If your parrot is not getting 12-14 hours of sleep per night, he's not even remotely as nice as he could be.

In fact, some of my students read the chapter on sleep in the e-book that comes with my parrot training course
and reported back saying their parrot didn't need any training to start being nice again.

All it needed was it's 12-14 hours of sleep a night. Isn't that amazing! But let me ask you... Is your parrot getting that much sleep?


I know mine wasn't, so here's a quick list of tips for how to make sure you parrot gets enough sleep.

1. It has to be dark AND quiet. Just covering his cage doesn't mean he'll sleep if make lots of noise
when getting up in the morning. Birds have a built in warning system for survival, and
wake up to the smallest of noises.

2. NO light can get in the cage. I made the mistake of thinking I'd put Magoo, our cockatiel into our
guest bedroom to sleep, not remembering that the sun shines right into that window early every morning, and
the light made him wakeup too early, especially since I rarely get them to bed on time.

3. Have a separate sleeping cage. Keep them in a part of the house that's dark, and that you don't visit in the morning when you get ready for work, so they can get their beauty sleep.


4. Install a shower perch, it's the darkest place in the house, and if you have a spare shower that's not being used, it's one of the most quiet too. Plus the poop washes down the drain easily :-)

5. Remember, breeding cycles can be triggered by amount of daylight, so if your bird isn't getting enough sleep he will have a tendency to get hormonal.

If you keep these 5 tips in mind, you'll be well on your way to a happy bird.

Until next time... Best Wishes,

Chet Womach