Elysianblight
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- Mar 8, 2020
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- Parrots
- Cypress (teal) and Citrine (green) - male american budgies, 7 months.
This is so hard to find information on in relation to birds!
Here is the situation:
My living room, where the budgies also live, has a large built in mirror.
To keep the budgies from sitting on TOP of the mirror which is too high for me to reach, I stuck a suction cup perch on one side of it which is more convenient for them to land on.
Just lately it has started to become their favorite place rather than an occasional perch, and its really not a place I want them to be all the time. It's right by a door (worried about it potentially closing on one of them) and the papers I put down can't catch all their poop so its not an easy spot to keep clean/hygienic.
Also, they are on the verge of puberty and I don't want this fascination with the mirror to turn into a full on obsession. They already kiss it all the time.
So, long story short:
I would like to fog/frost the mirror to make it less appealing. I know films exist - but we have not had good luck using them in the past. Also it would be difficult to cut the film around their perch, which is literally ON the glass.
I know if I take that perch away they are going to go back to sitting on top of the mirror/top of the door, which is even less safe.
I know if we used a frosting spray I would not want them anywhere nearby while it is sprayed and drying. But after it is dry... if they are right there up against it, tapping at it, will that be safe?
Anyone have any idea/experience with this?
Here is the situation:
My living room, where the budgies also live, has a large built in mirror.
To keep the budgies from sitting on TOP of the mirror which is too high for me to reach, I stuck a suction cup perch on one side of it which is more convenient for them to land on.
Just lately it has started to become their favorite place rather than an occasional perch, and its really not a place I want them to be all the time. It's right by a door (worried about it potentially closing on one of them) and the papers I put down can't catch all their poop so its not an easy spot to keep clean/hygienic.
Also, they are on the verge of puberty and I don't want this fascination with the mirror to turn into a full on obsession. They already kiss it all the time.
So, long story short:
I would like to fog/frost the mirror to make it less appealing. I know films exist - but we have not had good luck using them in the past. Also it would be difficult to cut the film around their perch, which is literally ON the glass.
I know if I take that perch away they are going to go back to sitting on top of the mirror/top of the door, which is even less safe.
I know if we used a frosting spray I would not want them anywhere nearby while it is sprayed and drying. But after it is dry... if they are right there up against it, tapping at it, will that be safe?
Anyone have any idea/experience with this?