JPercopo
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Hi, we adopted 2 (allegedly) 6 month old female cockatiels Saturday, and weāve all been getting along great. However, the personality of one has changed the last 2 days, more so today. She seems to be trying to regurgitate a lot with the head/neck bobbing with her mouth open, sometimes little sounds but nothing ever actually comes out. She is sleeping a lot, and looks all fluffed out and a little disheveled and has been preening a lot. Sheās also sitting on her feet more than past days. She has been sleeping on the bottom of her cage on and off which I read isnāt good, tho not all the time- she had a huge cage and goes down there to eat the seeds she drops, so I think she just chills there sometimes. She was the hyper one the first few days, but seems really mellow more and more lately. These are my first tiels so I donāt know if Iām just overly worried over nothing. She seems to be eating good but I havenāt caught her drinking much. Neither will eat any sort of treats- no veggies, no fresh or dried fruit.
Iām hoping maybe sheās getting ready to molt? Iām only seeing a few small fluffy feathers tho. Iām not sure what warning signs to look for other than what comes up on google. I know theyāre both still getting used to a new environment, she just seems so off compared to a few days ago. Iām concerned about her sleeping so much and her trying to regurgitate with nothing coming out. I canāt find anything about that anywhere, just what consistency to look out for, nothing about NOT regurgitating. Could she have food/seeds stuck? Thanks in advance, and I apologize if Iām being a worry wart! I just want whatās best for these girls. Google scared me, saying sleeping a lot and being all fluffed out more than not is a bad sign. Maybe theyāre not both girls and are getting a little too friendly and hormonal? Theyāre preening each other a lot, itās the sweetest thing ever to see! Iāll try to get photos of her from a few days ago vs. today. Tiels are new to me (only ever had budgies) so Iām hoping Iām just overreacting! I love them already and just want them to be OK.
Iām hoping maybe sheās getting ready to molt? Iām only seeing a few small fluffy feathers tho. Iām not sure what warning signs to look for other than what comes up on google. I know theyāre both still getting used to a new environment, she just seems so off compared to a few days ago. Iām concerned about her sleeping so much and her trying to regurgitate with nothing coming out. I canāt find anything about that anywhere, just what consistency to look out for, nothing about NOT regurgitating. Could she have food/seeds stuck? Thanks in advance, and I apologize if Iām being a worry wart! I just want whatās best for these girls. Google scared me, saying sleeping a lot and being all fluffed out more than not is a bad sign. Maybe theyāre not both girls and are getting a little too friendly and hormonal? Theyāre preening each other a lot, itās the sweetest thing ever to see! Iāll try to get photos of her from a few days ago vs. today. Tiels are new to me (only ever had budgies) so Iām hoping Iām just overreacting! I love them already and just want them to be OK.