Parakeets controlling lights!

When my Parakeets stand on one perch, the lights turn on! But when they get off, the lights turn off!
You need a few tools and parts including a wireless light controller, and a SPDT push button. (You need one that doesn't take much force to push) 

Just a video showing the birds and the lights in the background.

(These birds won't get on the perch when I am holding a camera! Maybe because I am in there faces! I got some clips though.)

Step 1 Tools

Yes, this is a soldering project. The soldering gun above was sold at radioshack for 5-10 USD. (It's battery operated too)



Helping Hands
Hot glue gun
Soldering gun and Solder  
Wire strippers and Cutters  

and

Wireless light controller
Wire
SPDT switch
Birds
Bird cage
Perch that folds...? (Step five explains better)
Perch

Comments

[maboy]

Curious. Great idea. Personally I'm not all that fond of parakeets, but definately a great idea. I have two guinea pigs myself. UnfortunatelyI wonder if I could fashion something off the same general idea? Thanks for the unique concept.

[ac1D]

I had some "perruches" (that's how we call them, in french),
They were free to go where they want in my house, but they always stayed at the same place.
My olders one died at age 22, really rare for parakeets(average of 6-15 depending on the diet)
I wish I had some light like that, so they could had played with them, they always liked to chase flashlight and laser ;-)