indianringnecklover05
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- Sep 8, 2024
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- Indian Ringneck
Hi everyone,
Thank you for your time.
I am seeking some help on my 6y.o male IRN. Lately, my baby has been so irritative and constantly screaming, at almost all hours during the day. We have a 2 year old sausage dog as well with no other pets. In the morning he screams, after given food he screams (stops for a bit to eat but then starts), just screams non-stop for no apparent reason other than to get my attention for the whole day (not during the night). The reason I am asking help is because it is unusual - he has always been relatively quiet for an IRN and I cannot think of anything that has dramatically changed his life that has enabled this behaviour. He has lots of toys (I just bought him new sets because I thought he may be bored), tried him on a different range of food (he is very fussy, when I buy him specific IRN seed formulas he just picks out the sunflower seeds and leaves everything else, but he likes some fruit and veggies). My latest theory is that he is acting this way because it is now spring and he is moody. Could I be correct? I was playing with him the other night and he tried to mate with me! I am a full-time university student and on days when I study (either on campus or in my room alone with the dog) he is so much worse, my family often has to take him outside on our balcony and close the glass sliding door and put a blankie over his cage to calm him down. This almost always works, however, it is obviously not an optimal welfare state for him. I thought at times when he may be overstimulated that he screams because he wants the blankie over him to relax, but I don't feel comfortable doing that for a large portion of the day. My neighbours have started to complain about him and it is breaking my heart because he has never been this bad. I have a background in animal behaviour and welfare, however not much when it comes to birds. Could anyone who has gone through this please help me out? My family and neighbours are nearing their wits end (despite this I will never rehome him or anything like that but just want the best welfare for him).
Thank you all <3
Thank you for your time.
I am seeking some help on my 6y.o male IRN. Lately, my baby has been so irritative and constantly screaming, at almost all hours during the day. We have a 2 year old sausage dog as well with no other pets. In the morning he screams, after given food he screams (stops for a bit to eat but then starts), just screams non-stop for no apparent reason other than to get my attention for the whole day (not during the night). The reason I am asking help is because it is unusual - he has always been relatively quiet for an IRN and I cannot think of anything that has dramatically changed his life that has enabled this behaviour. He has lots of toys (I just bought him new sets because I thought he may be bored), tried him on a different range of food (he is very fussy, when I buy him specific IRN seed formulas he just picks out the sunflower seeds and leaves everything else, but he likes some fruit and veggies). My latest theory is that he is acting this way because it is now spring and he is moody. Could I be correct? I was playing with him the other night and he tried to mate with me! I am a full-time university student and on days when I study (either on campus or in my room alone with the dog) he is so much worse, my family often has to take him outside on our balcony and close the glass sliding door and put a blankie over his cage to calm him down. This almost always works, however, it is obviously not an optimal welfare state for him. I thought at times when he may be overstimulated that he screams because he wants the blankie over him to relax, but I don't feel comfortable doing that for a large portion of the day. My neighbours have started to complain about him and it is breaking my heart because he has never been this bad. I have a background in animal behaviour and welfare, however not much when it comes to birds. Could anyone who has gone through this please help me out? My family and neighbours are nearing their wits end (despite this I will never rehome him or anything like that but just want the best welfare for him).
Thank you all <3