Leaving Kiwi Overnight?

I have to leave Kiwi overnight, 24 hours. I'm sure he'll be ok since I will leave plenty of food and water and toys for him. Wondering if you all leave the tv or something on when you have to leave them? Also, he eats alot!! Should their pellets be available at all times or is it appropriate to give them portions throughout the day?
Those that have seen my posts and been kind with great advice....Kiwi has finally stepped over into trusting me. I've had him a month now. He loves his new playstand, gets right up on my desk and over to my keyboard when we come into work for the day. He's looking for nuts and treats and has found them hiding on my desk so I've had to find a new hiding spot. Anytime I even reach for my coffee or water on the side of the desk where his treats were he comes running!!! it's funny! He lets me kiss him and rub his head and sometimes just pick him up!! He's become really trusting of me. I think he is trying to say a word or two as well. He mimics my tone to thank you so i hope the words actually come out eventually! I hate to leave him Overnight but don't want to stress him by taking him to a place he doesn't know just yet.

Could someone come over and see him to check on him?

Anything over 12 hours and I have a friend come over and check to make sure everyone is okay, just to be safe.

Leave a light on and make sure the cage is extra secure. A second water dish is a must, both should be full. You may want to add an auxiliary lock or locks at any potential point of escape depending if your bird is a good lock pick. Also, let one or more trustworthy people know when you expect to be home and if you haven't called/texted by a certain time, could they go take care of your bird. You never know what might happen so someone needs to be on call if you got in an accident or were too ill to travel or something.

I’ve left my fids alone for 24 hours, any longer and our nephew comes over. He has a key to our home, he’s a good kid and we trust him. I leave pellets and two water dishes, leave a light on AND start their iPod, lol. I have an old iPod with a ton of music and we start it when we leave the house for the birds and dogs. Also I tell them good bye as we are leaving and we’ll be back tomorrow. I started doing that after I believe Wrench shared he does this. I believe they really understand.


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All great advice. Having 2 water dishes is a must, just in-case he knocks one over or decides to bathe in one of them and push all the water out. And you definitely want to leave enough food that there's no chance that he'll run out while you're gone. Leave a light on in his room, and either the TV or a radio playing softly for him.

He'll be fine for 24 hours, but you definitely want to let someone you trust know that you're going to be gone, when you're supposed to come back, and give them a key to your house while you're gone. Even though it's only for 24 hours, if something happens to you, god forbid, then someone needs to be able to get to him immediately after the 24 hours...I hate to say this, but what if you have an accident or something? You know what i'm saying, you never know what might happen, and someone you trust needs to be able to get into your house, and also must know where his food is located in your house, how much he should get each day, knows to give him fresh water, etc.

My other suggestion---Do a Youtube live-stream....you can run streams indefinitely as long as your internet connection is solid. As you are setting up the stream, email yourself a link to it (you can set it to private so only you can view it). Assuming your connection stays on and your computer (or recording device) doesn't go to sleep, then you can follow the link to check in on your bird at any point. I use the camera on my laptop and just cover the screen with a notepad so my bird can't see herself on the video feed.



If you have the means, you might consider linking a radio or something to a timer so that there is some noise during waking hours.


Do you normally cover her at night, because if so, I would have someone come do that for you (and uncover in the AM)


Make sure someone has a key and will be available in case of emergency.
Also, make sure thermostat is set appropriately.


I should add, I don't have the guts to leave my bird alone for that long, but my bird is a cockatoo, so that changes things.

we keep our thermostat at 74 during the day with ceiling fans on and then it's 73 at night. We also have a smart thermostat and when we go somewhere the air doesn't come on until it is 77. Is 77 too warm for Kiwi?? It gets up to 76 in my office becuase its the warmest room in my house.

If she is used to that temp, then imagine it is ok, but I wouldn't go above that much for long periods.