Is it bad to have too much out of the cage time as a baby?

[Bystef]

I just got my baby eclectus! And she just wants to be out all the time, I put her on her play stand and she ate a lot today but they told me is a bad thing to do at the beginning. She’s been about all day today, I don’t see nothing wrong and she is happy as long as we give her some space and talk to her while we do our daily things but I just wanted to know if it would cause a behavioral issue


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[SailBoat]

Only, if you are planning on extensively changing your daily schedule. The goal should be to set a daily schedule in place that will look like a normal day later on.

Our adult Amazon is out and about all day long. That said, it is a right that he has earned. For young Parrots, it is important to teach them limits and responsibilities as part of being out and about. It is much like a young child, teaching what's safe and what is dangerous.

Take care regarding 'her' wanting to find nesting areas!

 

[boncuk]

i agree with her idea

 

[Bystef]

Right now with everything happening we are home 24/7 on regular schedule I’m home all day 3 days a week and the other 4 days vary but the longest she would be alone is 10 to 5 (sometimes less since I work by appointment) but usually I can go home for lunch


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[SailBoat]

Work at repeating that general schedule for most days and full days when appropriate. If you will have days where you are gone all day, simply build those in.
Also, work at providing your baby things to keep business, toys to make into little pieces, etc...

 

[jessfonger]

Thanks for sharing this question - i have the same issue and would like to get some advice on how to proceed as well.

We got our Susan (a Senegal parrot now almost 4 months old) 5 weeks ago and since day 2 of being with us, we've been letting her out of the cage where she stays out the whole day and gets to climb around a playpen we made. The huge issue is that it became a huge challenge to get her back inside the cage at night. I know it's bad but we have had to either corner her to go inside the cage or swoop her up (which i think is why she's still not warmed up to hands completely).

I'm trying to reset how she feels about her cage by not letting her out anymore, putting her favourite foods and toys in the cage so that hopefully she starts treating this like her safe haven and wants to go back inside voluntarily after spending a day outside.

Does anyone have any helpful tips to share on how to get their parrot to like their cage? In response to what @Sailboat has said - what does it mean to teach a parrot "outside time" is a right to be earned?

Thank you in advance!