Hi guys.
I recently started to change Cicero from the plastic drinkers that his cage came with (those upturned bottle type with an open "trough" at the bottom) mostly because advice here seems to say a SS dish is safer?
I now have a bit of a concern - Cicero seems to be using the bowl more as a mirror than a water source :/ he'll stand on it and talk to his reflection at the bottom of the bowl for some time. I havent seen him drink from this rather he returns to his old bottles - im trying to wean him off but dont want to remove the bottle unless I know he drinks from the bowl.
Does anyone elses bird do this? Should I be worried? I know mirrors are a bit divisive because of the behaviour they can trigger.
The bottles are so narrow theyre hard to clean, but I could try to get a larger bottle thats easier to sponge out?
I recently started to change Cicero from the plastic drinkers that his cage came with (those upturned bottle type with an open "trough" at the bottom) mostly because advice here seems to say a SS dish is safer?
I now have a bit of a concern - Cicero seems to be using the bowl more as a mirror than a water source :/ he'll stand on it and talk to his reflection at the bottom of the bowl for some time. I havent seen him drink from this rather he returns to his old bottles - im trying to wean him off but dont want to remove the bottle unless I know he drinks from the bowl.
Does anyone elses bird do this? Should I be worried? I know mirrors are a bit divisive because of the behaviour they can trigger.
The bottles are so narrow theyre hard to clean, but I could try to get a larger bottle thats easier to sponge out?