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Post by newquakermommy on Mar 29, 2020 16:56:30 GMT -5
So I bought a QP book when we brought him home, but I'm still worried. He was checked by a vet before we brought him home, the vet said he was fine, in good health, and trimmed his wings.
So our little guy has a bit of a cycle, it looks like this. Run around, talk, squawk, whistle, want attention (maybe 15 minutes) slow down a bit, still want to talk back if you talk to him, but slow.. (another 15 or so) find a place to sit, go on one foot, fluff up like a giant fluffball, tuck head under wing, and nap (10 - 15 minutes) then wake up, eat, and then run around, talk, etc. That's his sort of all-day cycle. he eats, he plays, he naps. Is that normal!?!?! At night, it's a bit different -when he's ready for bed, he slicks down as flat as flat and runs all over his cage with his head low, swinging his head around like he's mad at everything. We cover him up and tell him goodnight, and he settles right down. He only does that at nighttime.
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Post by cnyguy on Mar 29, 2020 19:52:08 GMT -5
It is a bit unusual, but I don't think it necessarily means anything is wrong. It may be that he just settled into that routine, for whatever reason, at his previous home. My parrots are usually active for longer stretches, and have short rest periods from time to time, but neither of them actually naps. You might talk to the vet who examined Bilbo to get a professional opinion.
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Post by newquakermommy on Mar 30, 2020 6:55:11 GMT -5
OK good idea! I wondered because the other QP I used to know (belonged to an exboyfriend) literally screamed non-stop all day when he was left alone. (His neglect of that poor bird was one of the reasons I ended up breaking up with him) And Bilbo - if left in his room bc we have to be out doing yardwork or something, will yell when he hears our voices, if we don't come to check on him, but otherwise doesn't yell at all. Seems like Bilbo is OK just hanging out by himself unless he hears us moving around and then he's like -HEY I want to be where the action is! lol
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Post by cnyguy on Mar 30, 2020 20:01:47 GMT -5
That's normal parrot behavior. In the wild, parrots in a flock will call out to each other as a way of keeping track of where everybody is and making sure they're all right. Domesticated parrots will flock call too, as Bilbo does when he can hear you. It's good that he can be independent too and not expect you to entertain him all day long.
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Post by newquakermommy on Mar 31, 2020 9:06:47 GMT -5
He's SO STINKING SWEET and CUTE I can't get over it. He's sitting on a perch next to me, chewing on my shirt. I think he's trying really hard to chew holes in it. Periodically, he makes this little croaky satisfied sound. Like 'Haha, I am destroying it! Haha!" He has totally melted my heart.
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Post by newquakermommy on Mar 31, 2020 9:16:47 GMT -5
It is a bit unusual, but I don't think it necessarily means anything is wrong. It may be that he just settled into that routine, for whatever reason, at his previous home. My parrots are usually active for longer stretches, and have short rest periods from time to time, but neither of them actually naps. You might talk to the vet who examined Bilbo to get a professional opinion. By the way - I actually started paying close attention and noting his nap times, and it looks like about 3-5 minutes every few hours, and pretty much only when we're not actively talking to him or playing with him. I think I just noticed so much how cute he is when he's sleeping, so I thought he was sleeping more than he was. Slightly over-obsessed new Mommy here. Yes, I did the same thing with my kids when they were babies.  |
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Post by newquakermommy on Mar 31, 2020 11:21:07 GMT -5
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