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Night Frights!!!


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Does anyone else have a grey who suffers from night frights? It doesnt happen all the time, but maybe once every other week I week up to Charlie flapping round his cage. WhenI go down to him he will be sat on the bottom of his cage and look terrified! I then have to settle him and wait for him to go to sleep again. He has already damaged his primarys doing this.the vet said its quite common with greys.Do you think this is true or has he fallen of his perch whilst sleeping? Let me know if anyone else has had similar probs.

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I had a simular experience with my greys and found that it was because my children left a floating balloon unattended and the balloon was bobbing up and down the back of the cage. I had to take them out of the cage and calm them down. Now I have the cage completely covered at night and have not had a problem as of this point in time.

 

Do you cover the cage at night? If not maybe that may be the problem. I have not heard of birds 'falling' off their perches while sleeping even though it could be possible. Maybe some kind of shadow scared the bird and covering the cage could eliminate that issue.

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Hi,Charlie is covered everynight but takes a good hour or so to settle as well before we can leave him.The back of his cage is up against a wall. How old were your greys when you had this problem? Charlie is 7 months now,do you think its because he is still young? He is a very nervous grey as well!

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They were young probably around his age now and it was the balloon specifically that caused the problem. Is your bird afraid of the cover? I know when I cover them I also make a game of it so they do not get upset about the cover going over the cage.

 

Since the cover is not working have you tired keeping him uncovered and just turn out the light for the night?

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My grey has never had Night frights, but my finches did. I would wake up in the middle of the night from the sound of the poor finches panicing. Covering the finch cage would cause too much stress so I set up a night light next to their cage and it has not happened sense. The light doesn't need to be bright...just enough where they can see what is going on around the cage.

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I noticed the baby finches are the ones that get them the worst, and when one finch freaks...they all freak. I can't remember where I got the idea from, but I have been using the light sense before I got Elmo, and as I said in another post all the birds are with me in the bedroom, he gets the nightlight too, so I bet thats why he never has them.

 

I have cats that come in and out of my room as they please as well in the night and after the light went up they have never got wigged out over the cats ether (I'm guessing that because they can see where they are they don't get bothered by them).

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Now that could be the problem! I also have two cats who please themselves throughout the night.I also keep chinchillas who come to life and can make a lot of noise! think the night light could be a good idea BMustee thanks for that one. I have one of those plug in ones I used for the kids when they were younger, will give that a go and see what happens.

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Every now and again my baby quakers well have night frights that is why I stopped covering them. I also have a night light in my bedroom and the glow of the computer for the birds in the living room.

Seems to stop most of them. Only time they have them now is if the dogs make some racket for whatever reason.

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