I am being mindful of what all of you are putting forth( I have appreciated Jeffs advice in the past) and will continue to double check myself on the matter.

I play bass and have Tinnitus, so I play at moderate volumes. I keep my animals in a large basement and have been playing/practicing there for a good long time. I have a drum set in my cellar to make it easier to work on things on the spur of the moment with friends and have been mindful of possible harm to my animals and I have not noticed any stressed behaviour. Practice would normally run a few hours one night a week. Lower volumes allow you to hear yourself and others better and protects your hearing, excessive volume is unneccessary in MANY cases.I practice by myself with a small amp upstairs the majority of the time. I also listen to music a lot while cleaning cages and doing chores(at moderate levels)and have not noticed any erratic behaviours.

The equipment is on the far side of the cellar and I have recently put my cages on wheeled stands to move them even further away should the need arise and will cover them with those heavy moving blankets to muffle sound during practice.

As I said, I will be even more vigilant about looking for harm now,but so far, it's been fine.

Bob.

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