Posted November 9, 200618 yr 2 evenings ago all was quiet and then all of a sudden Boris started going berserk (she was in bed for the night), she was flapping, squawking, bashing around in her cage. I raced in there to calm her down, I opened her cage and put my hand in and she jumped straight on without hesitation. I cuddled her for about 30 seconds until she didn't want to anymore. She crawled to my shoulder and sat there shivering for about 5 minutes, had a quick fly and was okay. I'm not overly concerned because she is 17 months old and this is the first time she has ever had it. I think Boris must have had a nightmare, there is no other way I can explain it.
November 9, 200618 yr Blinkie and Ozzie did that last night. It's pretty scary and they looked totally panicked - they're over it now though. I'm glad Boris didn't hurt herself in her panic.
November 9, 200618 yr A couple of weeks ago, we were all in bed for the night, when I heard the birds go suddenly crazy in their cages. (this was before they moved into the big cage.) They were all freaked out at once. I don't know if one of them had a night fright and the others were responding to him/her or if there was something wrong. I turned on the lights and helped them calm down. There was no sign of a mouse or anything to scare them so I really don't know what made all six of them freak. It hasn't happened since. I now keep a light on in the next room when they go to bed. Is it possible that one of them had a nightmare and scared the **** out of the others? Shell
November 9, 200618 yr Author Well I reckon it probably was a nightmare. I mean every living creature dreams - otherwise their brain would stop functioning and they'd die. So it stands to reason that if something dreams - then they also can have nightmares.
November 10, 200618 yr Even though I have a night light on, it happens to one of the birds (usually the tiel or budgies, not the lovies) about once every couple of months and then EVERYBODY goes nuts. Have to put on the lights, uncover them, get them back on perches, cover them back up again and then I am wide awake and can't get back to sleep. Hope it doesn't happen to Boris very much. :budgiedance:
