Post by aximili on Jan 12, 2022 6:32:59 GMT
I currently have a single budgie. She is almost 6 years old and in good health. She has a big personality, and is normally happy, but sassy. She will chit and bite to get a point across, but is generally playful and social.
We recently moved in the last month, and since moving she is very aggressive. She is normally very happy to spend time with me and sings throughout the day, and will sit on my shoulder or spend time outside her cage. Now, she is not interested in sitting on my hand or my shoulder, when I let her out of the cage she just goes back in, and sits on her perch doing nothing. She also strikes at me when I talk or sing to her which she normally loves. She hasn't been as vocal and has not exhibited much in the way of happy body language at least when I'm around.
She had a period like this when we moved previously, over a year ago, but her partner of 5 years had just recently passed away so I had assumed her attitude was because of that. After about a month or two of aggresive behavior, she was back to her normal self. But now it's happening again and I still don't know the reason.
She has a healthy appetite, and has not been losing weight as far as I can tell from having her on my finger (she's too angry for me to weigh her). She isn't molting right now either.
I think she's been a little lonely since her partner passed, but I can't in good conscience get any other budgies because she (as well as her previous partner) is positive for avian bornavirus. But when I try to spend more time with her, she's just angry with me.
I'm thinking about taking her for a checkup woth her vet, but she's not really exhibiting any physical symptoms.
Does anyone else have an experience with any behavior changes like this?
We recently moved in the last month, and since moving she is very aggressive. She is normally very happy to spend time with me and sings throughout the day, and will sit on my shoulder or spend time outside her cage. Now, she is not interested in sitting on my hand or my shoulder, when I let her out of the cage she just goes back in, and sits on her perch doing nothing. She also strikes at me when I talk or sing to her which she normally loves. She hasn't been as vocal and has not exhibited much in the way of happy body language at least when I'm around.
She had a period like this when we moved previously, over a year ago, but her partner of 5 years had just recently passed away so I had assumed her attitude was because of that. After about a month or two of aggresive behavior, she was back to her normal self. But now it's happening again and I still don't know the reason.
She has a healthy appetite, and has not been losing weight as far as I can tell from having her on my finger (she's too angry for me to weigh her). She isn't molting right now either.
I think she's been a little lonely since her partner passed, but I can't in good conscience get any other budgies because she (as well as her previous partner) is positive for avian bornavirus. But when I try to spend more time with her, she's just angry with me.
I'm thinking about taking her for a checkup woth her vet, but she's not really exhibiting any physical symptoms.
Does anyone else have an experience with any behavior changes like this?
