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Post by kennyt on Mar 1, 2014 0:48:56 GMT
for those budgie owners who's birds have an open cage life do you have to chase them down in the evening and have trouble getting them back into their cage. Do they go in on their own at certain. Also, when you leave during the day is it a hassle getting them into the cage before you leave
I was curious because since Kyba was a little over 1yr old he would go back into the cage around 6:30pm right as it was getting dark. If I had to leave if I left the cage on the floor he would some times NOT let me pick him up and run right for the cage, and of course Kylie learned to follow him. If I set the cage on the coffee table they usually knew it was time to go in to the cage and just step up and normally they both would go right in. but Kyba would want to play some times and run back up my arm to the back of my shoulders. He's do this for 5 minutes or so then just climb on to the front perch no huss or fuss. He usually did this in the morning when I'd let them out for 1 or 2 hrs before I left for work. guess he knows he wont see me for 8hrs and wanted to get a lil extra play time before I left LOL |
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Post by Pammy on Mar 1, 2014 2:34:22 GMT
Kenny, my birds have an open cage lifestyle. Almost always, the four budgies find their way into the cage before bedtime, and my cockatiel is usually with me, so I just give him a kiss goodnight and pop him into the cage with the others. As for if I have to go somewhere during the day, I generally keep an eye on the birds and the cage the last hour or so before I have to leave, and when I notice they are in the cage, I go ahead and close them in. Sunday mornings before church, I don't let the birds out. I know it would be too hard to get them all back in before we have to go. So that one day of the week, they have to wait until we get home to come on out.
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Post by Sarah on Mar 1, 2014 3:19:41 GMT
I do not have an open cage system in my house, its too dangerous because we have cats and small children in the house on a regular basis. My birds are generally out during the hours before I go to bed, and they do usually put themselves to bed before I am ready to. When they are still playing and I need to sleep, I just put them in the cage on at a time.
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Post by fayth on Mar 1, 2014 5:06:26 GMT
It depends on the day! I dont cover my cage for the reason it is completely dark all night with not even a bit of light and i just let them free roam (Not st the moment with Nova being so new) I go to sleep at a certain time every night and i just turn off the lights and sometimes they run for their cage and sometimes they sit on top puff up and put their head under their wings and sleep
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Post by kennyt on Mar 1, 2014 11:12:06 GMT
that's cool I guess they learn early where their bed is and what time to get in it. creatures of habbit and normalcy
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Post by kmic on Mar 1, 2014 15:11:31 GMT
It's really encouraging to know that in time my budgies might learn to go their cage when they should. I haven't been letting them out for so long, but when they do come out, sometimes it takes more than 30 mins trying to get them back in (even if they've been out for hours)
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Post by sfwyllie on Mar 4, 2014 4:28:44 GMT
Hi, my birdie has a free roaming life until sleep time arrives. Sometimes it is a challenge to coax him into his cage as I keep him there with a cover every night. He is out of that cage at 6:30 am when I am up and has free roam of the house until sleep time at 8:00 pm when I put him back in the cage. He thinks he is the king of his castle.
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Post by kennyt on Mar 4, 2014 16:37:37 GMT
Kyba doesn't think he is he knows he is LOL
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