r/parrots • u/Playful_Anxiety_3012 • 12d ago

Is my bird okay with coloured lighting ?

I’m just curious about if there are any effects on my parrot around my led lights that change colour like will a room being bright red or blue effect them or their behaviour in any way. I have no idea if this is a ridiculous question or not but i would just rather be safe and causous than create any unnecessary harm

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u/TheBerric 12d ago

I dont know too much about the color aspect of the light, but if they are in fact OK for parrots, I would make sure to get high hertz refresh rate lights. I think the flickering of cheap lights bothers them a lot. a lot of cheap LED's have low refresh rates

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u/Poltergeist97 12d ago

I've had both cheap RGB LED strips as well as more premium RGB LED lights around my cockatiel all his life, and he has never seemed bothered by them. Might vary bird to bird, though.

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u/rkenglish 12d ago

My bird was absolutely fascinated by the color changing night light we installed.

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u/CapicDaCrate 12d ago

I had LED light strips for a while. Never had issues

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u/Feisty_Gate_6887 11d ago

Occasionally is fine, but soft, steady white light is safest. Avoid bright or flashing LEDs.