Post by mar on Sept 6, 2004 16:24:47 GMT -8
Bob has, just recently, become rather aggressive when in the yard but only in the yard. He is fine in the cage even with me in there on my computer or reading, ok when in the house, great when walking around out of sight of the house, but a terror when in the yard. The kicker is it seems to only be directed at me (no notice of my roommates or reaction to his reflection in a mirror).
I was thinking stress from moving 10 days ago but not after this afternoon. Today he would bite at nearly anything in front of him (me, my shoes, my cloths, my books, his leash, his pillow which I brought out for my protection, his food dish), charge me, hatchet walk, posturing... After he got real bad I scooped him up and started to walk away from the apartment and he became fine and stayed that way through the duration of the walk. When I got back to within 20 feet of the sliding back doors he went ballistic.
Could he be defending "his" territory? Would this stand up even though the back and front yards have no connection between them?
My other idea is lighting as I just got a Mega Ray over him a week ago. The additional UV would do it but I think he is getting over all less than he was outside over the summer.
I would say season but it seems like the wrong time of year. His cage internally has changed a little but what he is able to see outside of it has changed greatly. What ever it is worrying about my digits is getting old fast.
Mark
I was thinking stress from moving 10 days ago but not after this afternoon. Today he would bite at nearly anything in front of him (me, my shoes, my cloths, my books, his leash, his pillow which I brought out for my protection, his food dish), charge me, hatchet walk, posturing... After he got real bad I scooped him up and started to walk away from the apartment and he became fine and stayed that way through the duration of the walk. When I got back to within 20 feet of the sliding back doors he went ballistic.
Could he be defending "his" territory? Would this stand up even though the back and front yards have no connection between them?
My other idea is lighting as I just got a Mega Ray over him a week ago. The additional UV would do it but I think he is getting over all less than he was outside over the summer.
I would say season but it seems like the wrong time of year. His cage internally has changed a little but what he is able to see outside of it has changed greatly. What ever it is worrying about my digits is getting old fast.
Mark
