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The Canary - A Great Pet

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If you want a pretty bird that will sing its heart out for you then you cannot find a better pet than a male canary. The females are nice, but they cannot sing, as their voice consists of cheeps and chirps. There is one note of caution to keep in mind. Canaries are very vain birds and if you put a mirror in their cage, they will sit and look at themselves for hours. The males usually will not sing if a mirror is placed in their cage and there have been numerous incidents of canaries starving to death because they would not leave the bird in the mirror alone long enough to find the food in their cage.

So, if you want an attractive bird that sings, is easy to keep and is relatively inexpensive, then get yourself a male canary and put it in a cage with no mirror. Make sure your vain virtuoso has a birdbath, as canaries love to bathe. Place the cage in an area where there are no drafts and where at least part of the cage is shaded from the sun. Then sit back and let your new pet serenade you.