The dramatic death scene my lovebird performs daily

Every evening, Mochi flips upside down in my hand, goes completely limp, and closes their eyes. The first time they did this I PANICKED and almost called the emergency vet. Turns out they just... like being held upside down? Quaker parrot are so weird. Does your bird have a weird quirk?

Dealt with this for months. What finally worked was changing the cage location in the room and just being really patient. They come around eventually.

I went through this exact thing with my canary Jasper! It lasted about a couple weeks and then resolved on its own. Hang in there.

Absolutely love hearing success stories! This gives me so much hope for me and Kiwi. Thank you for sharing!

I could have written this post a year ago. Same situation, same frustration. Here's what I wish someone had told me: stuffing paper towel rolls with treats for foraging. Would have saved me weeks of stress.

I remember when my lovebird went through this phase. I was so worried but my vet said it's actually really common.

Oh man, this brings back memories. When we were dealing with this with Pistachio, I thought we'd never get through it. Now it's just a funny memory. It gets better, I promise.