Hey everyone, new guy here.
I've had spunky for about 6 months now. We bonded well and had lots of fun over the summer, but class got in the way in fall. By that I mean only that I had less time to spend actively playing with him, he was still well fed, watered, cleaned up after, etc.
Since then he's gotten a little huffy at me, and doesn't seem to want to have much to do with me. Running off as soon as i put him in my lap, and just generally wanting to not have much to do with me.
He has also picked up a strange habit of trying to climb back into his cage whenever he's near it. He was a busy little climber when he was young (for like two or three days before his wheel came in the mail), but calmed down quickly once he could run on the wheel.
I don't believe it's because he's terribly hungry, as I usually let him snack after waking him but before playing with him, same with water which I give him access to even outside of his cage. It's nice and dark in my room when I take him out too.
When he does get back in, he'll hide for a bit, but will run to snack and drink before hiding again.
I'm not really sure what I'm asking, but is there anything that I'm really doing wrong?
Thanks for your support guys!
~~Brian (and Spunky)
I've had spunky for about 6 months now. We bonded well and had lots of fun over the summer, but class got in the way in fall. By that I mean only that I had less time to spend actively playing with him, he was still well fed, watered, cleaned up after, etc.
Since then he's gotten a little huffy at me, and doesn't seem to want to have much to do with me. Running off as soon as i put him in my lap, and just generally wanting to not have much to do with me.
He has also picked up a strange habit of trying to climb back into his cage whenever he's near it. He was a busy little climber when he was young (for like two or three days before his wheel came in the mail), but calmed down quickly once he could run on the wheel.
I don't believe it's because he's terribly hungry, as I usually let him snack after waking him but before playing with him, same with water which I give him access to even outside of his cage. It's nice and dark in my room when I take him out too.
When he does get back in, he'll hide for a bit, but will run to snack and drink before hiding again.
I'm not really sure what I'm asking, but is there anything that I'm really doing wrong?
Thanks for your support guys!
~~Brian (and Spunky)