A question about bed time

[Kiryon]

Should Oz's bed time be the same as mine, or should I put him in for the night at a specific time each day? Thing is, I do live in a pretty small appartment, so I'm in his line of sight most of the time and go to bed at around 11-12 pm and get up around 7-10 am depending on what schedule is for the day. Bottom line is, I'm afraid of him not getting enough sleep (he does like to nap during the day, could that be a factor?)

If I do 'put him to bed' Should I cover the cage up so he won't be disturbed by the light an me moving around? The 2 nights he's spent with me have gone very well, not a peep out of him. Thought, he sleeps on the food bowl's ledge...Which reinforces my 'Oz is a glutton' theory.

thank you


Oz is a sleepy baby...

 

[Wdlodge]

Birds are up with the sun and down at sundown as a general rule. Mine is up and out of her cage by 7-7:30 and back in her cage to sleep at 7:30-7:45 ish sometime 8 pm at the latest. 10-12 hrs, with naps during the day is fine. Not enough sleep, cranky bird.

Covering isn't necessary unless you want to cover him or he likes it, or so that light won't disturbed him.

 

[PJL]

Oz is a very cute bird! what kind is he?

 

[weco]

While there is a long standing belief that parrots need 8-12 hours of sleep, that's not really true.....the idea came from the fact that most parrot species originated in rain forest/jungle environments and that because old beliefs were that once the birds settled in for the night, they'd sleep until dawn's awaking.....well, a parrot's self-preservation mechanism will cause them to wake at virtually any sound, so, in the wild or in your home, they do not sleep 8-12 hours, however, once a bird gets used to the home's routine, they may open their eyes, but once they recognize a sound as normal, they're usually back to sleep with little concern.....

If, on the other hand, in your situation, he is not getting enough sleep, he'll let you know by squawking at your nightly disturbance or by becoming a little testy if you wake him too early.....

While parrots will normally remain in-place & quiet throughout the night, they will take flight, in pitch black, if they become frightened.....

 

[lotosha]

My cockatiels like to sleep a lot. They gladly go to sleep at 18:00 in their room. If they are bothered with a light I put a blanket on the cage and they are falling asleep. My CAG doesn't go sleep easily, but one can tell a difference in her behavior (not to the better) the day after she went to sleep late. So I guess they indeed need their 10 hours of sleep.

 

[ShellyBorg]

If my big guys dont get there sleep, my hands know about it the next day! My one hormonal girl starts acting up like crazy too. I will keep them at at least 10 hours of sleep a night.

 

[Kiryon]

thanks fir the suggestions guys. I noticed he does tend to get a bit cranky in the late evening. He 'bites' (I'm reluctant to use that word because honestly there's no pain/discomfort at ALL) in quick succession and chirps at me. But strangely enough, when I put him in the cage so he'll get some sleep, he just plays around the cage or eats... he's so confusing =P

Also, do tiels instinctively know how to whistle? Because he was making some weird sounds (like....babbling? Gurgling? Well, def not his usual chirp) and I thought he might be trying to whistle.

@ PJL : He's a whiteface(?) 'Pearl' cockatiel, me thinks. At least that's what the lady who sold him to me said =P

 

[lotosha]

thanks fir the suggestions guys. I noticed he does tend to get a bit cranky in the late evening. He 'bites' (I'm reluctant to use that word because honestly there's no pain/discomfort at ALL) in quick succession and chirps at me. But strangely enough, when I put him in the cage so he'll get some sleep, he just plays around the cage or eats... he's so confusing =P

Also, do tiels instinctively know how to whistle? Because he was making some weird sounds (like....babbling? Gurgling? Well, def not his usual chirp) and I thought he might be trying to whistle.

@ PJL : He's a whiteface(?) 'Pearl' cockatiel, me thinks. At least that's what the lady who sold him to me said =P

Male tiels start whistling at about 6 month, female do not tend to whistle that much at all.