Ugh... Wesley.
So, Wesley has just started to lick the paint off the wall above his perch, and its starting to damage it (yeah, part of the conditions of a life of luxury is not messin up the house butthead). Moreover, I don't know why he is doing it.
Apparently it can be a sign of anemia, but he's what I believe to be ideal proportions, and he has a plethora of quality food sources rotating constantly from Blue Wilderness dry to a dozen quality wet meals different every meal and his sister doesn't do this:
So the other thing can apparently be boredom, but he has his birds that he watches along w/ neighborhood action of the kids and cars and what not from all his perches, tons of toys, couple of trees, we play everyday 15mins, and his sister to play with.
He's otherwise his usual self, playful and cheeky and noisy, but my usual distractions and reprimands aren't working. Generally if he does something wrong, the instant he does it, I go "TSSSSS!!!! NO." in a loud tone, wait for him to do it again, and he figures out not to do it. The worst I've ever had to follow that is with a loud clap. He does the same with the licking, but starts right back up on it 15 seconds later when he knows I'm watching him, although he's usually obedient.
Before I start squirting his butt with water and repainting my wall, figured I'd ask for advice.
So, Wesley has just started to lick the paint off the wall above his perch, and its starting to damage it (yeah, part of the conditions of a life of luxury is not messin up the house butthead). Moreover, I don't know why he is doing it.
Apparently it can be a sign of anemia, but he's what I believe to be ideal proportions, and he has a plethora of quality food sources rotating constantly from Blue Wilderness dry to a dozen quality wet meals different every meal and his sister doesn't do this:
So the other thing can apparently be boredom, but he has his birds that he watches along w/ neighborhood action of the kids and cars and what not from all his perches, tons of toys, couple of trees, we play everyday 15mins, and his sister to play with.
He's otherwise his usual self, playful and cheeky and noisy, but my usual distractions and reprimands aren't working. Generally if he does something wrong, the instant he does it, I go "TSSSSS!!!! NO." in a loud tone, wait for him to do it again, and he figures out not to do it. The worst I've ever had to follow that is with a loud clap. He does the same with the licking, but starts right back up on it 15 seconds later when he knows I'm watching him, although he's usually obedient.
Before I start squirting his butt with water and repainting my wall, figured I'd ask for advice.
