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Date Posted: 08:16:04 11/16/07 Fri
Author: Beverly
Subject: Mine do hid nuts, but only in the 'usual' places,, and they ...
In reply to: Doc 's message, "Hoarding??" on 23:33:19 11/15/07 Thu

>Hey all! I was wondering... how much "hoarding" does
>your little companion do? Back when I had Jill, she
>used to stuff her nest box so full of nuts and seeds
>that I had to empty it out at least once every week or
>two--otherwise she would literally end up forcing
(Mine do hid nuts, but only in the 'usual' places,, and they ...) don't seem to hoard, exactly. Indeed, what I usaully find in bunches, is the empty shells! They do seem to eat in one corner or another, and leave the 'empties' for me to clear out.

>herself out. Penny, on the other hand, has been
>hoarding absolutely *nothing*! Not a single nut, not
>in her nesting box or in any of the other various
>nooks and crannies in her habitat. Anyway, it made me
>curious about the limits of natural variation in this
>behavior. And, of course, being me, I'm modestly
>concerned that it may be atypical behavior symptomatic
>of some psychological abnormality... but only
>modestly. ;)

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Replies:

  • Re: Hoarding?? -- Joan, 22:29:32 11/16/07 Fri
  • Re: Hoarding?? -- Mary, 21:54:58 11/17/07 Sat

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