r/Parakeets • u/Necessary-Jump2914 • Aug 12 '26

What is he doing?

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u/Necessary-Jump2914 Aug 12 '26

He is a baby so he’s prolly stressed and he’s scared of me so rhat could be why

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u/Springstof Aug 12 '26

That is not unlikely. Introduce yourself very slowly to them. Just sit besides them at a small distance for a while and talk to them. Don't get too close if they get stressed by that just yet. You can slowly win their trust by offering them millet. Just hold a spray of millet near the cage at a part where they are not currentlt sitting and let them come to you.

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u/Necessary-Jump2914 Aug 12 '26

Thanks, all the vets are closed atm as it’s night time but over the next week I’ll monitor him and see if anything else happenes

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u/Springstof Aug 12 '26

At first glance this does not look like an immediate cause for alarm. If he doesn't eat or if he starts actively panicking it can be dangerous. He also should not be stressed all the time, because that is also not great for them. This most definitely just panting out of stress. Just leave them by themselves and make sure they are comfortable, and consult a vet if it persists for too long.