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Post by Elayne on Dec 26, 2014 20:09:20 GMT -5
Hi. I brought home baby Bella 2 days go. She's 3 months old. How much sleep does she need a night and is it better to put her in a separate room to sleep? I cover the cage. Thanks
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Post by cnyguy on Dec 26, 2014 21:32:23 GMT -5
On average, a parrot can use 10-11 hours' sleep each night; a little more or a bit less won't hurt. If there's a lot of activity in the room after Bella goes to bed, and she resists going to sleep, then you might try relocating her cage to a quiet room for the night.
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Post by easttex on Dec 27, 2014 10:29:02 GMT -5
I am a proponent of separate sleep rooms, for those who have the space. Prey animals, as parrots are, tend to be very light sleepers.
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Post by siobhan on Dec 27, 2014 17:32:41 GMT -5
A lot depends on the bird in question. Clyde and Jade go to bed and that's the end of them until I pull the covers off the next morning. If I oversleep (they can tell time), Jade will start squawking by about 9 a.m. to tell me to get off my duff and uncover her, but Clyde's likely to stay in his tent snoring until I show up. On the other hand, I suspect my starling has never slept in her entire life. LOL No matter what time I get up, even if it's 3 a.m. for a potty break, I can hear her in there pecking her mirror (her form of protest at being locked in her cage) and grumbling to herself.
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Post by biteybird on Dec 27, 2014 22:58:36 GMT -5
Bonnie is quite content until she hears that one of us has got up, then she shouts the house down until we uncover her.  She generally gets about 8-10 hours sleep (or cage covered) per night. Oh, forgot to say that her cage is in the living room next to the TV, so even when covered up she can probably still be exposed to some TV noise until about 10pm. But she seems fine with it. |
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Post by Sharyn and Mr P on Dec 28, 2014 11:11:45 GMT -5
Mr P spends the entire day on various playstands throughout the house and is in his cage, which is in the front hallway where the guest bedrooms are, only to sleep and when I'm not home. I have found that taking them away from their cage keeps down the cage aggression and gives them a chance to "forage" in different areas, which is a natural behavior. Mr P stays quiet until he hears the toilet flush, or it's past 8:30 am, whichever comes first He starts out by squawking, but then goes thru his entire vocabulary in the hopes that something he says will motivate me to uncover him NOW |
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Post by fig on Dec 28, 2014 16:22:16 GMT -5
I live in a small apartment. My birds' cages are in my bedroom. Everybirdy gets put to bed at 3pm, covered and cozy! They generally all settle right down...sometimes the Budgies will chatter for a while, sometimes Skye (the Blue Quaker) will talk and giggle for a spell. I'll have the TV on, volume low. It doesn't bother them. Morning begins at 6am, everyone cheerful and raring to go.
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Post by megjp on Dec 28, 2014 23:01:24 GMT -5
We keep our 4 month old in our Dining Room, I agree with the 10-11 hours of sleep. Just make sure it's a quiet area without too much noise due to parrots being prey animals making them light sleepers.
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She generally gets about 8-10 hours sleep (or cage covered) per night. Oh, forgot to say that her cage is in the living room next to the TV, so even when covered up she can probably still be exposed to some TV noise until about 10pm. But she seems fine with it.
