yoshi
Hatchling
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Post by yoshi on Dec 13, 2015 21:49:30 GMT -5
hi there i got yoshi about 2 days ago and he does not seem to move much around his cage? maybe because he is just weaned he cannot?
when he is hungry he tries to go to the food bowl by climbing down the cage bars but always falls off to the bottom of the cage any ideas? thanks
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Post by zim on Dec 14, 2015 0:29:06 GMT -5
From my personal experience, I am not surprised he isn't wanting to move around much yet. He is still settling in, it seems Quakers can take a while to get comfortable, and they get stressed so very easily.
Have you put a food bowl on the bottom of the cage as well? It was recommended to me to do this when I first got my little guy, tho he didn't ever use it. About him trying to get to his dish and falling, however, I'd recommend placing his dish in an easier to get to location. If that's not possible, maybe try adjusting his perch so that it goes right up next to the food bowl (but not above it, don't want him pooping into it from the perch).
I had already thought that part out when I set up my Quaker's cage before I brought him home. His perch runs right up next to his food dish, he can hop right over onto the dish from the perch without the need to climb.
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Post by biteybird on Dec 14, 2015 1:56:27 GMT -5
I agree with Zim in that when a quaker is new to you he/she is unlikely to want to move much until they have 'assessed' their new environments - so I'm not surprised, either. Moving the food dish or other things so that Yoshi can get to his bowl more easily is a good idea at the start, until he's getting around more confidently. If he's still a baby it will take at least a few weeks for him to 'find his feet'. I remember that Bonnie would sometimes fall off her perch at the beginning (I'm ashamed to admit that I laughed more than once after I realised she wasn't hurting herself).  |
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yoshi
Hatchling
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Post by yoshi on Dec 14, 2015 19:06:31 GMT -5
From my personal experience, I am not surprised he isn't wanting to move around much yet. He is still settling in, it seems Quakers can take a while to get comfortable, and they get stressed so very easily. Have you put a food bowl on the bottom of the cage as well? It was recommended to me to do this when I first got my little guy, tho he didn't ever use it. About him trying to get to his dish and falling, however, I'd recommend placing his dish in an easier to get to location. If that's not possible, maybe try adjusting his perch so that it goes right up next to the food bowl (but not above it, don't want him pooping into it from the perch). I had already thought that part out when I set up my Quaker's cage before I brought him home. His perch runs right up next to his food dish, he can hop right over onto the dish from the perch without the need to climb. yes i have put a food bowl near the bottom of the cage and 1 in the middle of the cage, and i also have perches going to both the food bowls and the water bowl i seen him climbing around a little today so its just a matter about how comfortable yoshi is in the cage thanks for the help! |
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