Caitnah
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This may be difficult to answer but am hoping someone may have a similar situation.
My Conure is nearing six years old. During the day his cage is in the living room where I spend most of my time (retired). At 7:00p.m., Buddy has his cage wheeled into his bedroom where he stays until 7:00a.m. He then is wheeled out to the living room and given his breakfast. He has no food with him at bedtime due to a mice problem I had a few years ago.
Every morning when I uncover his cage, he is alert, bright eyed and ready to go. Sometimes you can hear him playing before I get him. If I wait too long to get him, heāll start squawking a bit to let me know he wants to get wheeled out.
But the last week or so heās been quiet at 7:00a.m. Nothingā¦not a sound. When I uncover him, he seems out of it. Almost like heās sleeping with his eyes open. He looks at me like Iām a stranger. He doesnāt move at all. When he does move, he does it in super slow motion and goes to the back of his cage like heās afraid of me. This morning I purposely waited till 8:00a.m. to see if he would sound out when he hears me in the living room. Again, nothing. He never made a sound. When I went in to uncover him, he was somewhat laying on his flat perch and again looking at me like Iām a stranger. His eyes are glazed over and doesnāt move.
When I wheel him out, I tell him Iām getting him his breakfast and he then acts perfectly normal as if heās been up for hours. He does his morning poop and greets me like normal. He then eats very well, plays and acts normal all day long.
Nothing has changed recently in his environment or feeding routines. He does love sugar snap peas but not sure if that has anything to do with it (doubt it).
The seasons are changing but there is still some daylight comin in his windows so not totally dark.
The only thing that has changed recently is I have been having a woman Iām seeing staying over only on weekends. She loves Buddy and he likes her also. She leaves on Sunday afternoon. But Buddy has been doing this every morning for the last week or so.
This guest I have has been staying over for just the last month on weekends and Buddy's zombie state has been going on for just the last week.
Any ideas about this zombie like state?
My Conure is nearing six years old. During the day his cage is in the living room where I spend most of my time (retired). At 7:00p.m., Buddy has his cage wheeled into his bedroom where he stays until 7:00a.m. He then is wheeled out to the living room and given his breakfast. He has no food with him at bedtime due to a mice problem I had a few years ago.
Every morning when I uncover his cage, he is alert, bright eyed and ready to go. Sometimes you can hear him playing before I get him. If I wait too long to get him, heāll start squawking a bit to let me know he wants to get wheeled out.
But the last week or so heās been quiet at 7:00a.m. Nothingā¦not a sound. When I uncover him, he seems out of it. Almost like heās sleeping with his eyes open. He looks at me like Iām a stranger. He doesnāt move at all. When he does move, he does it in super slow motion and goes to the back of his cage like heās afraid of me. This morning I purposely waited till 8:00a.m. to see if he would sound out when he hears me in the living room. Again, nothing. He never made a sound. When I went in to uncover him, he was somewhat laying on his flat perch and again looking at me like Iām a stranger. His eyes are glazed over and doesnāt move.
When I wheel him out, I tell him Iām getting him his breakfast and he then acts perfectly normal as if heās been up for hours. He does his morning poop and greets me like normal. He then eats very well, plays and acts normal all day long.
Nothing has changed recently in his environment or feeding routines. He does love sugar snap peas but not sure if that has anything to do with it (doubt it).
The seasons are changing but there is still some daylight comin in his windows so not totally dark.
The only thing that has changed recently is I have been having a woman Iām seeing staying over only on weekends. She loves Buddy and he likes her also. She leaves on Sunday afternoon. But Buddy has been doing this every morning for the last week or so.
This guest I have has been staying over for just the last month on weekends and Buddy's zombie state has been going on for just the last week.
Any ideas about this zombie like state?
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