Originally posted by chrissycat21
For night frights- Keep your birds cage covered really well. I keep Buttons' cage in my room so that if he does have a night frights I can be right there to uncover the cage and make sure he is ok. He has only had 3 since I got him, and two where my fault. (I was trying to find my way out of my room at 4 in the morning )
That's the exact opposite thing you should do. I have 4 cockatiels and a dove (who also suffers from night fright) I would never cover their cage. In fact I leave a night light on for them. Also they are kept in a back bedroom at night away from anyone or anything who could scare them. I close the blinds on the window so nothing outside will scare them either. Don't leave a bright light on because they need it dark to sleep, but a little night light works wonders- It's still dark enough for them to sleep, yet not dark enough for them to experience night fright.