would u sleep with your macaw?

[Shelly Yokum]

You all know my crew. Prince, (mommy's fav) but you didn't hear that from me. Austin my little boy and I have been training Prince to fly to us on command inside the house. He has been doing great. I will have him on my arm, and toss him up to fly, he takes off, and lands beautifully. Austin will pick him up, and bring him to where he see's me and I say come Prince, and here he is flying just as fast as he can to get me. I just love it.

You all also know that he is a great escape artist. I woke up this morning to b/g snuggles fast asleep in my hair. He had broken the lock I put on his cage at night, and flew in to sleep with mommy. I thought I my, going to have poo in my hair, and all over the bed! No A drop. (good boy)!!!!! so now what??? He won't stay in his cage, he has eaten the walls up in his room. So I guess he will be beside the bed on his play stand tonight.

How do I get him to stay in his cage???? How do I break him from wanting to sleep with me??

[Ray P]

Have you tried snoring.

Ok, I tried to be funny.

I think it`s awesome that he wants to be with you that much, and no mess !!!

[judygram]

There has to be some kind of lock he couldn't tear up or break but in my opinion he should not be outside the cage at night for he will end up getting into something that will either harm him or kill him, for his own safety he needs to be in his cage for sleep. Birds should not be sleeping with their human owners, you could roll over on him during in the night and cause him great harm even suffocating him to death.

[Shelly Yokum]

Ray, it is sweet, that I have found a young man that wants me all the time, but everyone needs their space! That bird would live on my shoulder if I would let him

[Shelly Yokum]

Judy, I don't want him in my bed that is for me and me only for the time being. Its bad enough Austin climbs in from time to time. I am such a sound sleeper I would be afraid of hurting him. I am just glad he was on my head and beside me. But the rascal could break out of anything I think. I will get a new thicker lock tomorrow, and probably keep his door shut at night. there is nothing in there he can get hurt on. He will just eat the door. LOL I am surprised he took this journey in the dark.

[Gwen]

They are so very sensitive to our emotions !!! Within 5 minutes of my husband (who he HATES) laying down for a nap or going to bed early, Roscoe comes to me to cuddle, make kissy sounds & be my little love bug. I think that's so sweet that he is comforting you. The poo thing also is amazing!! Roscoe has never pooped in the house anywhere!! I commented to hubby just the other day.... I have a plastic place mat on the carpet below his cage door & that's where he goes when he's out. He's fullly aware cause I see him look down after he poops & hears it splat on the plastic. Once in a while I say, did you poop? He does have his thing of lifting his foot up when he wants to go back to his cage. I just told Dee the other day I always comply because I feel he is asking me to take him back to the safety of his cage. It's entirely possible half of the time it's to poop also.

With your life in turmoil, he's showing you different ways to say I Love You. For his own safety your situation is perplexing. I realize it's tempting but it only takes them one time to accomplish a task & from then on they want to do it over & over. Perhaps you could roll his cage into your bedroom at night so you both get what you want??