Please bear with me as I am fairly new when it comes to GP's and their behaviors. I need the opinions and answers from someone who is an expert with GP's and their behavioral patterns and noises that they are associated with. There are still certain GP behavioral patterns that are foreign to me, so I did some research on youtube regarding the noises GP's make, and what behavior they are associated with. My extensive research has concluded that the noises that my GP makes most often is "wheeking" -- but he seems to do it at all times. GP's supposedly wheek when they need your attention, or if they want to be fed; however, mine wheeks almost all the time . . . and all throughout the night, and sometimes until the early morning hours. The wheeking noises are most predominant when I open the fridge, or when it sees me eating my meal. He also gnaws on the cage when I open the fridge.
The other times when I hear my GP wheeking is when he is in a deep sleep with his eyes closed, then he opens up his eyes mid-sleep and begins wheeking; it's almost as if he is having a dream of some sort. It seems almost "human" in its behavior when he does this. He was wheeking all night last night, so I checked to see what was going on, and he was making wheeking noises while he was eating his food. Is this abnormal? I figured that GP's would stop their wheeking when they begin eating their food. He does vertical hops all the time too.
It is almost impossible to get to my fridge to make myself a meal without him noticing me, and when he notices me, he begins wheeking; and at times he begins gnawing at the cage bars non-stop until I give him something to eat. Not even the stealthiest ninja in the world can sneak past him and get a meal from the fridge without being caught by him. All he LITERALLY does is eat and sleep. He will eat for close to about half an hour, then his eyes will slowly grow shut; and then will his eyes be completely closed as he sleeps. The time he would fall asleep to when he awakes to eat more food would be estimated around 15-30 minute intervals -- then this repeats over and over again.
The other times when I hear my GP wheeking is when he is in a deep sleep with his eyes closed, then he opens up his eyes mid-sleep and begins wheeking; it's almost as if he is having a dream of some sort. It seems almost "human" in its behavior when he does this. He was wheeking all night last night, so I checked to see what was going on, and he was making wheeking noises while he was eating his food. Is this abnormal? I figured that GP's would stop their wheeking when they begin eating their food. He does vertical hops all the time too.
It is almost impossible to get to my fridge to make myself a meal without him noticing me, and when he notices me, he begins wheeking; and at times he begins gnawing at the cage bars non-stop until I give him something to eat. Not even the stealthiest ninja in the world can sneak past him and get a meal from the fridge without being caught by him. All he LITERALLY does is eat and sleep. He will eat for close to about half an hour, then his eyes will slowly grow shut; and then will his eyes be completely closed as he sleeps. The time he would fall asleep to when he awakes to eat more food would be estimated around 15-30 minute intervals -- then this repeats over and over again.