Keep a steady night routine
Make the cage area quiet and dark at a similar time each night. Keep television, phone light, and direct household traffic away from the sleeping area.
- Keep bed and wake times consistent
- Reduce direct light and noise
- Record daytime appetite and activity too
Narrow down night triggers
Check vehicle lights, appliance sounds, moving shadows, and loose toys. If you change lighting, compare the next few nights rather than changing several things at once.
Record the pattern
Note sleep and wake times, each fright, and the sound or light immediately beforehand. Add the date of every environment change.
Do not dismiss injury or breathing changes
Contact an avian clinic after a collision with bleeding or poor use of a wing or leg. Daytime drowsiness with appetite or breathing changes also needs veterinary advice.