Comments on: How Much Sleep Should Your Parrot Be Getting? http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/how-much-sleep-should-your-parrot-be-getting/ Blog about how to train parrots Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:01:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Ken http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/how-much-sleep-should-your-parrot-be-getting/#comment-1172 Ken Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:46:26 +0000 http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/?p=8#comment-1172 This is very good information. I have found that another thing that helps them to sleep is that it is TOTALLY dark in their cage. I believe that birds are a lot alike humans in that their Serotonin needs to build in order to be happy. Studies have shown that Serotonin is created best in the dark hours of the night. Without the required darkness, your bird may show aggression, anger, have mood swings and may even stop eating if it becomes bad enough. When you put your bird to bed, I would recommend a very well constructed cage cover that allows your bird to get the air they need and the darkness they require. A typical bed sheet may not fit this bill. A quality cage cover will fit the cage properly and allow you access to the food bowls, easy removal in the morning, stop drafty air and create a total darkness for the 10 to 12 hours your bird needs to sleep. You will find that birds are easier to play with when they have had the rest they need. This is very good information. I have found that another thing that helps them to sleep is that it is TOTALLY dark in their cage. I believe that birds are a lot alike humans in that their Serotonin needs to build in order to be happy. Studies have shown that Serotonin is created best in the dark hours of the night. Without the required darkness, your bird may show aggression, anger, have mood swings and may even stop eating if it becomes bad enough.

When you put your bird to bed, I would recommend a very well constructed cage cover that allows your bird to get the air they need and the darkness they require. A typical bed sheet may not fit this bill. A quality cage cover will fit the cage properly and allow you access to the food bowls, easy removal in the morning, stop drafty air and create a total darkness for the 10 to 12 hours your bird needs to sleep.

You will find that birds are easier to play with when they have had the rest they need.

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