nightime cage question

[mvd12720]

I know that this might be a stupid question. but i will be getting my first parrotlet this weekend and well i keep hearing all of you talk about a cage for at night time. is that necessary or is it just good for the bird?
when i had my macaw (b&g) i did not have a sleeping cage for him and he was fine i didn't know about them.
and what do you have in your sleeping cage?
melissa

[pam311]

Hi Melissa and congrats on your new plet. I dont have a sleeping cage, but I do have a smaller cage that I put Hadji in and it movable. I think a sleeping cage may be necessary if your main haousing is in a noisy family room. Hadji is upstairs in my office so when I an not working he is downstairs with the family and comes back up to go nite-nite.

[chapala]

I don't think a night cage is needed unless, like Hadji said above, the bird's main cage is in a room with noise, people walking around, lights, etc. Then, a sleep cage in a quieter room is good to have. I just partially cover Cello, to block a light if we turn it on, and that's it. He's in the dining room (open to kitchen and living room), but we're not in there much at night.
Reta

[jodeg]

I have a sleeping cage for Kiwi, because, as mentioned above, her big cage is in our family room -- t.v., lots of noise and activity. Her sleeping cage is in my sewing room, just across the hall from our bedroom. I cover her cage on 3 sides and leave the front open.

Her sleeping cage has water and a little food, a swing and one or two toys (one is a toy from her days in the nursery that the shop gave me when I brought her home).

She has 2 Booda perches and a Booda Boing (not sure what it's called, but it's a spiral Booda perch), a Manzanita perch and several wooden perches. (She probably doesn't need this many perches, but her sleeping cage used to be her main cage before I bought the bigger HQ cage at Windy City Parrot. I just left all the perches in her cage.)

I've had a separate sleeping cage for her since she came home. At first, since she was so young and new to our home, I had a nightlight in her room, but after a couple of weeks, I stopped using it, and she's been fine.

Anyway, that's the setup at KIWI'S HOUSE!! :D

[Sally]

I agree. If the flight cage is in a noisy area at night, they need a quiet place to get a long nights sleep. I had this cage for a few months, until I found a great flight cage online. This is her sleep cage and she also loves to play there. I cover it every night after I sing two songs to her.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/Sally11/Chipperscage.jpg

[Pado]

I agree, only necessary if their main cage is in a high traffic or noisy area and they can't get the 12 hours of sleep Parrotlets require.

I use to have a sleeping cage but realized they didn't need it as their main cage is located in the family room which opens to the kitchen - this room is used most during daylight hours but our main TV room is upstairs so at night they don't get disturbed.

I now use this smaller cage for their time outdoors. :)

[YWallpaper]

My bird's large cage has wheels, so we roll it from the living room into our bedroom when it is time for them to sleep.

[drab91]

I found I made the best progress with training Mavric when he had a sleep cage.. this was because every night he HAD to get onto my finger if he wanted to get to bed which is his favorite time of the day :) Not to mention I have also found that just changing their surroundings often makes you the only common factor! Just food for thought! :)