Hi Everyone,
I am new to green cheeks, I bought a green cheek around 25th of March this year and the breeder told me he was 3 months old however it looked a lot smaller and younger. The owner said they will come clipped which i thought would make the training stages easier. The Breeder had him on seeds and nuts, so I had him on seeds for the first week and switched him to fresh veg and fruit occasionally, I read and watched a few videos on YouTube and started feeding him fresh veg and fruit twice on a daily basis, and training throughout the day. I also weighed him when i first got him, he was 50g and so I gave 10% on each feeding.
The problem is that out of the blue he starts twisting his head/neck like the exorcists and flapping his wings, and trying to spin in circles he also screams a couple times when he does this and its really worrying. He doesn't stop for about 10 seconds and when he is back he is weak. He did this once about a week ago and i thought nothing of it but now its happening a lot more frequently.
I also have a another Ring-neck in the same cage as it's quite a big cage for both of them and they don't hate each other. So I assume it's fine, also my ring-neck is in good condition and healthy.
I called up vets and they are not taking in any new clients due to Covid-19, but they did say he could have metal poisoning, but i have checked his cage and all the toys and fixings for anything that is toxic for him, there isn't anything that comes to mind. Also my ringneck hasn't exhibited any similar symptoms, so i cant be sure.
I am really worried, I read a few blogs on here and one thing it might be is that he is being under fed or he might a lot younger than than he is. So I increased his feedings and started to give him 10% 4 times a day. He doesn't end up finishing all the food i try to give him some seeds here and there. To fill him up, his weight has gone from 60g to 66g over the past 4 days of me trying this. Most of the time he just falls asleep on my shoulder lifeless. I think he was a lot younger when I bought as after watching a few videos he looks like he would have been about 6 weeks old if anything. He could perch before and still can until he has an episode and falls to the bottom of his play stand. Today he has had about 6-8 episodes and yesterday he had 1-2, I honestly thought we were in the clear yesterday.
Has anything similar happened to anyone on here? Or does anyone one what might be the cause?