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And "Hemlock0013"  opened up and
revealed to the
world news:1109442355.504294.225110{at}g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

> I'm a bit confused about the best room in which to keep my
> parakeets' cage.
>
> I've had one of my birds for about 10 years. Her cage has always been
> in the living room, and she's always been a healthy, happy bird. Not
> too long ago I bought a second keet, who had minor health problems.
> Everything turned out fine, but the vet didn't support the idea of
> keeping birds in the living room, stating that noises from TV can
> startle them and that they often don't get the needed 12 hours sleep.
> In regards to the sleep issue, I asked if I could simply move their
> cage into another room at nightfall. He believed that the constant
> moving about would be too stressful for the keets.
>
> My vet is pretty well-respected when it comes to birds, so I took his
> advice and moved my parakeets to a spare bedroom adjacent to the living
> room. There's a small radio in there for them to listen to when I'm
> out. Even though I regularly pop in to talk and interact with them, it
> seems odd not having them around me and my family all the time. Now I
> wonder if they are really better off in this arrangement, versus the
> way things used to be. Obviously, if it truly is better for their
> health and well-being to remain in the spare room, then that's fine,
> as that's what really matters to me.
>
> Thanks,
> Hemlock0013
>
>

Hemlock,

Something you might want to consider is two sets of cages.  One for the
livingroom, and one for the spare room for them to sleep in.  Or if you
can't afford two sets (actually you should have one cage set aside as a
hospital cage) you can get a playgym/tree for your keets to hang out on
with you during the day.

Of course if you have cats or dogs, or small children who might open a
door at the wrong moment two sets of cages would be the better way to go
vs. a playgym/tree.

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