Night time cage indecision

[Marianne Marlow]

A couple of nights ago, Max decided that he wanted to stay in Penny's cage for the evening .... Or so I thought!

I tested his resolve by trying to get him to hop on my finger so I could lift him back to his own cage. This resulted in a few small bites to my finger and him hopping back on the perch.

I switched on the lamp and put out the main light as I do every evening. But as I did this Max started to bounce around the cage as if having a night fright. Immediately I put the main light back on and spoke to Max until he calmed down.

I put my hand in the cage and he hopped on and flew out of the cage like a bat out of hell back to his regular night time cage with his mates!

[sweetpea]

They are so complicated!

[Loz]

I get the same behaviours, Marianne Marlow.
Someone will decide he's happy in one of the cages on his own but as soon as the lights go down, he'll start crashing around like an axe-murderer is after him. Lights go back up quick-snap.
However, I have to remember that Gurgeh is different. He's been happy to spend the past two nights on his own.
Budgie randomness is random.

[Marianne Marlow]

They are indeed complicated sweetpea

loz That really does describe the behaviour "like an axe-murderer is after him" I wouldn't mind though it couldn't have been a night fright as Max wasn't even covered up yet!!

[Loz]

"Precautionary blind panic"

[ladybird]

Buddy goes quiet at about 8 o’clock so he is telling me it’s time for his bed. As I cover him up he clings to the front of the cage and squarks , and won’t stop until I kiss his belly. He then goes straight to his perch ready for bed…….Definitely funny little creatures. I am going away next week ( picture my hubby kissing his belly lol)……..

[ffiscool]

Silly Max

[tweetiepiesmom]

Sweet Buddy!