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[greymullet]

About 30-minutes before bed time we are noticing that Joe gets an intense desire to be held. He walks to the end of his perch, lowers his head, and puts his wings out as if to fly (jump in this case) to me. (He has "flown" across the room to get to me a couple times already). Last night when I took him from his perch and put him on my lap, he pushed his head and body hard into my hand and basically buried himself under my arm. He was content like this up until I put him to bed. We were all petting his back during this period. Is this just some hold over from what the breeder would do prior to sleep or is this a natural behavior?

 

Thanks in advance.

[Jayd]

Spock ,our baby doe's this,only at bed time now, we raised him, Jim, our rescue, (2 yr's old) started this last week..(?)This is a good question...

[chimaysmommy]

That sounds about right to me...Chimay is the same way close to bedtime. He gets so cuddly and doesn't want to be seperated from us during that time. Once it hits bedtime though he perks up and wants to step up and be taken to his night cage.

[judygram]

Josey isn't much of a cuddler anymore but she is more receptive of it late in the evenings before she goes to bed, some like it more than others and a lot of them really love to do it when young babies so I think it is just normal behavior.

[JillyBeanz]

I love this time of the night! It's the only time Harvey wants a "proper cuddle". He too will snuggle in, sometimes under a blanket (I do get ribbed for this)!!

 

Enjoy it while you can!

[Luvparrots]

My year-old Ana Grey has always been a cuddler from day one. She would stay on my chest all day long and get scratches if I let her. She never refuses a cuddle.

[Jane08]

It's pretty normal at night for them to want more attention in the way of cuddles. Rangi is nearly 3 and every night he perches on the couch behind me and when he is ready he walks down the couch to me and burrows his head under my chin and really pushes himself up against me for some cuddles. Kea also loves her cuddles at night and sits on my boyfriend chest.

[she]

Charlie loves a cuddle of a night just before bed time,he goes all soft , he is not like that of a day time.

[Spinner]

We make this behaviour part of our good-night ritual. Everyone in the room gets some cuddle time with Beaker before he goes back to his cage for bed-time.

 

Look out if we don't do it! We're reminded the next morning that we failed to pay proper attention.

[danmcq]

Yep, every evening about 7, our grey wants scratches, cuddles then he just wants to sit there on one foot and nod in and out of consciousness. Then he goes to bed between 8 and 830.

[cf737]

Darwin is almost 9 months and also does this...both around 4pm and then almost 6pm she will come over to me and bury her little head under my arm or neck. She also is very cuddly before bedtime and I think this is normal, especially for babies! :laugh:

[Tycos_mom]

Yes I think its a normal behaviour Tyco is a 6 yr old rescue and not very affectionate at all but she does love her kiss goodnight and a little head scrtch. its the only time she will allow scritches from me. So yes I would say its a normal behaviour for them