My two lorikeets will settle in to sleep about an hour or so before it gets dark. When they settle in, the don't like being touched or asked to do anything, and aren't interested in food, they just want to sleep. This is a problem for me because it means I can't get them back in their cage if they settle outside of it, and they can't stay loose because I sleep in their room and they fly over to my bed a lot. However, I don't think the reason they snap is because they don't want to go into their cage, because they will bite when they've settled in their cage, when I'm not trying to do anything, like when I'm trying to get out food, or even if I look at them. I think they just get a bit crabby at night.
Anyway, I used to fix the problem by putting them to bed before they settle in, and leaving them in their cage. However, now that it starts getting dark earlier, they're settling down really quickly, and if I do that they won't have any out-of-cage time (I go to school). Does anyone have any advice for this? I'm working on target training and step up training during the day, but they don't have any interest in food when they settle. I've just been towelling them to get them in their cage, which I don't like doing.
Anyway, I used to fix the problem by putting them to bed before they settle in, and leaving them in their cage. However, now that it starts getting dark earlier, they're settling down really quickly, and if I do that they won't have any out-of-cage time (I go to school). Does anyone have any advice for this? I'm working on target training and step up training during the day, but they don't have any interest in food when they settle. I've just been towelling them to get them in their cage, which I don't like doing.