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Starting in about March, my pacific parrotlet (born last year in April) has really, really upped the time she spends preening. At first I thought she was about to molt. And she seems... to be on a really subdued long molt? I don't really know. Occasionally she will shed some feathers and I can occasionally see a lot of dust around her from the preening.
She's been taken to the vet since: he greenlit her. She's in fine health. He even went out of his way to compliment her for how great her feathers look. Recently, she also had her yearly check-up: passed flying colors.
I did note that I was at times worried about her not getting enough enrichment; she tends to tire of new toys on the day itself. She likes to spend time with me and my girlfriend more than with her toys. Which is alright. Her favorite form of enrichment also seems to be training, specifically flight training. And I work from home.
But I still can't get over the feeling like the preening might be excessive and a sign of boredom.
Help?
She's been taken to the vet since: he greenlit her. She's in fine health. He even went out of his way to compliment her for how great her feathers look. Recently, she also had her yearly check-up: passed flying colors.
I did note that I was at times worried about her not getting enough enrichment; she tends to tire of new toys on the day itself. She likes to spend time with me and my girlfriend more than with her toys. Which is alright. Her favorite form of enrichment also seems to be training, specifically flight training. And I work from home.
But I still can't get over the feeling like the preening might be excessive and a sign of boredom.
Help?