First I would like to say , yesterday was a coldest night of the year in South Florida with temps coming down to 40-45 F. I decided to bring my DYH Chichi and Scarlet indoors for the night. Morning went as usual , my wife and daughter left the house earlier and after my morning routine ( food , fresh water and some veggies ) Im ready for work. On my way out of the door my Scarlet sudenly started acting weird , screaming, shaking the whole cage , standing on the perch next to her water bowl and splashing water all over . It was not like anything I have seen before . This bird was really acting strange. Her screaming was different , She was really acting out. I come back , tried to comfort her offered treat but the bird was going crazy. I was watching in disbelief not knowing what to do , what to think. Was she having a seizure of some kind or what. Im scared worried , what happened what did I do my mind racing back and forth thinking what could be wrong with her,what to do ----and then I smell it !!! Something was burning .It was not strong but there was definitely something burning. After a short investigation I discovered a towel which I thrown over a previously used heater has ignited and started to burn. Im still having a goose bumps writing this . After I got thinks under control,Scarlet went back to normal , calmed down and play with her toys like nothing happened. Went off to work but came back several times throughout the day to check on her and the house. I do not even want to think what could have happened if I left the house for work, without paying attention to my crazy acting bird. It was her way of warning me something was wrong. Thank You Scarlet !!!
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