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Post by sweetpea on Apr 19, 2023 21:07:19 GMT
Hope Fred and Finkle are settling well All is ok here. Moriarty is calming down a bit. There is the occasional chest bumping which means I don't feel comfortable locking them all in one cage together. Today was the first day M was locked in with Fredi when I went out. Last night Finkle misjudged bedtime & was out later than intended then forgot how to get into his own cage, but managed in the end after some frantic running up & down. Today Fredi discovered the water in the hamster water bottle in M's cage. Today I witnessed Finkle do 3 laps of the room non-stop. It's a long time since anyone has done that. Frediano is displaying Perry-like laziness on the flying front. Though F&F came as friends, I don't think they were particularly bonded, so it's made the introductions less fraught. Finkle comes across as quite independent (a bit like Dalai was).
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Apr 19, 2023 21:13:22 GMT
It's funny how they have trouble learning how to get back in the cage.
Glad Finkle is so active. Sounds like Fredi might need some encouragement!
George and Basil came here together but went their separate ways almost immediately and made other friends.
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Post by Hezz on Apr 20, 2023 0:29:19 GMT
Sp pleased for you that Fred and Finkle are settling in well. Is Moriarty unsure of his new friends?
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Post by sweetpea on Apr 20, 2023 9:31:59 GMT
Sp pleased for you that Fred and Finkle are settling in well. Is Moriarty unsure of his new friends? M is delighted to have his new friends but I think he's still adapting to them not being P&L. It looks like he favours Frediano but does chat with Finkle. He has also occasionally done the 'jealousy wing-flap' & a new one, the 'wing flick' which isn't jealousy but could be irritation... I'm still working that one out. One day they were in his cage all day, so I did wonder if he was a bit irritated by that & possibly a lack of mirror wiggling activity compounded it. F&F are very different characters (as were P&L). Finkle has already flown around the room a few times (M usually joins him) but Fredi hasn't had a fly yet.
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Post by Hezz on Apr 21, 2023 0:13:46 GMT
Glad to hear that all are getting on and that Moriarty has been welcoming to his new friends. I’d be guessing that the wing flip is either irrational or frustration - good to have friends but they are not the friends he is used to. He’ll settle soon, I have faith.
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Post by ariella on Apr 21, 2023 15:36:43 GMT
Great names for them sweetpea. I’m sure they’ll all be great friends and up to mischief together before you know it.
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Post by sweetpea on Apr 21, 2023 18:59:29 GMT
Had a worry with Finkleberry this morning. There were signs of blood in a couple of his morning poops. From then, he wasn't eating or pooping or doing anything. I booked a vet appt for 4pm, but at 13:30 he started pooping perfectly & he is back to eating normally again. I cancelled the vet appt. Sent photos to the vet & I'm not to worry unless it happens again! My grey hair is turning white!
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Post by Loz on Apr 21, 2023 19:26:17 GMT
So stressful! I hope there's no recurrence.
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Apr 21, 2023 21:30:30 GMT
What a worry. Hope it was a one off. I take it that you don't have any balsa with red dye on it?
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Post by sweetpea on Apr 21, 2023 23:28:31 GMT
What a worry. Hope it was a one off. I take it that you don't have any balsa with red dye on it? No, I try & avoid the colour red for this reason! At least the vet didn't say it was internal bleeding & I know she can tell if that is the case...
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Post by sweetpea on Apr 22, 2023 10:00:45 GMT
I am reminded of the intro to The Simpsons where the plant has the sign, days without an accident.... This morning, all is well - no signs of dodgy poops, Finkle is flying again & has even had a flirt with M. So, days without a health scare = 1!
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Apr 24, 2023 21:06:21 GMT
How are Fred and Finkle doing?
Hopefully no more red poo from Finkle?
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Post by sweetpea on Apr 24, 2023 22:30:31 GMT
How are Fred and Finkle doing? Hopefully no more red poo from Finkle? Fortunately no more worrying poops. I know I joked about calling Frediano 'Fatty', but I am having concerns about his fattiness! Apart from the initial flying that he did, he rarely flies now. That said, this evening he had a surge of activity & did have a fly but kept losing height & at one point landed on the floor. Pretty sure it is because he is a fatty...
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Post by tweetiepiesmom on Apr 24, 2023 23:56:58 GMT
Awww, poor little guy. So sad when they can't fly.
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Apr 25, 2023 8:51:55 GMT
Aw. I take it you have playgrounds dotted about and places that they can land when out? I'd encourage him to fly more somehow because if you don't he may lose the ability like Peter has. But Peter isn't a fatty
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