Fear

[Alien J]

I'm having a real problem with TD. The past month or so, TD has been showing fear at bedtime. He'll go to a corner of his cage and stare at a spot on the opposite side of the cage. I'll try rearranging his cage cover, moving his night light, whatever I can think of to hide whatever it may be that is scaring him. Sometimes I get it right and he climbs up to his favorite sleeping perch and all is well. Sometimes I can't. Never can I figure out what it is that has spooked him. I'm besides myself trying to help him. Is this a phase? Nothing in his night time habitat has changed, so it's very confusing to me. If anyone has any ideas please let me know! Thanks!

 

[Tiel Feathers]

Cappuccino frequently gets scared at bedtime, even though nothing has changed. My birds sleep in sleep cages in a partially opened closet. What I usually do is try to calm her down outside of the cage, and then put her in it before she can fly away. Once she is in, I close the door quickly while saying my good nights. It’s very dark in there, and once she can’t see much, I think she relaxes. She has never had a night fright. Maybe the light is making weird shadows for TD?