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Post by sweetpea on Mar 2, 2023 21:54:49 GMT
Sitting here holding my breath.... Lennie has gone into Moriarty's cage for bed. He was restless (has been since loss of Perry) & about 15 mins ago I opened his little door & M's door to see if he wanted to go sit with M & he immediately went in. But he's a worrier, so he's not terribly comfortable yet. M is in bedtime-mode, so hasn't moved from his perch... yet. Bear in mind that M has never slept overnight with anyone... I think all 3 of us are holding our breath. I quickly & quietly took out M's mirror as that could possibly cause tensions if M wants to have a morning wiggle with it... Cover mostly down. Gawd.
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Post by tweetiepiesmom on Mar 2, 2023 21:58:07 GMT
Awww, our little buds do like the company of their friends.
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Post by ffiscool on Mar 2, 2023 22:12:02 GMT
Everything crossed
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Mar 2, 2023 22:27:55 GMT
Hopefully Lennie and Moriarty will have an uneventful night!
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Post by sweetpea on Mar 2, 2023 22:29:50 GMT
Lennie is not yet settled - he's still anxious... M has had a little preen so is relatively calm. It's possible L might change his mind, so I'm watching to see if he moves towards the little door... Wish we'd done this a bit earlier in the evening!
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Mar 2, 2023 22:32:15 GMT
Oh dear, what a pain. I take it you wont cover them until you feel he's settled?
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Post by sweetpea on Mar 2, 2023 22:38:49 GMT
Hopefully Lennie and Moriarty will have an uneventful night! Reminding me of when I lost Cagney & Bezukhov & Phineas were sorting out new sleeping arrangements. Had to find the blog post: Link to blog postHopefully this transition won't be as long & painful...
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Mar 2, 2023 22:53:14 GMT
Love Rose's comment on that blog post "The sooner Harvard or Yale give you a grant for your deep research into budgie psychology, the sooner the world will be a better place!!"
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Post by sweetpea on Mar 2, 2023 23:21:04 GMT
ABORT!! ABORT!! ABORT!!! L is back in his own cage! He was restless again. Then tried to get down to the perch on the door (usually open during the day) which made me wonder if he wanted to get out. Anyway, he fell to the bottom. Made he way up & was on the same perch as M, who by now was getting irritable & they did a bit of beak fencing. L was still anxious. At the next opportunity, I opened the big door & he jumped on the perch & immediately made his way back to his cage. Broke my heart though... he was on the door platform of his cage, peered in & then turned around, facing the room & looked all confused... he didn't want to go into his cage & be alone... but he didn't feel comfortable in M's cage.... all lost & forlorn... I encouraged him back home though. He will settle. Tomorrow is another day. From previous experience, it's not always plain sailing...
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Post by sweetpea on Mar 2, 2023 23:23:25 GMT
Love Rose's comment on that blog post "The sooner Harvard or Yale give you a grant for your deep research into budgie psychology, the sooner the world will be a better place!!" She was right! The world would be a better place!
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Post by Hezz on Mar 3, 2023 1:02:10 GMT
Could M, being that much more settled, go into L’s cage? L at home in his cage, and with company, if M is comfortable with that? Possibly something to try tonight, at an earlier time than last night’s. ??
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Post by sweetpea on Mar 3, 2023 10:03:42 GMT
Could M, being that much more settled, go into L’s cage? L at home in his cage, and with company, if M is comfortable with that? Possibly something to try tonight, at an earlier time than last night’s. ?? That's what I was hoping for. The problem is that M has no motivation for going into L's cage for bed as he's used to sleeping on his own. Also, he's got into a routine with his mirror friend - likes an evening 'wiggle' or two before bed, which may not work with L about. That said, I took his mirror out last night due to L's brief stay & I notice he hasn't gone to say good morning to it yet, in his old cage... Bit fickle if you ask me! So... anything's possible!
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Post by tweetiepiesmom on Mar 3, 2023 14:30:56 GMT
Its all part of everyone (you included) learning a new routine. Hope everyone settles into a new happy routine soon.
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Mar 7, 2023 13:05:15 GMT
How are Lennie and Moriarty doing?
Are they in the same overnight cage yet?
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Post by sweetpea on Mar 7, 2023 23:45:35 GMT
How are Lennie and Moriarty doing? Are they in the same overnight cage yet? It's been put on the back burner. There was an evening when I thought L might want to go into M's but on opening the doors he declined. They are both moulting & have been a bit lethargic so that may also have affected decisions. L is familiar with M's cage as he used to spend all day in there when Dalai was around. Also, when Perry was still with us, there were times I would let him go in. However, since Perry's passing, L has been reluctant to go into M's cage during the daytime - he will sit on the door platform & reach in to play with a toy, or sit on the perch on the open main door. But today, he managed to actually go inside. There was a little friction with M as L was on the same perch as M's mirror friend, that I quickly relocated into M's old cage. Also, possibly moult-related, but since Perry's passing, L isn't eating seed from the seed pots. He's eating millet but nowhere near as much as he would normally eat (he's not called Lennie the Locust for nothing). I mean, he can stand to lose some weight, but I need to keep an eye on that...
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