Today, I learned that my new parakeet hates her reflection, and will screech loudly day and night unless I take the mirror out. My other parakeet loves the mirror and constantly cries out when I remove it. I can't win. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my parrot learned how to imitate my baby's crying. Now, every time the baby cries, the parrot joins in, and it sounds like a chorus of screaming. FML
Today, I woke up at 3:00 am to the sound of a bird screeching. Turns out, my roommate bought a parrot without consulting me first. Even better, my roommate expects me to pay for half of the bird's expenses. FML
Today, after two months of having a bird, she finally trusts me enough to perch on and even preen me. Unfortunately, it seems she thinks my freckles are lice and she's made it her mission to bite them off. FML
Today, I learned that all it takes to anger my sister's new parrot is to walk past its perch. I also learned that a beak over two inches long is very capable of inflicting injuries that require stitches. FML
Today, I bought a parakeet for my kids. When I got home and presented it to them, they wanted to let him fly around inside. We went around the house making sure all the windows and doors were shut. Unfortunately I forgot to turn off the ceiling fan. FML
Today, around 12 a.m., my pet parrot said a sentence I've never heard him say before. Usually this would be exciting, but considering he said, 'I killed the bird', and that one of my two love birds mysteriously died a few days ago, it's safe to say I'm now terrified. FML
Today, I found out my ten year-old brother and his best friend have taught our new parrot to say, "Shut up, bitch." We have a bunch of our extended family coming over tomorrow to see what the parrot can say. FML
Today, I introduced my parrot to oranges. Now she makes a high pitched scream if I don't give her any, and I've just run out of oranges. FML
Today, I have to look after my best friend's parrot for a few days. One minute out of the room, I came back in to find out that the parrot had taught my three-year-old the word "slut". Now the two won't stop screaming "slut" throughout the whole house. My wife thinks both learned the word from me. FML
Today, after months of teaching my parrot to speak, he finally demonstrated his abilities. I accidentally set off my smoke detector, and he's been wailing like a dying banshee ever since. FML
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Top comments
XCrazyMofo2010X 17
Get them separate cages or a cage with a bottom and top level that one only has access to.
JeWbOy101 11
That's quite a predicament you see your self in..
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Comments (128)
peoplepainter 1
Separate cages. Problem solved.
leroyjenkins006 10
Only one will survive...decisions decisions
TehPurdo 4
Move the bird or buy another cage so that one is away from it and one is by it.
Xotoolyxo 16
Separate the birds, duh
jess_wileyy 12
just turn the mirror around so he can't see his reflection and when you need it, just deal with its constant screeching till you're done lol.
ilovemsminaj 13
Put them in different rooms
rockhead1270 5
Give them away
sietseld 13
Separate cages. Done!
Raesin 21
Since this sounds like a fairly new predicament either just leave the mirror in there until the new parakeet gets used to it or put the mirror higher up or in a corner where the other parakeet doesn't have to see it. Since by 'parakeet' I assume you mean 'budgerigar' as soon as it gets dark the bird will go quiet so you shouldn't have an issue during the night, especially if you cover them up so they don't start talking at 4am.
knoxxx 22
A budgie is a type of parakeet. So why would you assume it's specifically a budgie?
sietseld 13
To be clear, we are talking about a tiny toy mirror in the cage, not a human mirror, right?