by alight15 » Mon May 17, 2010 8:50 am
Glutonicus
Give it some more time,and as much interaction as you can,say hello or bend down and greet him at eye level when you're passing by(they wont get scared if you're at the safe distance of around 3 feet from him or the cage).The mirror is good if he's alone a lot,so he doesnt get lonely,the mirror can be a comfort if he gets scared when you're not there.I treat my budgies mirror as a normal toy and alternate it every month or so.
Imagine if you were trapped in a single room, with a spot in it where you can walk infront of and say something, and 5 seconds later you see a true to life hologram of you saying the same thing,you'd have some less than sane fun with it.The mirror for them, is the same thing,my parakeet shows no interest in mirrors though, when he sees a real budgie around(even new full sized mirrors he hasn't seen before), or now that he's watching tv with me, when ever I'm around.There just needs to be a balance with them,sometimes if hes lonely he might want the mirror as apposed to nothing, the key is to make him want to settle on you rather than the on mirror at those times.
Be the source of all the fun in his life,or the 'gatekeeper' of said fun,and the mirror will only be a last resort when he's bored
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