Wiggles just began and ended his activity session all on his own. I noticed he was hanging out on his perches, so I thought he might be game for an activity session. He thought it over for about 20 minutes, but ultimately decided to come out.
Out and up to the top of his enclosure, he climbed on my potted plants, the candy bowl, some books, and the fan (turned off). Then, he went over to the window sill where he took in outside smells through the screen. He even got a little sun. When he’d had enough, he put himself away.
What made the session great was that I know Wiggles got just the amount of activity that he needed. I always give Wiggles the freedom to choose when to start an activity session, but letting him choose when to end it is more difficult. Most often, he wants to stay out longer than I am available to supervise him. Other times, he may want to return, but doesn’t know how. He has to rely on me to read his sometimes ambiguous signals. This time, he was able to end the session on his own.
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