tuki
Regular Member
Hi all,
Have been wondering whether our conure, Charlie, is getting enough sleep and if this could be one of the causes of his biting?
His cage is in our living room (which faces the street), so that he can feel like part of the family even when he is not out of his cage. It is not next to a window but against a wall close to the window so that he can also partly look out on the street and see whats going on. However, we live on the main street in our part of town, and it can get quite busy at times with traffic from early in the morning, the occasional ambulance, etc. And I'm wondering if this noise will be keeping him awake?
We cover his cage with a blanket for the night, usually at around 9-10pm, but we are often up longer than that, watching a film, etc. and he doesn't seem to be settling down until the room is silent, which most of the days doesn't happen until about 11-12 ish. We are up again the next day at around 7-7.30 and keep the door to the living room closed, to give him some peace and quiet while we get the kids off to school etc. But even so he seems to be awake early and I can hear him making little noises under his blanket, sometimes even before we get up.
As I can tell from other people's opinions on sleep, he is definitely not getting enough, especially since he's still only 6 months old. So, I'm wondering if the best solution would be to get him a separate sleep cage and put him in our youngest son's room for the night, which faces the garden and is more quiet?
Could anyone tell me how they use their sleep cage and if this has been beneficial to your bird?
How big does it need to be? Should we make sure he gets to know it before making him sleep in it? Does it need toys or better just plain with no "distractions"?
Thanks in advance for your always great advice!
Kat
Have been wondering whether our conure, Charlie, is getting enough sleep and if this could be one of the causes of his biting?
His cage is in our living room (which faces the street), so that he can feel like part of the family even when he is not out of his cage. It is not next to a window but against a wall close to the window so that he can also partly look out on the street and see whats going on. However, we live on the main street in our part of town, and it can get quite busy at times with traffic from early in the morning, the occasional ambulance, etc. And I'm wondering if this noise will be keeping him awake?
We cover his cage with a blanket for the night, usually at around 9-10pm, but we are often up longer than that, watching a film, etc. and he doesn't seem to be settling down until the room is silent, which most of the days doesn't happen until about 11-12 ish. We are up again the next day at around 7-7.30 and keep the door to the living room closed, to give him some peace and quiet while we get the kids off to school etc. But even so he seems to be awake early and I can hear him making little noises under his blanket, sometimes even before we get up.
As I can tell from other people's opinions on sleep, he is definitely not getting enough, especially since he's still only 6 months old. So, I'm wondering if the best solution would be to get him a separate sleep cage and put him in our youngest son's room for the night, which faces the garden and is more quiet?
Could anyone tell me how they use their sleep cage and if this has been beneficial to your bird?
How big does it need to be? Should we make sure he gets to know it before making him sleep in it? Does it need toys or better just plain with no "distractions"?
Thanks in advance for your always great advice!
Kat