Midnight Mania Flapping- OOps sorry this belongs in Cockatiels

[Niteldy]

For the past 2 weeks everyother night my cockatiels ( 5 of them) awaken me at about 3 am flapping their wings and skreeching hanging from the walls of their cages. I have 2 cages sitting side by side ( touching). They are covered at night and I have tried covering them seperately and together- Makes no difference. I do not have anything that would make them freak out- no lights, no other animals, no noise. It just makes me crazy!!! Between 3am and 4 am. - I am exhausted!!Any ideas or do I just have ghosts? My 5 inquiring little birds need to know what you think. I will start looking for a Ghost Buster.

 

[LaManuka]

For the past 2 weeks everyother night my cockatiels ( 5 of them) awaken me at about 3 am flapping their wings and skreeching hanging from the walls of their cages. I have 2 cages sitting side by side ( touching). They are covered at night and I have tried covering them seperately and together- Makes no difference. I do not have anything that would make them freak out- no lights, no other animals, no noise. It just makes me crazy!!! Between 3am and 4 am. - I am exhausted!!Any ideas or do I just have ghosts? My 5 inquiring little birds need to know what you think. I will start looking for a Ghost Buster.

Oh @Niteldy, I feel your pain, and your sleeplessness! Cockatiels are, unfortunately and exhaustingly, a bit prone to the night terrors I have NO idea why, but mine used to do it to me as well. Nowadays I leave one side of the cage uncovered and I leave a night light on for them too – it has cut the incidence of this from two or three times a week way down to oh once every few months or so. Certainly my quality of sleep has improved and I’m quite sure theirs has too, it *must* be much better and definitely safer for them to not wake in fright in the middle of the night so often!

I hope this helps you get some sleep!!

 

[wrench13]

100% good suggestion, thanks Marta. OP, try this, I will bet a bag of birdseed to a rolling donut it will help!

 

[texsize]

I too have 5 Cockatiels and my birds freak out at any time of day.
Mine are mostly in separate cages except for two sisters.
I keep the area well lighted and cover the cages a bit more than half way.
it”s done me no good so far.
What I suspected is one bird will do something that surprises the others and sets off a chain reaction.
Bad dream, flapping exercise that is unexpected.