Even if there were no physically dangerous aspects to sharing your bed with your bird, you run the risk creating a poorly adjusted and mentally insecure parrot. Please don't sleep with your bird.
Birds can be kept in the bedroom. However, that does not mean that it's an ideal way to go about it. If you have a spacious home and a conducive living environment, there's no reason why you should have your birds squeeze in the same bedroom as you. Just like humans, birds should also have their personal space.
Many parrots are very affectionate, even cuddly with trusted people, and require a lot of attention from their owners constantly. Some species have a tendency to bond to one or two people, and dislike strangers, unless they are regularly and consistently handled by different people.
Your parrot sleeps on you
This is an affectionate behavior because it shows a large amount of trust your bird has placed in you. When a parrot is asleep it is most vulnerable. But taking a nap on you means your bird feels comfortable enough to let its guard down and knows you will keep it safe.
The sleep cage should be put in a room that's completely dark and quiet, where the bird is not going to be disturbed—such as a spare bedroom, laundry room or even a large walk-in closet.
Try to avoid touching your parrot on the back, wings or tail. Most parrots prefer to be touched on the head. This is similar to how many parrots interact with each other in the wild. Because parrots can't reach to preen the feathers on their own heads, they often appreciate the help of a friend for this job.
A benefit of covering your bird's cage at night is that it provides a regular period of privacy not usually allowed during the day. Further, it tends to keep the bird quiet in the early morning when it would otherwise become active and vocal. lf you now cover your bird's cage at night, continue to do so.
Every bird has positive and high energy; birds can love or have feelings of love, hate, fear, etc. Even though birds are not able to express their feelings to us easily through verbal communication, their feelings of love, emotions can show their feelings to people. Trust is also a part of love.
They can be very affectionate, in their own way. While many young birds do learn to enjoy cuddling, this can actually be detrimental to their health as they mature, especially for a female bird. When parrots are young, they may live in flocks and have companions within the flock.
Is it okay to kiss your bird on the top of their beak or on their head? Yes, it surely is. Kissing or giving your bird a quick peck won't do any harm, and it surely is delightful to show affection towards them.
Parrots are very sensitive to our emotions, sometimes better than we are. Our birds are keen observers of our facial expressions, body language, tone and even energy levels and therefore we have to be cognizant of how our emotions can impact our birds.
The individual your bird will prefer is the one he will go to, hand feed from, cuddle with, and play with. People not interested in him will either be ignored or he may try to bite them.
Your bird needs a quiet and dark room to support circadian rhythms more than they need 10-12 hours of uninterrupted sleep.
You can keep your birds' out of their cages or in contact with you during the evening hours. But then you should not expect them up very early in the morning. You can cover the cage for 10 to 12 hours. Even if the sun rises early a parrot in a dark, quiet, curtained room can still sleep.
The Avian Welfare Coalition informs us that parrots can become jealous especially with visitors and other pets. An overly jealous parrot isn't fun to be around. It will be important to learn how to socialize and train your parrot to accept other people and pets.
Petting down the back or under the wings can lead to a sexually frustrated bird, or a bird who perceives you as a mate rather than a companion. A mated bonded bird can be hostile to others in your home, becoming jealous or possessive of you.
From there, you may be able to pet the back of their head and neck. We've found that many parrots love having their ears gently stroked … if you can find them! Don't rush things and be patient with yourself and your pet.
Further, where the parrot selects one person as a mate, it isn't necessarily the opposite sex. While having a preference for a man or a woman might be very real in your parrots life at the moment, it has likely been learned, and can be UN-learned through your efforts and lots of positive experiences.
Do you love your bird? That's good but you shouldn't get carried away with your affection. For instance, kissing your bird is not healthy and one reason for this is the disease Psittacosis. Psittacosis is a zoonosis, a disease which can be spread from animals (birds in this case) to humans.
A parrot that rapidly flips their tail is most likely happy to see you. A species like a caique might even start bopping along the perch. The more sedate, larger parrots show pleasure more discreetly. Another sign of affection is the parrot who flies straight to your arm before you have even called her.
Petting down the back or under the wings can lead to a sexually frustrated bird, or a bird who perceives you as a mate rather than a companion. A mated bonded bird can be hostile to others in your home, becoming jealous or possessive of you.
Birds (especially larger parrots) can generally tolerate temperatures as low as the 50s, but once the thermometer drops below that, they may get fluffed up (expending all of their energy trying to trap warm air between their feathers and their bodies to keep warm) and stop eating.
Many parrots are afraid of the dark. Cockatiels are especially prone to night frights. Night frights are when your bird flaps and flails inside and around its cage. When this happens, immediately turn on a soft light and speak to your bird softly until he calms down and goes back to his perch.