Guess where kona slept lastnight..

[krissyg1989]

her first night here and she's already spoiled as heck! i wrapped her up in a towel to lay down with me so she could get used to me and still be comforted. weelll she fell asleep and when i went to move her to put her back in her cage she started grunting and making a fuss. so she slept with me and the dog lastnight...it was cute because dismorning she came out of the towel a little bit and nibbled on my arm really lightly to wake me up. buuuut it was a little to early so i put her in her cage for a little and she went back to sleep when i put the cover on. that means she was out of her cage for a total of hmmm...21 hours. lol.

dismorning when i opened her cage back up it worried me a bit though. she looks a bit fluffed up. she flew right to me but her feathers are fluffed up and she didnt put her wings completely against her body like she ususally does...my room is a little chilly and im hoping she's not catching a cold. my other bird is used to it and it doesnt bother him because he was here since last winter and transitioned into each season and the feel of my room. she's eating and drinking ok though...i dunno i'll keep a watch on her and if she doesnt seem better i'll take her to the vet...

she's still making that gargling, ribbiting type noise! even while she eats. its getting annoying because i dont know if somethings wrong or if she's just a very 'talkative' little bird. hopefully the latter.

[klamb85]

Be very careful. . . . you could possibly roll over in your sleep and sufficate your beloved birdie. That would be awful.

[krissyg1989]

thats what my gram said. but i'm a VERY light sleeper. everytime i move i wake up..which actually kind of sucks! i havent had a deep sleep in acouple years, which might attribute to why im always so tired. and she was up by my head so no worries ^_^

[jessica313]

that is really cute.. but i would definantly be really careful and would actually strongly suggest you didnt do it again. you should never leave your fid out of the cage unattended, and if you are asleep.. thats unattended.. plus, like klamb85 said, you could roll over on her in your sleep (squish) or she could crawl under you.. or, you could wake up and she could be gone! plus.. leaving her and the dog together unattended could be bad too...

[Tullysmom]

I don't want to be a buzz kill here either...but also remember if you give her too much attention that's what she's going to want DAILY from you ALWAYS. Until you are both old and grey, and if she doesn't get it, then she's not going to be a happy little girl. I know it's got to be hard not to snuggle that cute little thing from dawn until dusk, at least it would be torture for me, but you might want to limit your interaction with her just a smidge. Just a suggestion. Other then that I'm so happy to hear that she's doing so well and that you are both in love!

[klamb85]

Awesome advice guys! Couldn't of put it better. This actually just happened to my friends sister not too long ago. She went to sleep w/ her Grey by her side. She rolled over in her sleep and sufficated him. If this could happen to a Grey it would be even easier for it to happen to a little Conure.

[wildirish]

As already stated, try not to give more attention now than you can on a daily basis, it will cause problems down the road.

As to sleeping with your bird, bad idea, they need their quiet time just as much as we do. I adopted out a little bird over a couple of years ago who came to us as a rescue, this is what happened to him, he was only 3 years old! http://birdboard.com/forum/showthrea...ghlight=spikey

[2horse]

I lost a pet sun recently because of this, she crept into my sons bed and suffocated. He did not roll on her. She was just under the blankets. If Kona wants to snuggle get her a tent or box to sleep in. My sun sleeps in a cardboard box with a swing lid that he can come and go as he pleases, he is not locked in a box yet with the lid closed he has a dark place. The box does get a bit modified so we replace every so often.

[The Outlaw]

I agree. Its very unsafe for any bird. I had a friend lose her favorite grey to the same thing. Simply climbed under her covers and suffocated. Its dangerous and preventable.

[jessica313]

maybe you want to consider a happy hut or birdie buddy. shadow sleeps in his happy hut every night and loves to cuddle with it at night