Comments on: Never Give Your Budgie A Mirror – Do This Instead!

By: Salli

Salli — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:30:40 +0000

I had an buggies and I didn’t get a mirror instead I talked to it he mimicked my voice he had a vocabulary of he would say pretty bird and he would say pretty bird Sonny had a dog that barked and he mimicked the dogs bark. I had his cage hanging between our dinning room and the down stairs family room was an opening between rooms and there was a phone on the side wall my father would talk on the phone with his friend and he would say some of his conversation he was very smart little bugle. We would repeat words over and over so he would say what ever we said. Tell me am I right or wrong. Sadler he died after 4 years.

By: Elana M Cothern

Elana M Cothern — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 21:43:03 +0000

I am a new budgie owner, he is a loner and has a mirror. Is it ok to take the mirror in and out. I take it out most of the day then put it in at night. Im with him all day, dont work. He doesnt like to be held, I want to tame him, he isnt very old.

By: Valerie Maney

Valerie Maney — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 13:24:18 +0000

Hi Pierre, have just read your article on budgies and mirrors. I have a very difficult budgie indeed !! I have two budgies which are both the same age (4 yrs) both male and were both bought at the same time. Over the last 4 yrs one of them became so much of a bully that I had to separate them and they now permanently live apart, although their cages are kept side by side. The bully continued to be aggressive so I put him a mirror in which seemed to calm him down. However, he has become OBSSESSED with it !! He is in it all day, feeding it and trying to mate with it. I do want to remove the mirror but don’t want to stress him out further. What do you advise ? Valerie.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 15 Aug 2020 23:31:12 +0000

Hey Pierre I have had a budgie for a bit over a month now, and its had a mirror ever since I got it along with a few toys. Now I see that the mirror might have been a bad idea as it is making it harder for me to connect with & tame the bird. What steps should I take from here to help me tame the current bird I have? I want to buy a second bird but wanted to tame the current one, any advice?

By: Neryl

Neryl — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 06:58:08 +0000

Hi Pierre
I have 2 budgies Charlie is approx 14mths & Sparkie is approx 7 mths. Charlie is very interactive with us, he talks extremely well. When I got Sparkie his wings were clipped so it took him at least 5mnths to start flying. When he did I noticed he would chase Charlie off perches & wherever Charlie was Sparkie would fly to him, instead of landing next to him he would land on top of him still happening months later but I feel now it’s more on purpose. Sparkie also has a habit of chasing Charlie away from the food dish. With this said I made up two dishes but the past week & a half they both have not eaten very much of veggies, fruit or greens. They stick with the seed only, which i know is not healthy for them. I do feel Sparkie is jealous of the interaction between Charlie & myself although I try to put as much interacting time with both. They do get on well in afternoon & evenings but mornings is when Sparkie is quite boisterous & some days Charlie gets quite over it. How can I curve Sparkie’s over the top behavior? Thankyou Neryl

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 20:55:09 +0000

I have a mirror in my budgie’s cage and he doesn’t turn aggresive after spending a whole day in front of it and I’m planing to get a second budgie. Will it be mean to the real budgie and be noce to the mirror? – Evelyn

By: Gina

Gina — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 19:34:13 +0000

My budgie is obsessed with mirrors. In our humorous minds, we simply thought he was just vain. He is constantly refluxing and on any mirror/reflective surface. The tricky part, even though they we have removed mirrors from their cage, the birds have free reign of our home and are incredibly social. We have a large home with many restrooms. But we also have mirrors outside of our restrooms and I don’t know how to control him from going to those or other reflective surfaces. He has another budgie, and so much human interaction, so socialization isn’t the issue. This article explains so many of his behaviors and gives us a starting point, if you have more tips, it would be so helpful. This is a behavior we have been struggling with for a couple years now and even though he hasn’t lost weight or any physical issues, he is possessive over the mirrors and we need to nip that in the bud. Thanks!

By: Kaye Nash

Kaye Nash — Sun, 19 Apr 2020 02:01:59 +0000

Good information, have just got my new little baby buddy, and doing things gradually. Only had him for 2 days. Will not be getting him a mirror. Thank You, Katie

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 00:04:13 +0000

Hello! I just got my budgie and he is not coming out of the cage and won’t leave the mirror alone. He is biting me when I go near the mirror. Should I take it out of the cage?

By: Christine LaPorte

Christine LaPorte — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 02:55:33 +0000

Hi Pierre,
I just read your article about mirrors. Thank you so much for the information and advice! We only just put a mirror in our budgies cage a few days ago. Actually, we’ve only had the birds for eight days. We noticed that one of them was a bit too attached to the mirror, and it seemed to cause some contention for the other bird. Last night they were sleeping in separate parts of the cage. I told my husband I would research the mirror thing and I’m thankful that I did! Do you think we can introduce a mirror some of the time, or not at all? Will they miss the mirror? Waiting for your reply and excellent advice.