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Post by aaron on Sept 24, 2016 21:00:42 GMT -5
Yeah, Cupcake's molts last a long time too... I suspect she'll be molting for a least a month or two.
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Post by biteybird on Sept 24, 2016 21:27:21 GMT -5
Bonnie's moults seem very random - in fact, I don't think she has definite ones, probably due to Melbourne's bizarre weather patterns (often called "Four Seasons in a Day" by us Aussies).
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Post by cnyguy on Sept 25, 2016 20:05:12 GMT -5
Bonnie's moults seem very random - in fact, I don't think she has definite ones, probably due to Melbourne's bizarre weather patterns (often called "Four Seasons in a Day" by us Aussies). We have a similar weather phenomenon in upstate New York. Around here, the saying goes "Don't like the weather? Wait a minute."  The past few days, we've had a temperature range of 41 F (5 C) to 86 F (30 C). George the YCA used to molt twice a year, in early summer and early winter, each molt lasting only a few weeks. Scooter has just begun to molt a few feathers, so I'm not sure what her molting pattern might be. Ralph seems to be settling into an almost year-round molt now. |
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Post by aaron on Nov 3, 2016 13:14:19 GMT -5
An update on this subject-- Cupcake continues her quaking, even more frequently now... only appropriate times, generally when she wants a treat of some sort that I have, or is interested in something that I am doing. So bizarre that she would be quake-free for years only to start doing it so regularly. She still seems totally fine otherwise, so I don't think anything is wrong. Quite weird.
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Post by julianna on Nov 3, 2016 13:44:01 GMT -5
That is strange aaron. Perhaps it is her way of getting attention? Maybe she has learned a new trick to get you to pay attention. Smart little devils aren't they.
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Post by cnyguy on Nov 3, 2016 20:22:26 GMT -5
I think julianna may be on to something. If you've reacted to Cupcake's quaking (it would be hard not to ), she'd be likely to repeat the behavior to get attention again. |
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Post by aaron on Nov 3, 2016 22:16:02 GMT -5
You would think so... but interestingly, she doesn't really seem to be doing it as a display... as in, she doesn't seem to care if we are looking or not. And she certainly does it without getting a reaction fairly often... She's usually on my shoulder or climbing down my arm when it happens and I can't even necessarily see her doing it... Often I have to be told by someone else that it's happening, or I'll see it out of the corner of my eye and say nothing, so I'm not convinced that's the case, but maybe! I'll pay more attention and see if I can find a pattern.
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The past few days, we've had a temperature range of 41 F (5 C) to 86 F (30 C). 