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Post by cnyguy on Apr 3, 2017 21:56:58 GMT -5
Normally, the parrots go to bed between 7:15 and 7:30 in the evening (that's been Ralph's choice from the start, and Scooter has adapted to it). Once or twice I week, I go to hockey games and don't get back until around 10 PM, or a bit later. This past weekend, both games ran late and I didn't get back until closer to 10:30. Scooter made it quite clear that she was up past her bedtime. As soon as I came in she said "Good night, Scoot. Lights out!" both Friday and Saturday nights. She made her point.  |
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Post by Caseysmom on Apr 3, 2017 22:12:03 GMT -5
Lol, they are like Casey, she likes her bedtime too, she says night night night and starts squawking if I don't put her to bed. Then if the lights aren't off fast enough I hear low grumbles from the cage . Her bedtime is later though... around 930-10
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Post by cnyguy on Apr 4, 2017 20:50:24 GMT -5
As I said, Ralph chose his own bedtime soon after he arrived here seven years ago. He has out-of-cage playtime after dinner most nights when I'm home, and pretty much every night, he stops whatever he's doing at around 7:15 and looks toward his cage. I carry him back there and he steps right inside. Both parrots get some scritches and we say good night for a few minutes, then I turn out the lights. Scooter was used to staying up until nearly midnight in her former home, but it didn't take long for her to adapt to Ralph's schedule. She has said "Good night, Scoot" a few times before, but "Lights out" was something new, undoubtedly from her former home, since I don't say that to the parrots.
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Post by biteybird on Apr 5, 2017 5:39:52 GMT -5
Gary, you dirty stop-out, how dare you be late home!  Bonnie likes to go to bed by 7pm these days, or she screeches the place down (as we're all aware, these quakers are very good at letting us humans know when we've transgressed). |
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Post by aaron on Apr 5, 2017 23:52:42 GMT -5
We're certainly guilty of similar things. It's fairly often that we have to keep Cupcake up past her bedtime. It seems like if we keep her up too late she gets all wonky and doesn't realize she wants to go to bed any more. Although right now she's got an issue with bedtime and makes sure it is very clear to me that she doesn't want to go to bed, even though she is complaining and tired... but will go anyhow, after I talk her into it. I feel like she's telling me she doesn't like her sleep situation but I'm not sure what to do about it.
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Post by biteybird on Apr 6, 2017 5:27:17 GMT -5
Aaron, keep her guessing - it's good for her! Plus she might appreciate you more once the shoe is on the other foot. |
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Post by gypsydove on Apr 7, 2017 23:49:29 GMT -5
Sebastian goes nigh night at dusk I wait till he gets real quiet and see that he isn't as active then I sing him Goodnight sweetheart well it's time to go ba ba ba bum Goodnight sweetheart well it's time to go... I hate to leave you but I really must say Goodnight sweetheart Goodnight. As I tuck him in. He's so spoiled already mama stayed up too late last night so I stayed up the last few hrs so he'd get work up in time for the sunrise. Canaries are photosensitive I figure I can take a nap whenever and it doesn't mess with my biological clock.
Not that my plan worked he decided we would have a game of knock knock and whistles back and forth until he was ready to sing his version of here comes the sun lol then I was allowed a short nap... I cheated in the end by letting him listen to a canary video on YouTube...yes he pretty much has his own phone lol...
He is soooo spoiled and loving it already!
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