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Old 09-07-2017, 04:38 PM   #1
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Default nervous after holiday

Basil took a very long time to tame completely. He was very nervous when he arrived but with a lot of patience he became very comfortable with our routine and me.
But unfortunately, I went on holiday for a week last week and in that time nobody was able to get him out. Our neighbour just came round at about 6pm everyday to put some food in the cage and check the wheel and water bottle- this time is too early and Basil is never awake then.
I spent my whole holiday worried that Basil would be different or forget me... And to my dispare, when I arrived home he was very nervous and did not wake up until about 12:00pm. Before I went on holiday he was up between 8-9pm everyday and was very eager to come out the cage and see me Now he just sits in the corner of his cage and doesnt seem excited at all... It makes me so sad because I don't know what to do. He still takes treats from my hand and lets me pick him up but he just doesnt seem happy at all when I get him out so I have just left him and let him sniff and take treats from my hands.
Does anybody know what I can do to make him go back to his normal self Im so sad because I really loved getting him out everyday and now I just keep worrying that he will never be the same again!
Thank you so much (sorry this is so long)
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Old 09-07-2017, 11:28 PM   #2
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Default Re: nervous after holiday

How long since you got back from your holiday?
It's not at all unusual to see some behaviour changes when you've been away so try not to worry too much & just keep getting him out as you usually would, maybe just keep the time short to begin with & he should come round again before too long.
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