am pleased to say that I received an appropriate replacement part 2 days after speaking the the distributor.It is clear from my experience and the fact that rating are often from repeat purchasers like myself who, despite previous quality control problems, were willing to try again I presume because of a positive experience with the end product. The stand, once together is excellent, my birds love it, and it was as indestructible as any unit used by birds could be. I would purchase again but hope that quality control improves further

Where is the quality control? You cannot assemble this per the instructions without making many modifications and drilling quite a few holes. I finally got it assembled sort of backwards and only had to drill two new holes, but they were in the floor. If my labor was worth anything, this would be one expensive playland. This is my second playland and the first one (a cheapie) also required home engineering to get assembled.

Good design. Reasonable price. Some of the pieces did not fit correctly, but I am handy enough to have been able to cut some replacement pieces so it came out OK (not everyone can do that, and no one should have to do that, though). Still better than building it all from scratch. Got this as a gift for a friend and she likes it well enough.

I have put together 3 or 4 of these over the past 20 years, they eventually need to be replaced from use. It has always been tricky but I could do it. This one is totally messed up. The vertical ladder is more than an inch off, the ladder cannot attach to the top walk. Now I have to cart it off to return it, which is an issue for me due to the weight of it. Caitec should be ashamed putting customers through this inconvenience.I’ll give it another go with a replacement, but I hope this doesn’t happen again.