Animals: Today, I learned that my new parakeet hates her reflection, and...

By bird - 08/01/2014 20:27 - United States - Fort Gratiot

Today, I learned that my new parakeet hates her reflection, and will screech loudly day and night unless I take the mirror out. My other parakeet loves the mirror and constantly cries out when I remove it. I can't win. FML

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Thursday 9 January 2014 0:09

Get them separate cages or a cage with a bottom and top level that one only has access to.

JeWbOy101 11

Thursday 9 January 2014 0:08

That's quite a predicament you see your self in..

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Brianna_Ray 23

Thursday 9 January 2014 0:15

My bird loves talking to his reflection in his mirror! It's so cute!

Somefruits 24

Thursday 9 January 2014 20:14

It's because he thinks it's another real bird, not just a reflection. Just watch out, if you notice him trying to feed or mate with his reflection, it would probably be a good time to remove the mirror. It can make them go insane.

Brianna_Ray 23

Thursday 9 January 2014 21:05

Yeah I know :-)

blackonblight 32

Thursday 9 January 2014 21:30

Actually many animals are capable of recognizing themselves in reflections, some birds will use a mirror to preen just like a human, looking for things they can't otherwise see on themselves. Not remembering which species do that, of course, probably not typical pets.

Somefruits 24

Friday 10 January 2014 1:08

To, 109. It's true. But many of the smaller birds don't recognize that it is their reflection. I think some members of the corvidae family and the psittacidae family (crows and parrots) do, but usually birds don't recognize their reflections. It's more often monkeys and dolphins.

ks23 9

Thursday 9 January 2014 0:15

Separate them

alicespoons 17

Thursday 9 January 2014 0:19

Put them in different cages then?

buckeyed 20

Thursday 9 January 2014 0:25

I feel like parakeet #1 when I have pretty roommates.

worldclassrager 39

Thursday 9 January 2014 0:35

Separate cages is probably your best bet...

perdix 29

Thursday 9 January 2014 0:35

Kill the one you like less. Sophie's choice!

jmann8811 15

Thursday 9 January 2014 0:40

Maybe it's time for a family meeting

TheBrochure 22

Thursday 9 January 2014 0:41

One would love it, and the other would be hell-bent on making sure they get back together. Comedy gold! Why isn't someone already making a sitcom out of this? This shit just writes itself!