Sleep: Sleep is perhaps the most underrated when it comes to bird care. Birds have a light sensitivity unlike human beings. In their natural habitat, birds live by the rhythm of the sun. Disruption of this cycle leads to stress and health disorders quickly enough. The amount of solitary sleeping time pet birds require daily is between 10 and 12 hours. Light exposure, televisions, and other noise within the home can interrupt sleeping cycles. When these pets do not get enough

Bird owners find that birds are less likely to display signs of stress. Birds, unlike dogs or cats, have the tendency to hide their discomfort until it becomes a problem. Therefore, their owners usually overlook the warning signs and think that everything is okay. Often, slight changes occur before more obvious signs appear. A decrease in vocalization, irritability for no reason, feather fluffing, or spending more time at the bottom of the cage can be signs of distress. Alter

Pet birds are social creatures, including the ones which seem self-sufficient. Non-domesticated birds in the wild spend most of their day interacting with other members of their group through communication. However, as domesticated animals, the most important part of a social structure for pet birds will be the human family. The absence of daily interaction will lead to boredom, stress, screaming, bitting, feather plucking, as well as other behavioral problems. Being in the s