New on the Forum =) Any late working paroot owners out there?

[CHANINE]

How long do you leave your parrot alone for a day? Do you put the tv on or cds? I hate to leave my Rio alone for so long. I work from 6am to 6pm. I close him up at 7pm. But gets allot of attention on weekends.
He loves me like crazy. He knows the sound of my car, he hates it when i say bye bye - and hes a very happy bird and very healthy! 1 year old

 

[wenz2712]

Welcome to the forum.

As you are out from 6am until 6pm, could you not get him out when you get home and spend a few hours with him?, Rather than put him to bed at 7, try putting him to bed at 9.30 instead, so at least he is out of his Cage for a few hours!

 

[CHANINE]

When I get home at 6 I take him out for 1 hour, since he was a baby a took him to work everyday - but now its a problem beacuse he sings and talks to much lol!

 

[Oedipussrex]

Pickle doesnt have a set 'bedtime' because he just decides himself when he wants to go which is usually with the sun, so it changes between seasons.
At the moment i'm on holidays so pickle has me more or less every day. But when uni goes back ill be gone 4 days a week 7:30am-6pm. I live at home so my mum is there with him all day anyway and sometimes i leave the TV on kids shows for him as well.

Since the sun isn't fully set here in summer till 9ish anyway he gets a few hours with me after i get back, and my mum takes him out during the day anyways. In winter sometimes i wont be home till after mums put him to bed so he gets more me time on weekends.

I'm hoping to get a new part time job and start volunteering at some places this year too so ill have to make a few changes to both our schedules so that he still has enough time.

 

[aliray]

Welcome to the forum

 

[bkparrot]

I work similar hours. I still make sure they are out with me. We go to the basement where they have their boings and stands set up so we can all hang out. One or two of them might fall asleep and then I put them up for the night. This way they are okay with the activity with everyone and will sleep during the day. The radio is on all day for them too.

 

[oled]

Welcome to the forum

 

[ruffledfeathers]

I leave for work at 8 and home about 6:15....after letting dogs out and getting changed, Gil doesn't see me really until maybe 6:45. I know they should have an earlier bed time ideally, but Gilbert stays up later and sleeps later. (I keep the room dark in the morning). We spend time from about 7-10 or 8-10 most nights and then i put him in for the night. i usually do one last 'night night' visit when i am going to bed, but he is already snoozing and i just whisper good night to him. And yes, we make up for it on weekends and days i take off!
Luckily he really plays with his toys in his cage, because on work days, he really goes to town on them and when i'm coming in the door, he is normally hanging upside down off something, hahaha.

 

[ruffledfeathers]

Oh, and i have Gil near my front window and i live in a TOWN, with sidewalks and kids walking to and from school (he can see action on the street and the mail delivery on the porch, etc). He gets a good view.

 

[Agapornis]

My birdy stays up with us till we go to bed, usually around 10-ish. He likes to play on the sofa and on us, while we watch tv, then when he gets tired he'll burrow under his blanket on my lap and take a catnap.

I leave the house at 7 am and get home at 6 pm, so I want to spend as much time with him as possible! When I leave the house in the morning, i park his cage in front of a french door that looks out onto the back yard, where he can watch the wild birds. I also leave either a radio or TV on for him, and lights.

I hope he takes naps during the day, I hate to think he wasnt getting enough sleep :31:

 

[SandyBee]

Bosley decides his own bed time, last night he wanted his treat and cage at 7:30, sometimes its 9 or 10. He is welcome to stay up until we go to bed.

August is very regimented, she goes by dark, as soon as it's night she's on her sleep perch and won't come out for anything LOL.

I wake them at 7 Am so I can spend some time with them before I leave for work. I get home around 5. My hubby works from home so they get some daytime company as well. we leave cartoons or music on, depending on day and mood. Both of them have window views as well.

 

[Grinder]

I am working from 8 to 6. I get Kiwi up with me around 6:45 in the morning. he goes with me to brush my teeth, take a shower, etc... Around 8 he is back in his cage. He comes out within minutes of my getting home around 6PM and I spend a lot of one on one time with him. He plays on the bed while we watch TV at night. Around 9 he is generally tired and nodding off on my arm. That's when he goes downstairs and I put him in his cage. He never wants to go into or onto his cage at this point. He literally hangs on with his talons and falls to his side when I put him near a perch. I have to pry his toes off of me and he gives me warning bites. It's funny and occasionally painful. Nothing to complain about. I've been thinking of getting a sleep cage and putting it in the bedroom since we are asleep by 10. Not sure if that's a good idea though.

 

[Kiwibird]

Mondays and Fridays Kiwi spends from 9am to 5pm alone, otherwise my husband and I have opposite schedules and one of us is usually at home or he's only alone for an hour or 2. On the days he spends all day alone, we make a point of making those "new toy" days, and switch up his cage so he has something exciting to do other than annoy the neighbors with loud squawks lol. We also leave the radio on for him, though I really don't think he cares. If we had to leave him alone for extended periods every day, we would probably invest in a very large cage (his cage is big enough, considering he spends very little time in there), and switch up toys every other day to keep him busy. One thing I notice is that you put him to bed at 7pm. Is there any particular reason for that? Even just a single extra hour of time with you would probably make a big difference to your bird, and it's not really going to bother him. Kiwi is awake (covers off) from 7am-9pm, year round. It gives him a solid 2 hours with us in the morning the days we are both gone, as well as a lot more time with us after work than if we put him back to bed at 6 or 7. Obviously, you know your bird best, but just though I would suggest it