Melophile
Sitting on the front steps
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- Laura Georgescu
So, I have two female lovebirds. They're a year and a half old, already bonded. I just got them yesterday, and I've been reading a bit about their light sensitivity. There are a lot of contradicting statements about helping them sleep — some said to put a sheet over their cage, while others said the dark scares lovebirds.
Last night, I lowered the lights around 7-8 with jazz/piano music playing in the background. I also had a desk lamp tilted towards the ground, allowing minimal lighting while keeping the room almost completely dark. They were awake a long time the first few hours, but that could be because they nap so often during the day. And I mean, they nap a lot (but don't worry, they're still healthy and relatively active).
Tonight, I did the same thing and tried lowering the music, but both my lovies flew down to the bottom of the cage and flurred their wings at me. I don't know if it was because of the dark or because I lowered the music, or if they wanted attention. They calmed after I talked to them and raised the music again.
Should I leave the lamp on, or lay a sheet over them? I'm hesitant to put them in darkness when they're still adjusting to their surroundings. But I don't want them to have bad sleeping habits either; for all I know, they could be day-napping because their sleeping schedule at the pet shop was late.
What do you guys do? I guess it's individual to the bird, but what's best?
Last night, I lowered the lights around 7-8 with jazz/piano music playing in the background. I also had a desk lamp tilted towards the ground, allowing minimal lighting while keeping the room almost completely dark. They were awake a long time the first few hours, but that could be because they nap so often during the day. And I mean, they nap a lot (but don't worry, they're still healthy and relatively active).
Tonight, I did the same thing and tried lowering the music, but both my lovies flew down to the bottom of the cage and flurred their wings at me. I don't know if it was because of the dark or because I lowered the music, or if they wanted attention. They calmed after I talked to them and raised the music again.
Should I leave the lamp on, or lay a sheet over them? I'm hesitant to put them in darkness when they're still adjusting to their surroundings. But I don't want them to have bad sleeping habits either; for all I know, they could be day-napping because their sleeping schedule at the pet shop was late.
What do you guys do? I guess it's individual to the bird, but what's best?
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