ali_and_birdie
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This question is primarily about showing my caique videos of other caiques. She’s an only child (I don’t have any other birds) so I thought it might be fun/interesting for her to see videos of other caiques. I’ve shown her a couple videos of caiques happily singing (no videos with fighting, etc, since I don’t want her to get stressed out by fight calls) and she really loves them. She fluffs up and makes her little happy growl back at the video (the same growl she makes when she’s eating something yummy). But then I started to wonder if it’s okay for her to watch these? Maybe it’s mean for me to show her these videos if she can’t actually interact with the other birds? Would love to get some opinions on this!
And then slightly relatedly, I know that it’s not a good idea to have mirrors in the cage because birds could either get aggressive or view the birdie in the mirror as a mate. For this reason I don’t have any mirrors or mirrored toys in her cage. But when she’s out of the cage, one of her favorite places to sit is by a large mirror in the living room. She always faces the mirror, and often tries to get as close to it as possible. She then usually just preens. I haven’t noticed any negative behaviors in relation to this, but she’s only 16 months old, so she’s not hormonal yet. Should I start discouraging this behavior (covering the mirror when she’s out)? Or should I just monitor her behavior and let her sit by the mirror as long as she isn’t showing any negative signs?
thanks so much!
And then slightly relatedly, I know that it’s not a good idea to have mirrors in the cage because birds could either get aggressive or view the birdie in the mirror as a mate. For this reason I don’t have any mirrors or mirrored toys in her cage. But when she’s out of the cage, one of her favorite places to sit is by a large mirror in the living room. She always faces the mirror, and often tries to get as close to it as possible. She then usually just preens. I haven’t noticed any negative behaviors in relation to this, but she’s only 16 months old, so she’s not hormonal yet. Should I start discouraging this behavior (covering the mirror when she’s out)? Or should I just monitor her behavior and let her sit by the mirror as long as she isn’t showing any negative signs?
thanks so much!