Unfortunately, Chuck suffers from night frights. This is when a parrot flails uncontrollably around its cage, usually at night. It almost seems like they're having a seizure. This type of behavior seems to be particularly prevalent in cockatiels.No one is entirely sure what causes night frights, and there are probably a multitude of triggers. Some potential explanations are minor earthquakes, headlights coming in their room, strange shadows, unstable perches, or even just bad dreams.
Sometimes plugging a night light in near the bird can help, or moving his cage at night to a room without windows. A lot of experimenting may be needed to see what works best for each individual bird.
Chuck is up for adoption, though his new owners must understand about the possibility of night frights and be willing to do some hard work to try to reduce their occurrence!
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