Mirror's in cage

[Aij615]

Guys n gals

Been reading the odd article and a video on you tube that mirrors in cages for parrots is not advised as there are more negatives than possible as such.

Negatives such as they can think it's another bird and will get hostile and aggressive behaviour ??

What do you fine folk think, Max seems to like his with a bell at the bottom !!

 

[giggleygirl]

Mine (2 cockatiels) seem to have lost all interest in their mirrors lately, probably because they are out of their cage more than it their cage. If you have just the one bird at least it will think it has company, I guess it is up to the individual bird, trial and error, how is your bird with the mirror at the moment if it's having fun why stop the fun but if it is causing problems, remove the mirror?

 

[Aij615]

He seems ok I'm guessing, he grabs the bell and pull is backwards and then let's go so he's obviously entertaining himself. Can't be bad for them I'm thinking surely but like you say I guess each bird is different.

Any others with opinions on this ???

 

[plumsmum2005]

Hi, if there doesn't seem to be a problem why go looking for one IMO?

If your Alex gets a little extreme in his behaviour with it then either move its position in the cage or remove completely but if he plays with this equal to other toys then no harm IMO in fact good that he is actually playing and moving about.

 

[dhraiden]

Both mine once had great interest in mirrors...then lost it. The remaining mirrors get their little slide-y-bead things broken off fairly quick, and then ignored.

 

[maverickbull]

A few mirrors have a lead lining... that is the reason why I avoid it...
behavior - I haven't placed mirrors so much so no idea on any change in behaviors

 

[LordTriggs]

I had a budgie when I was young placed next to a mirror. The bird stayed in the corner just staring at the reflection and when I went to get it out it got really upset. When I finally got it out of the cage it flew into the mirror and kept flying with its head on the mirror until it got so exhausted it couldn't fly any more.

He didn't live very long and unfortunately this is when people in the UK didn't know much about birds

And my step-dad's Kakariki (I think) got very territorial over its mirror. I don't actually remember what happened to that bird

I would remove any and all mirrors from the cage

 

[AmyMyBlueFront]

My first bird,Wally,a Budgie,when I was about 14,had a mirroe. He would bang it and twittle and sing to it for hours...he loved it. He was also a very social little guy,always out of his house whenever possible,so there was no problems there.
Smokey had a stainless steel mirror,where at times she'd gurgle to it,and end up putting it in between her arm and body a nuzzle with it.

BB has a mirror also,but doesn't seem very interested in it. Like people have mentioned, I guess it depends on the individual birdie.



Jim