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Pet Forum / Birds / Parrots / May 2004mirrors
>No - mirriors are a bad idea for a single Tiel. They become attached to them >and you'll never get them out of the cage - trust me - this is from my own >experience. My Rougue became impossible when he had his mirror. We've had this experience. He gets hissy and feisty when you try to get him away from his perch sometimes. Nothing solves that like a cracker. :> Seriously, though, when he does this we punish him by saying "NO" and removing the mirror. We take it out just about daily anyway so he doesn't get too attached. Or, we haul him out and put him on top of the cage and he forgets the mirror is there altogether. For more fun, we lay the mirror flat on top of the cage and when he finally discovers he's his own comedy show. Another thing we tried was putting him on the top of the cage and then closing it. That kept him (and us) occupied for a couple of hours, until we opened it so he could get at his food and water. My impression of mirrors so far is to use them to calm the bird down, but remove them as much as possible and never let it be a substitute for your hand or shoulder. -c > >No - mirriors are a bad idea for a single Tiel. They become attached to > them [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > remove them as much as possible and never let it be a substitute for your > hand or shoulder. Sounds like a good plan :-) I still have a mirror for Rougue in his play area outside of the cage, but I found he was getting far to attached to the one that was inside the cage - particularly around spring ;-) and so I had to remove it. | > >No - mirriors are a bad idea for a single Tiel. They become attached to | > them [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] | found he was getting far to attached to the one that was inside the cage - | particularly around spring ;-) and so I had to remove it. It is strange how I have never had a problem with the mirror and my birds. I have a mirror in Piper's cage and he doesn't look in it at all, so it stays there. He would rather climb the chain that the mirror is attached to :-) One of my cockatiels (who is now gone) ignored mirrors, the other keeps company with the bird in the mirror when he's in his cage, but doesn't seem to miss it when we take him out. Maybe it depends on how much time and interaction the bird has with the human companion vs. the reflective one?  Signatureowly http://www.ittybittybirdiebites.com - healthy natural treats for birds MAY SPECIAL IS UP! www.ittybittybirdieibites.com/special0405.html 32 sprouting links! (Click on Sprouting Resources) UPDATED Nutrition Page! (Click on Nutrition) >Got seed junkies? http://groups.yahoo.com/group/seedjunkies NEW BOARD!! http://www.featherforum.com (referrer - chiaowl) > It is strange how I have never had a problem with the mirror and my > birds. I have a mirror in Piper's cage and he doesn't look in it at > all, so it stays there. He would rather climb the chain that the > mirror is attached to :-) I think once they catch on to mirrors the excitement wears off and they almost ignore them. > One of my cockatiels (who is now gone) ignored mirrors, the other keeps > company with the bird in the mirror when he's in his cage, but doesn't seem [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > all, so it stays there. He would rather climb the chain that the > > mirror is attached to :-) > It is strange how I have never had a problem with the mirror and my > birds. I have a mirror in Piper's cage and he doesn't look in it at > all, so it stays there. He would rather climb the chain that the > mirror is attached to :-) You must be lying because according to Wilson, all 'tiels will become little terrors if they are given a mirror because his did. One persons experience with one bird pretty much sums up the entire species. SignatureJames Who was Steve btw If you don't agree, why don't you state that instead of crying like a big baby? > > It is strange how I have never had a problem with the mirror and my > > birds. I have a mirror in Piper's cage and he doesn't look in it at [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > terrors if they are given a mirror because his did. One persons experience > with one bird pretty much sums up the entire species. > | > >No - mirriors are a bad idea for a single Tiel. They become > attached to [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > all, so it stays there. He would rather climb the chain that the > mirror is attached to :-) No problems here neither, but I also have 26 tiels that interact together http://www.velocity.net/~journeyman348/birds.html > > It is strange how I have never had a problem with the mirror and my > > birds. I have a mirror in Piper's cage and he doesn't look in it at [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > No problems here neither, but I also have 26 tiels that interact together > http://www.velocity.net/~journeyman348/birds.html More evidence that Wilson's advice was worthless. SignatureJames > More evidence that Wilson's advice was worthless. So what? I wasn't professing to be an expert - all I was doing was sharing my experiences as a Tiel owner. That's what a forum is for - exchanging experiences and ideas. What constructive input did you contribute? All you have done is try to run me into the ground and act like a complete jerk. > > More evidence that Wilson's advice was worthless. > > So what? I wasn't professing to be an expert - all I was doing was sharing > my experiences as a Tiel owner. > That's what a forum is for - exchanging experiences and ideas. True, but you were handing out overly generalized advice based on extremely limited experience that resulted in telling someone something that really wasn't true. That's not good advice. > What constructive input did you contribute? How was my response not constructive input? I said: "You may not have experienced the same problem even if you had put a mirror in the birds cage and left it there. Wilson's 'tiel is only one bird and all birds behave differently under similar circumstances. In general mirrors are not great ideas, but that doesn't automatically place them in the "bad idea" file." This does nothing to run you into the ground. > All you have done is try to run > me into the ground and act like a complete jerk. You seem to have now accepted the fault of your advice. Knowing that you weren't right about your mirror advice, how is my correcting it trying to run you down? If you are this sensative, how did you ever make it through high school without getting bullied and beat up by the chess club? or am I presuming too much? SignatureJames Plonk. <snip> Plonk? > Plonk. > > <snip> To "plonk" someone means to put them on your ignore list (or "Bozo-bin"). Also called Killfiling or Killfiltering. > Plonk? |
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