Question about Quaker poops

[Mudkips]

Hey everyone!

I've recently gotten a Quaker for the first time, and I've noticed that he poops while he's sleeping throughout the night. There ends up being a pile of little poops below his bum when he wakes up.
Is this a normal thing for Quakers?

I'm used to conures, who hold their poop throughout the night and do a big one first thing in the morning. My Quaker isn't doing it like this at all, and I'm wondering if that's a normal thing?

Thanks for any information!

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh]

No idea about Quakers except they are adorable. My budgie leaves a little pile and I hear an occasional poo bomb landing in the wee hours. No big morning explosions. I can always tell where he spent the night.

 

[JjEjFjF]

Hey everyone!

I've recently gotten a Quaker for the first time, and I've noticed that he poops while he's sleeping throughout the night. There ends up being a pile of little poops below his bum when he wakes up.
Is this a normal thing for Quakers?

I'm used to conures, who hold their poop throughout the night and do a big one first thing in the morning. My Quaker isn't doing it like this at all, and I'm wondering if that's a normal thing?

Thanks for any information!

I dont know about quakers but thats the way it is with cockatiels.They poop throughout the night.I dont know why it would be any different with a quaker. I have conures also. They hold it like you said. The holding seems to be the odd thing.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Inspecting the cage paper is one way to tell if your bird got a good night sleep. At least with budgies, once they go to sleep they seldom move around the cage at night. My budgies that share a cage bicker amongst themselves about who gets to sleep where but once they settle down they rarely move. If there's nice pile of poop in one place I know they slept well and weren't restless.
If your Quaker poops all night long in one place, that normal for him. It would seem to be more comfortable to poop as needed rather than save it up all night and make one big one in the morning, but who knows? The birds aren't exactly telling us!