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Conference 7.286::pet_birds

Title:	Captive Breeding for Conservation--and FUN!
Notice:	INTROS 6.X / FOR SALE 13.X / Buying a Bird 900.*
Moderator:	VIDEO::PULSIFER

Created:	Mon Oct 10 1988
Last Modified:	Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	942
Total number of notes:	6016

177.0. "Nightime Screeching" by WITNES::HANNULA (Well, you see, I have this cat.......) Fri May 19 1989 12:47

    I've had my 2 cockatiels for almomst 3 years now, and for the most
    part they have been wonderful pets.  In our current living situation,
    Hansel and Gretel cage is kept in our bedroom, since we also have
    4 cats and the bedroom is the only room with a door.  At night,
    I have alwyas covered H&G's cage - otherwise at the stroke of dawn
    they would sing wake up songs to me.  Well, for teh past week, Hansel
    has decided that when I put the blanket over his cage at night,
    that is the cue for him to start screeching.  Hansel has never really
    been a screecher.  Always been vocal, but not screechy.  I try to
    keep them on a pretty regular schedule - if I'm staying up late,
    I will go put H&G to sleep anyway.  The only thing that really differs
    in their schedule is that they have to sleep a little late on weekends.
    
    Any ideas on what this recent screeching is?  My patience is starting
    to wear a little thin.
    
    	-Nancy

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
177.1	Try a treat	EBBV01::STAATS		`Fri May 19 1989 16:28`	15
	I know what your going thru, I have a conure that hated to go to bed at night. He goes into his cage just fine but he used to cry or scream when I covered him. What I started to do was give him a treat when I put the cover on, usualy something that takes him a little while to eat (peanuts, a couple of rasins, half a dozen sunflower seeds...etc) that way he was to busy to be bothered with screaming. Now the problem is, if it starts to get late he will go into his cage sit in front of the spot where I put his special treat dish and scream at me that it's bed time ( he doesn't actualy say the words but his meaning is LOUD and clear). Good Luck from Kris and Woody
177.2	I think mine are stuffed	FDCV06::THOMPSON	Always Dreaming	`Sat May 20 1989 08:54`	11
	I wish my cockies would screech. The two of them just sit there all day like a stain and make no noise at all. I have to check them every now and then to see if they are alive. I pick both of them up every morning and talk to them, put them on my shoulder and walk around with them but all they want to do is sit on top of thier cage like stains.... These are the two most boring birds I have ever seen in my life. But I still love them...... Steve
177.3	SCREEEECH SCREEECH SCREEEEECH	WITNES::HANNULA	Well, you see, I have this cat.......	`Mon May 22 1989 12:03`	18
	Re .2 Steve, want to trade cockies? ;'} Over the weekend the problem seems to have gotten worse. We got around to taking all the storm windows off and the screens in the windows. Meaning we get to sleep with the windows open. Hansel hears the birds chirping outside at 4:00 AM and decides that it's time to join in. Last night we tried to go to bed at 11:00. Hansel screeched until midnight. Then was up at 4:00 and chirped until I finally got up at 5:00 and uncovered him. I'm going to try .1 suggestion of giving them treats at night. If that doesn't work I might try putting them to bed about an hour before I want to go to bed - do you think that would work. -Nancy_who_hasn't_had_a_good_nights_sleep_in_a_week
177.4	You can have LARRYBIRD & LADYBIRD	CISM::LANDINGHAM	ALMOS*T S-U-M-M-E-R!	`Mon May 22 1989 17:54`	4
	Want one of mine???? They BOTH sit and scream! In stereo! Actually, you can have both! You'd sure change your mind, believe me. I'm convinced that they're bound and determined to drive my husband and I OUT of the house!