Sleeping arrangements/clever bird!

[Camille]

I was just wondering what sleeping arrangements you have with your Alex? Do you have a sleep cage, leave your bird out or cover your bird up in his normal cage.

We usually just cover his cage and tuck him into to bed at night. But....My Alex is showing his intelligence by undoing the latches where his food bowls are and climbing through the small space. I've often uncovered him in the morning to find him sitting on an outside perch. I've since used twine to tie the latches up but he just chews straight through it.

I'm unsure what option to use next... But can't believe how clever my baby is, Too clever for his own good!


This is him being silly.

 

[Featheredsamurai]

A lot of people resort to pad locks lol but honestly, some birds can still manage to open those, especially the blue throat macaw.

 

[LoveMyParrots]

Aww, Floyd is so adorable and clever!

I've just leave Ozzie in is normal cage, I don't cover it. Since the room will be very dark at night. Luckily, Ozzie hasn't spend time trying to open the lock!

And I've also heard that blue throat macaw are great at opening locks!

 

[sarafigal]

Beautiful picture. My BFAmazon always sleeps on top of her cage with the door open, and my GCConure usually does, as well. Sometimes he is locked in with the budgies, but he seems to prefer sleeping inside the BFA's cage. In short, only the budgies are locked up (big flight cage), and it works out well. Is there any problem with letting your Alex sleep on a perch?

 

[Camille]

Thanks for the replies. I'm just a bit nervous to leave him unsupervised all night out of his cage; he loves chewing. I guess I'll just give it a go and see how he responds

 

[sarafigal]

If it's any comfort, my Amazon is trying to transform my house to a pile of toothpicks, but she NEVER does so at night or early morning. It's always late morning or late afternoon when I'm not watching...

 

[Camille]

Thanks. If he is happier out then ill just see how he goes.

 

[Parro]

Harry (my cockatiel) is such a clown, at night he once opened the cage and flew around the house. But I don't mind having him sleep on top of the cage, he never did something except once (he bit off a piece of the houses decoration) he politely sleeps over his cage.

 

[khaiqha]

I don't recommend this unless you really know your bird but mine isn't caged...ever. I bird proofed my room and his cage door is always open. It's really amazing to not have to use an alarm clock. Instead my Alex flies over and jumps up and down on me, pulls my blanket away, or sticks his beak into my ear and screams. Then, when I finally awake, he crawls under the blanket and cuddles next to me. He's a very peculiar bird lol.

Back when I had my Indian Ringneck who was clipped, she would just climb all the way to me and do the same things. That or find out where I hid the food and rip open the containers and pig out. She figured out how to open tupperware and jars with locking mechanisms on the lid. Finally I had to keep her food in glass jars with screw on tops.

 

[Bundiibird]

My Alex, Bundii sleeps in her happy hut. She has done since the day we brought her home. She went through a stage of sleeping on the coiled cotton rope things but has now gone back to sleeping in her happy hut. She absolutely loves sleeping in her happy hut, she snuggles in and tuck her head - all of the normal bird sleeping positions.

 

[crimson]

I've had to use dog clips for my cages.
when my Senegal is out she tries to open the doors on my other bird cages.

Needless to say I had to go and buy clips for every door and sliding door, 19 in total.
better safe than sorry