| I agree with Fay. My birds do go through a quiet period whenever I
move them to a different location. And as Fay, I too have a few cats.
They are also very used to the birds and have long since given up the
possibility of catching them. My birds are (most) hanging from the
ceilings and the ones that aren't seem to be of no interest to the
cats. I do have a couple of cockatiels whose cage hangs near the
stair case. When I first put them there the cats loved to sit on the
stair closest to the cage (which was still several feet away) and
gaze at the birds. This made the birds rather nervous at first, but
after a few days, it subsided and the birds grew used to the cats.
Now they all accept eachother. However the cats are afraid of the
two large birds (Molluccan Cockatoo and Yellow Nape ) and stay as
far away as they can. (The yellow nape loves to bite their tails!)
The cats however still find the little finches facinating and at times
like to sit and watch them - but they never try to get them. Of course
they cannot get to them. The cats seem to have no interest in any
bird larger than a cockatiel. My indian ringneck sits in a very large
cage on my kitchen countertop next to the sink. The cats could really
pester him if they wanted to but never, ever bothered him once.
To wrap things up, I would expect that it is the move not the cats
that have stressed your birds a bit. But give them time and you will
see that they will become comfortable with their surroundings and
adjust .
Good luck,
Denise
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| Thanks for the replies. My Conures are smaller than cockatiels and
I've clipped their wings. Now I feel I should be cautious when letting
them out if the cat's in the house, they can't fly away very well.
They do seem to be getting adjusted to a cat in the same room, and this
cat doesn't even seem interested anymore, too far to reach.
Rich
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