Sunny has had this odd behavior, even when he was a teen. Around 8 o'clock everynight, Sunny turns into a vampire. I call it that becuase he seems blood thirsty at this time. If you even walk by his cage he squawks at you. If you stand there and talk to him, he come up with his little beak open, making his awful squawking noises and hissing. He also bites harder then usual. We call this time period his "grouchy hour." In the morning he is the opposite: he chirps like crazy, cat calling to everybody and acting as cute as can be. Does anybody else notice some odd grouchy-ness in their birds??
Grouchy at night?
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What time does he get up in the morning?
My mom gets up at about 5 in the morning...I dont know if sunny sleeps through her making herself breakfast, but when I wake up at about 8:30 his cage is still covered.
It may be hard for Sunny to sleep being that his cage is in the family room, were all the commotion really is. We all hit the hay at ten, and we always leave our stove light on for a little night light for Sunny. We still have our christmas lights up, so thats a little light too. Sunny has had a night fright before, so we leave some small lights on for him.
I will have to put the blanket over his cage a little earlier then usual to test if he is getting enough sleep.
It may be hard for Sunny to sleep being that his cage is in the family room, were all the commotion really is. We all hit the hay at ten, and we always leave our stove light on for a little night light for Sunny. We still have our christmas lights up, so thats a little light too. Sunny has had a night fright before, so we leave some small lights on for him.
I will have to put the blanket over his cage a little earlier then usual to test if he is getting enough sleep.
lol- I know the feeling. My budgies esspecially never fail to remind me when it's bedtime.I hope it does! Its not nice to be yelled at by your own bird...
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Spike gets really grumpy when he is tired too
Well, last night i tried my experiment but my mom wouldnt let me. When Sunny gets grumpy hes a pain to put back into his cage. He sits atop of it on his little rope toys and wont budge. It seems he is better behaved when he is away from his cage. If you try to pick him up while he is on it, he will put you through a big game of cat and mouse. He refuses to step up and once he gets sick of that he just zooms across the room and crashes into the christmas tree. In a different room he is polite and steps up without a problem. That is another issue we have with him...besides his grumpiness and stubborn attitude, he's a very nice cockatiel.
Anyways, back to the experiment. I woke up at 8 this morning and found his blanket over his cage. He was awake and happy to see me. He wasnt grumpy, but put me through one of his chase games again later on.
Anyways, back to the experiment. I woke up at 8 this morning and found his blanket over his cage. He was awake and happy to see me. He wasnt grumpy, but put me through one of his chase games again later on.
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I would show her the thread as well
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