charlieboy
Jogging around the block
Not sure if this is the right sub-forum so feel free to move my thread 
I keep hearing that regarding out-of-cage time quality is more important than quantity, but I still sometimes worry.
Usually on weekdays Charlie will get 2-3 hours out of his cage either hanging out with me on my shoulder/the couch or on his cage/playstand, training, doing stuff around the house while he's on my shoulder or around, playing games, cuddling, etc. We spend more time together on weekends, of course.
But today both my mom and I were out all day for around 12 hours so when we came back home Charlie was sleeping. This is extremely rare but there is also few other cases where I will come back and it's dark so Charlie is sleeping since he follows the sun. It is around 7 pm so the sun is already down in winter but he usually goes to bed around 8-9. In these situations I always wonder if I should take him out to hang out and get his 2-3 hours of out-of-cage time or let him sleep and wait until the morning.
Usually I will at least tell him hi, change his water, check his food and change it if needed, spot clean the cage if I see any poops anywhere else than on the paper, take him out to flap his wings and get a few cuddles, then give him his few sips of water before bed and then ni ni we go. This takes around 30 minutes. I feel like if I let him out for longer he might get a little grumpy but also he could just hang out of my shoulder or the couch and preen, just play less.
Should this be enough and should I let him sleep, or should I take him out longer (1 hour+) for his out-of-cage time he missed during the day?
Thank you in advance for your answers
I keep hearing that regarding out-of-cage time quality is more important than quantity, but I still sometimes worry.
Usually on weekdays Charlie will get 2-3 hours out of his cage either hanging out with me on my shoulder/the couch or on his cage/playstand, training, doing stuff around the house while he's on my shoulder or around, playing games, cuddling, etc. We spend more time together on weekends, of course.
But today both my mom and I were out all day for around 12 hours so when we came back home Charlie was sleeping. This is extremely rare but there is also few other cases where I will come back and it's dark so Charlie is sleeping since he follows the sun. It is around 7 pm so the sun is already down in winter but he usually goes to bed around 8-9. In these situations I always wonder if I should take him out to hang out and get his 2-3 hours of out-of-cage time or let him sleep and wait until the morning.
Usually I will at least tell him hi, change his water, check his food and change it if needed, spot clean the cage if I see any poops anywhere else than on the paper, take him out to flap his wings and get a few cuddles, then give him his few sips of water before bed and then ni ni we go. This takes around 30 minutes. I feel like if I let him out for longer he might get a little grumpy but also he could just hang out of my shoulder or the couch and preen, just play less.
Should this be enough and should I let him sleep, or should I take him out longer (1 hour+) for his out-of-cage time he missed during the day?
Thank you in advance for your answers