I have a green cheek conure for about 7 months now and he's 10 months old. Since we got him, it's been difficult to find the ideal sleeping situation for him. He sleeps very lightly and we often think he spends more time awake then sleeping. We've tried different rooms in our house, cage cover on, cage cover off, different lighting in the room, but he stirs very easily. He doesn't like it being pitch black, but he also doesn't like too much light. He doesn't like it dead silent, but also wakes right away and starts vocalizing when he hears anything. Right now he lives/sleeps in a large flight cage and he has a bird tent (two open ends) which we got for him to sleep in. That said, we actually are pretty sure he sleeps EVERY night on the bottom of the cage, actually crawling under his cage lining and sleeping on the wire grate. We've seen him napping in his bird tent during the day, but again, pretty sure he just sleeps on the floor which seems so sad!
Any ideas for our GCC? We've thought some type of bed we can lay on the bottom of the cage might be good but are a bit lacking on ideas. Foraging box with hay? Tissue box with hay? A flat log perch at the bottom of the cage? Not sure what would be the best fit. A friend also recommended getting a separate SMALL sleeping cage we put him in at night (and then put it somewhere away from any household activity or traffic), but we weren't necessarily looking to buy another cage but are open to it. Any thoughts on this situation to help our GCC sleep better AND comfy?
Any ideas for our GCC? We've thought some type of bed we can lay on the bottom of the cage might be good but are a bit lacking on ideas. Foraging box with hay? Tissue box with hay? A flat log perch at the bottom of the cage? Not sure what would be the best fit. A friend also recommended getting a separate SMALL sleeping cage we put him in at night (and then put it somewhere away from any household activity or traffic), but we weren't necessarily looking to buy another cage but are open to it. Any thoughts on this situation to help our GCC sleep better AND comfy?