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How did you arrive at the conclusion that birds like cages?
by recallingmemory 6mo ago
How did you arrive at the conclusion that birds like cages?
- stevenhuang 6mo agoHow did you arrive at the conclusion that they don't?
- recallingmemory 6mo agoI'm not the one making the claim..
- GN0515 6mo agoWell you kind of are, because you're claiming that just because birds willingly spend time in a cage with open doors, it's different than a bird in a locked cage. That's a claim that you're making. So, the question stands, what are you basing that off of?
- leetrout 6mo agoNot OP but of some bird owners I've see that let their birds hang out in their house / on their shoulders and such the birds willingly go to their cage to rest.
- recallingmemory 6mo agoThat's a little different, no? A cage that is open that you can willingly access and leave versus being locked in a cage.
- krona 6mo agoMany birds with anxiety problems do much better at night in covered cages. The anxiety may be temporary (e.g. a new person/animal in the house) but nonetheless there are good reasons for it, and quite common in some species. This just seems obvious to me, but I've been around animals my entire life.
- londons_explore 6mo ago+1 to this. My birds all have open cage doors and they mostly stay in their cage. That's where their food and water is, and they only come out of their cage to go into another one
- krona 6mo agoBy watching them, and advice from experts.
- andyjohnson0 6mo agoMost birds roost in trees to minimise exposure to predators. Is it possible that birds that are used to living with humans might similarly see a cage as a place of safety? For rest or just taking a break from watchfulness? (I'm personally uncomfortable with birds being caged for long periods or in confined spaces, and I'm not offering the above as a justification. I don't own or live with any animals.)