Re: 2 Quick questions

Posted by Carolan from c-67-164-194-192.hsd1.ut.comcast.net (67.164.194.192) on Saturday, October 07, 2006 at 4:21PM :

In Reply to: Re: 2 Quick questions posted by Craig (Thors Dad) [Boardmaster] on Friday, October 06, 2006 at 1:18AM :

I smiled at Craig's response, because it once again showed me how individual parrots are. Nyoni starts asking to go to bed at 7pm. I used to be able to almost tell time by him, but he's not as exact as he was years ago. At about 7pm, he will start getting agitated, and ask, about every 2 minutes, "Do you want a bed?" To the uninitiated ear, this sounds like "Do you want a beer?" In the summer, when it's lighter longer, I can get him to stay up until 8pm. But when the nights come earlier, the best I can do is 7:30pm. His sleeping cage is in an unused bedroom, and he's always so happy to get there. If I left him up until 11pm he would be in a frenzy. Parrots are truly individuals. [btw, he has to wake up at 7am, so he's getting about 12 hours of private sleep].

: Hello Murry,

: I am not familiar with the types of food you have available in South Africa. Here is the states mixes with sunflower seeds are not considered good diet for Poicephalus parrots. We have pellet parrot food. The favorite is called Harrisons and another good one is Roudybush. That is not to say that nuts are bad. They should be included in the diet as a treat. I feed Thor Pecans, Hazelnuts, Almonds, etc. He loves them but would eat nothing else if he had a bowl full of them. I'd seperate the nuts from the pellets and leave him with pellets all the time and nuts as a treat. Fruit is great but goes bad fast so you should just give him a little that he can finish right away.

: As for sleep parrots, like all children, need a good night sleep. Thor sleeps 9-10 hours a night. He pretty much keeps the same hours I do, which means he is up late and sleeps in late. At night I cover his cage. If he is tired before I go to bed he gets into his cage himself and I just cover him them. In the morning I leave the cage covered until he asks to come out. He peeps or says "good morning". Thor usually goes to bed at 11:00PM and gets up around 9:00AM. He seems quite happy with this cycle as it is what the rest of his flock does.

: Craig

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