erinpitts22
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Hello Everyone,
I recently rescued a male eclectus. He is 3 years old, and I have had him for about a week and a half. When I first brought him home he was active, vocal (privately vocal, we would hear him when he didn't see us), excited to get out of his cage and explore or go to his play stand, run laps on the bottom of his cage playing with jingling ground toys, etc.
I took him to the vet for a full work up 3 days ago, full physical, and grooming the nails and beak. I was present for all of it. He was toweled but didn't hold his feet to tightly closed so the vet had zero trouble with the dremel and he did not fight in the towel, or vocalize his unhappiness. He was a little fat but the vet said he is in great health.
After getting home, it was not the same boy that I left the house with (figuratively speaking) he was quiet and kept his head tucked under his wing. I knew it was an emotionally taxing day, but then the next day was no improvement, and then the second day, and now today. I have him up on my nest camera and he is resting now at the bottom of the cage. He had been perching all day otherwise, switching from wood to rope and swings and back again.
Some things that I have considered:
1. he has a new cage bc the old one was far too small, very gross, and was on long legs, the new cage goes to the floor and the sun is shining on the bottom. Could he just be enjoying that warmth? He perks up if the dog moves or responds to sounds.
2. he is still eating and drinking, and poops/urates are all normal
3. I switched him from an all seed diet to fresh chops and a few pellets for supplements.
4. He flew to me from his cage this morning looking to see what I had made for him to eat today.
5. He is doing normal preening activities and stretching through out the day.
Is he just stressed and that's why he is so tired and not vocal? Should I give him a few more days to process? It was a lot, new home, new people, new schedule, new cage, new food and then the mean ol vet to put the icing on the cake.
Or is he magically sick after a clean bill of health just a few days before?
What can or should I do?
I recently rescued a male eclectus. He is 3 years old, and I have had him for about a week and a half. When I first brought him home he was active, vocal (privately vocal, we would hear him when he didn't see us), excited to get out of his cage and explore or go to his play stand, run laps on the bottom of his cage playing with jingling ground toys, etc.
I took him to the vet for a full work up 3 days ago, full physical, and grooming the nails and beak. I was present for all of it. He was toweled but didn't hold his feet to tightly closed so the vet had zero trouble with the dremel and he did not fight in the towel, or vocalize his unhappiness. He was a little fat but the vet said he is in great health.
After getting home, it was not the same boy that I left the house with (figuratively speaking) he was quiet and kept his head tucked under his wing. I knew it was an emotionally taxing day, but then the next day was no improvement, and then the second day, and now today. I have him up on my nest camera and he is resting now at the bottom of the cage. He had been perching all day otherwise, switching from wood to rope and swings and back again.
Some things that I have considered:
1. he has a new cage bc the old one was far too small, very gross, and was on long legs, the new cage goes to the floor and the sun is shining on the bottom. Could he just be enjoying that warmth? He perks up if the dog moves or responds to sounds.
2. he is still eating and drinking, and poops/urates are all normal
3. I switched him from an all seed diet to fresh chops and a few pellets for supplements.
4. He flew to me from his cage this morning looking to see what I had made for him to eat today.
5. He is doing normal preening activities and stretching through out the day.
Is he just stressed and that's why he is so tired and not vocal? Should I give him a few more days to process? It was a lot, new home, new people, new schedule, new cage, new food and then the mean ol vet to put the icing on the cake.
Or is he magically sick after a clean bill of health just a few days before?
What can or should I do?