Prevue Pet Products Mimic Me Voice Recorder - Small Training Tool Recorder for Birds, Teach Your Bird Words & Phrases, Voice Recorder with Playback, Accessories for All Vocally Active Birds - Green

I have bought sooooooo many toys...several mechcanical puppet talking/moving birds...and a mirror that emits a recording when the bird perches on it. BUT this product is BY FAR THE BEST!!! It has 2modes that allow for how frequent you want the recording to play...it's Great to teach phrases to birds who have the ability to learn to talk. Its awesome to keep birds company...what better way for them not to feel alone then to hear their parents voice??? That is why I bought it for my Green Cheek Conure. You set it up on a flat surface away from the birds and reach... NEVER in the cage! It gives you 10seconds to record...which is a lot more than any other of the products I have tried. And the recording "Quality" Excels all the other products I tried which were muffled..or too low. This product records clearly and has a perfect volume...not too loud or too low! Something told me when I saw this product to buy it first...I didn't listen to my intuition as I found the price to be $20-$25 a bit too expensive. Instead I ended up spending "more" on many different products that were inferior. This is an Awesome product and its worth every penny!...You won't be disappointed. (Sigh), if I could go back in time...

Best play back recording toy I was able to find so far! The sound is a little grainy, because it picks up any background noise like the air conditioner, so it doesn’t come out very clean, but still great! It plays the recording for a set of 12 times and then repeats that set every 10 or 15 minutes depending on the mode you choose. It comes with batteries.

This arrived a little over a week ago and already my 21-year old African Grey has learned new phrases and words! We bought this to do two things: first, annoy my parrot the way he annoys us, for a little sweet justified revenge. Second, to teach him new things to say since he recently acquired a new annoying screeching sound he heard from a movie we were watching. We are hoping something different to mimic will distract him from this new and very naughty thing he has learned. It has helped a little, but I imagine that part will take some time. About the Mimic Me: The battery compartment was hard to open. I went through several ordinary screwdrivers before I found one that would work. The batteries that came with mine were dead. Once I had it put together with good batteries it had a recording already on it, I imagine it was whoever tested it. It was Asian music. Kind of cute. When I recorded on it, the sound was crystal clear. Ten seconds is the perfect length for teaching a bird new things. One can fit quite a bit on it. Currently on ours we have the following: "Have fun storming the castle! These aren't the droids you are looking for. Luke, I am your father!" All of that fit in ten seconds. It has crystal clear quality sound. My only complaint is the volume is loud. It would be nice to have a way to control the volume on this recorder, so that is why I gave this 4 stars. So far we've been using this a couple of hours a day and the batteries are still going strong. I will update later when I can give a better estimate of battery length and let you know if this helps us stop him from screeching that one new annoying sound. December 26, 2015 Update: My parrot has forgotten all about that annoying sound he was doing, and is learning new things every week! The battery I put in is still going strong!

This little voice recorder works exactly as indicated but falls short on sound clarity. It lacks a volume control and the playback is louder that would be desired. Even when you lower your voice, there is a lot of reverb and distortion on hard sounds like “b” or “t”. Otherwise, this device is a nice low-cost recorder. I have no idea if it will have the desired effect on my birds, but my cockatiels don’t hate it like the poor bird on the on-line video.

Easy to use. No volume control you just have to talk softer if you want it not so loud. Does two parakeets I know they wouldn't talk with the Box on but I thought it would be something to entertain them when I am not home. I was trying to put them back in their cage one night and I grab the box and just turned it on for fun and they flew to me holding the Box on my hand. My voice talking to them does nothing but when I turn the box on their happy. But I have no doubt you would get a burr talking if you just have one male.

I had this recorder about 8 years ago. It was great— no problems. My Senegal parrot learned many words, phrases, and whistled songs with the old version. The one I bought recently was a big disappointment. The quality of the recording is very poor. There’s a lot of static-like noise in the playback, which is annoying. My bird doesn’t like the scratchy sounds either, so that doesn’t help me expand his repertoire. I can’t recommend this item.

This is a great product. The recordings are very clear and at the right volume. Since it only turns on periodically, every 15 minutes, the batteries last longer. It also is very easy to turn off and on. I can not give a good wolf whistle, so I had my daughter record it. My parakeets picked this up right away and reproduce it. They are working on the words. Since I have two birds this will take longer and be a little harder because, when there are two parakeets, they tend to bond with each other more than with their owner. However, when they hear the recordings, they start chattering between themselves and you can hear them working on the words. Repetition is important, but sometimes it is hard to find the time to do it. The Mimic Me takes care of that problem. It would be nice it were possible to record additional words using the second side of the recording machine. However since trainers recommend teaching only a few words at a time, this probably is not a big problem.

This is an excellent product for teaching your bird phrases or sounds. It is easy to record on it. The playback volume is excellent. There are two playback modes. I prefer the mode that has a one hour break every 2 hours. This will help decrease boredom. The unit is well built but is not parrot proof. It's instructions recommend unit be placed away from any possible bird contact. That includes on top of cage. One thing not in synopsis is this. The battery compartment is held closed with a small Philips screw. The type that is for eye glasses. So you will need that type of screw driver if you are considering this item. Edited 11 months after purchase. Unit is still going strong. Record and play quality remains excellent. I got this originally to teach my African Grey her name, telephone number and vet telephone number. Unfortunately, She's very selective about what she mimics. I now pay strict attention to background noise. Like sound of kitty litter being poured, low battery alert and more. It took me months to identify the kitty litter! She has yet to repeat numbers correctly. But she's learned bird calls, whistles and more downloaded from net.

produit très bien! livraison rapide et conforme.

MY WIFE LOVES IT, KEEPS THE BIRD COMPANY AND TEACHES SOME WORDS WHEN NOBODY IS HOME.

Works well

Für den Preis kann man den mal ausprobieren. (Ich habe allerdings weit weniger bezahlt, als den jetzt bei Amazon angezeigten Preis) Ist mehr ein Gimmick. Die Aufnahmesequenz ist sehr kurz und der Ton ist nicht gut. Aber meine Papageien hören hin und sind für eine gewisse Zeit beschäftigt und das ist für mich die Hauptsache.

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