scared by day, cuddly by night

[TurquoiseMel]

During most of the day time this bird avoids me like the plague, but come lights out and he's flying on my head /butt/ arms /legs anywhere! Just to be on top or near me. There's been times where he nibbles my fingers and then rubs himself on my hand or try to cuddle under my hand and it's extremely cute but i don't understand why he's like this when in the day time he's scared of my hands or being petted???

Also I've noticed that during this behavior (when he's near me at all at night) & he sees me petting or cuddling with the dog he goes nuts and tries to shove the dog out of the way or nip at his paws and ears. Looks to me like he's jealous, or being possessive, but again, why does he only act this way at night??

-Mel

 

[oled]

Is he sleaping a lot daytime and les nighttime. I thing one way it putting him to rest 9pm in a queried place and see if progress in a month

 

[IcyWolf]

Does "his room" get noticeably darker at night than in the daytime? Could it possibly be that he is just afraid of the dark? I know it sounds crazy, but I have seen my fair share of birds with night frights. When I worked at petsmart it was particularly common with tiels, but we had a few conures that were the same way. When we had new birds come in, they would have to stay in our "new arrivals" room for a minimum of 7 days before they could go out on the floor with the birds that were for sale. We had to start keeping a night light back in that room because it had no windows and we had so many birds that would have night frights, they would panic all night without the light. They would normally bounce all over the cage, either falling off their perch or just going nuts as soon as the lights when off. well, it doesn't take too many birds freaking out and breaking blood feathers before you stop leaving them in the dark. It seems like maybe he is just scared and seeks you out for protection when he seems most vulnerable, maybe try putting a small night light near his cage, or just comforting him from afar when you know dusk is approaching.

 

[TurquoiseMel]

There's always a small lamp on in my room at nights, I myself can't sleep in complete darkness lol. But I turn off the main light sometimes before he's back in the cage and I'll be hanging out with the tv on or computer before actually going to sleep and this is when it happens. I do realize that I can avoid this by putting him in the cage before I turn the lights out, but believe it or not I feel that me being there for him in the nighttime is helping us in the bonding process.