How sensitive are parrots to smooth noise when sleeping?

[HelgaMoro]

Hi! I want my green-cheek's sleeping place to be in the storage room. It's the only completely dark room in the house. The problem is - there is a boiler (water heater) there and it does this low smooth constant "zzzzhhhhhh" noise. Like a long exhale, similar to the sound of a PC or a strong air conditioner. Is that bad?

Also, is it okay for a sleeping cage to be tiny (56x36x62cm)? He has a big daytime cage (79x50x130).

 

[zERo]

As long as the noise isn’t blaring it probably doesn’t disturb him. I bet he’d be used to it anyways.

Most people who choose to do sleeping cages provide smaller cages. There’s not really a point for them to have giant cages just for sleeping, having a smaller cage to sleep in is probably safer too, if they should have a night fright they couldn’t get speed and hit a cage wall too hard.

 

[wrench13]

Hi, welcome. Honest;y i would not put any animal, much less sensitive ones like parrots in a boiler room. Aside from th noise (whch I thnk he would get used to) the temperature rises and falls as the water heater gets demands on it. AND, they break. I used to have a huge snake collection, over 100 snakes and dozens of species, all kept at my grandfathers house, in the boiler room. Cages from floor to celing. You guessed it. The boiler broke, the temperature flew up and up and up. We lost every single snake except for the cages on the floor (large pythons). Everything else died.

SO no I would not keep parrots in a boiler room, no matter how dark. You can always get some light proof fabric and make a black out cover for the cage, in a much safer spot.

 

[zERo]

Hi, welcome. Honest;y i would not put any animal, much less sensitive ones like parrots in a boiler room. Aside from th noise (whch I thnk he would get used to) the temperature rises and falls as the water heater gets demands on it. AND, they break. I used to have a huge snake collection, over 100 snakes and dozens of species, all kept at my grandfathers house, in the boiler room. Cages from floor to celing. You guessed it. The boiler broke, the temperature flew up and up and up. We lost every single snake except for the cages on the floor (large pythons). Everything else died.

SO no I would not keep parrots in a boiler room, no matter how dark. You can always get some light proof fabric and make a black out cover for the cage, in a much safer spot.

Oh! I didn’t think of this! Thank you for explaining!

 

[SailBoat]

As stated so clearly by my good friend above: NO, no way!!

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Hi, welcome. Honest;y i would not put any animal, much less sensitive ones like parrots in a boiler room. Aside from th noise (whch I thnk he would get used to) the temperature rises and falls as the water heater gets demands on it. AND, they break. I used to have a huge snake collection, over 100 snakes and dozens of species, all kept at my grandfathers house, in the boiler room. Cages from floor to celing. You guessed it. The boiler broke, the temperature flew up and up and up. We lost every single snake except for the cages on the floor (large pythons). Everything else died.

SO no I would not keep parrots in a boiler room, no matter how dark. You can always get some light proof fabric and make a black out cover for the cage, in a much safer spot.

I don't like the boiler room idea either. I also don't like keeping my birds in a pitch dark room to sleep because if they wake up for some reason they won't be able to find their way around their cage in the dark and could panic and injure themselves. A dim light with a lightweight cover in a room that's quiet (no loud disturbances or flashing lights) is best for sleeping. It's not pitch black at night for wild parrots- they have moonlight which can be pretty bright. Soft steady "white noise" sounds are fine for sleeping parrots.

 

[PrimorandMoxi]

We sleep in same room as our Parrots.
It's like our big nest.
If we get up in the middle of the night to use restroom or something I'll here them stir a bit, I click my teeth softly, maybe whisper "pretty birdy."
It's like they want to know what is going on and that they are safe.