PicklesParrot
Sprinting down the street
So pickles does this weird breath thing. Like a quick loud breath out. Kinda a "whooo" sort of sound. Ive seen him do it on occasion when he's being hormonal or playful. But today he seems to be doing it ALOT. He will be 2 in march 2014 so hes about 1 1/2 yrs old right now. I just noticed he was doing it a lot because I had him on the couch next to me. He was being a little hormonal and playful with me and started doing it over and over. Im curious if this behavior is actually a hormonal thing of if he is breathing weird and needs to be seen by an A-vet. I tried to record a couple videos to catch him doing it.
In the first video he does it at: 0:10, 0:31, 0:38, 0:41, 0:46, 0:48, 1:28, and 1:35. Turn the volume all the way up and make sure theres no noise int he house.
In the second video he does it at: 0:03, 0:25, 0:34(i think), and 1:06.
After I recorded this, I put him in his cage and he is playing, snacking, drinking, and I haven't heard it again. I didnt hear it at all today (or didnt notice it) until he flew over to be next to me for a bit. Then it started out slowly and got more frequent. When he was next to me he was doing it a lot more than on the video. I took him with me to the bathroom because the dog was out and I didnt wanna leave him alone with her and he was doing it a lot on his bathroom perch. Then we come back to the living room and hang out and still doing it a lot. Then I decided to record it and you saw that. Then I put him in the cage and haven't heard it at all. He's been in there for about 10 minutes now.
When he started doing it the most frequent, it scared me a bit, thinking maybe he was breathing heavy and something was wrong. He's never done this noise/breath so often. I normally hear it just once in awhile when he's playing next to me. Should I worry about this or chalk it up to hormones? I feel like a new mom, running to the doctor with every little sneeze. It's so hard to decipher sometimes when it's an emergency and when it's not with birds. Any advice is greatly appreciated and I'm grateful for.
In the first video he does it at: 0:10, 0:31, 0:38, 0:41, 0:46, 0:48, 1:28, and 1:35. Turn the volume all the way up and make sure theres no noise int he house.
In the second video he does it at: 0:03, 0:25, 0:34(i think), and 1:06.
After I recorded this, I put him in his cage and he is playing, snacking, drinking, and I haven't heard it again. I didnt hear it at all today (or didnt notice it) until he flew over to be next to me for a bit. Then it started out slowly and got more frequent. When he was next to me he was doing it a lot more than on the video. I took him with me to the bathroom because the dog was out and I didnt wanna leave him alone with her and he was doing it a lot on his bathroom perch. Then we come back to the living room and hang out and still doing it a lot. Then I decided to record it and you saw that. Then I put him in the cage and haven't heard it at all. He's been in there for about 10 minutes now.
When he started doing it the most frequent, it scared me a bit, thinking maybe he was breathing heavy and something was wrong. He's never done this noise/breath so often. I normally hear it just once in awhile when he's playing next to me. Should I worry about this or chalk it up to hormones? I feel like a new mom, running to the doctor with every little sneeze. It's so hard to decipher sometimes when it's an emergency and when it's not with birds. Any advice is greatly appreciated and I'm grateful for.
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