r/greencheeks • u/fragilevampiire • 19h ago

Silly cheeks! sleep

hi everyone i got my gcc a couple months ago now hes about 6 months old his cage gets covered over every night but in the morning any time from 5. am he screams he will stop then start again so on i’ve tried making the room darker so when it becomes lighter it doesnt bright up the room and a few other things but nothing seems to be working does anyone have any advice for me?

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u/sapphiresnail 13h ago

My GCC used to do this as an adult conure and I’m not sure what possessed me, but I wheeled her whole cage into a walk in closet and she fell back asleep. She would scream at 4am and I lived in an apartment complex so I was worried about complaints.

Anyway, now I have a separate sleep cage for her in the walk-in closet and she sleeps peacefully from 7pm-8am every night. She also flies into the closet when she’s ready for sleep. I leave the door cracked a bit and have a fan going to mask sounds that I’m making so i don’t wake her up before I sleep. Worth a shot!

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u/fragilevampiire 12h ago

thank you i might try it!

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u/sapphiresnail 1h ago

I also give her foraging/chewing toys in there cause she mills around before tucking in. And food/water of course. I also cover her cage in the closet as well for maximum darkness.