I lost my cockatiel a week and a half ago. I miss her terribly and my home isn't the same without her. I know that no bird will ever replace her, but I feel alone and missing the mutual comforts of scritching a little one's head and cuddling. I wish I could bring home another cockatiel, but...

I'm considering getting a parrotlet as a classroom. Should I bring him home every day after school, or is it okay to leave him in the classroom overnight. He would come home for sure on weekends, holidays...