How much sleep should Zebra Finches get?

[Ryan722]

Hello there, I am new here and I was wondering how much sleep should adult zebra finches get. I have the lights off at around 9:30 PM and they wake up at 8 AM. I noticed sometimes they dont go to sleep, should I have a thin blanket over their cage?

[Sally]

I don't cover my cages, but then I have an awful lot of them, so it wouldn't be practical for me to do so. I do have birds in both my living room and dining room, in addition to the bird room, and those birds are exposed to a lot more commotion. The lights are on, the TV is on, I'm at the computer--they may wake up from time to time, start to sing, and then they go back to sleep. Your birds are getting more sleep than mine in the living/dining rooms, so I wouldn't worry about it.

Welcome to the forum! There's lots of good reading at www.finchinfo.com, where you will find many articles on finch care. If you put your general location in your profile, it makes it easier to answer locale-specific questions later on.

[Ryan722]

Hello Sally,

Thank you for answering my question. My finches are sound asleep roght now, lol.