Walter came to me over a year ago when he was 2 months old. He was an oops litter, and not well bred, so he was nervous (unsurprisingly) but enjoyed playing with me. Fast forward, due to life taking a turn only a month later, 1 found myself unable to spend the time doing introductions with my other boys and rehomed Walter.
Fast forward again, his new home asked me to take him back last week. I felt it was the right thing to do so he's back with me; permanently.
Walter is still nervous, but seems to remember me and will enjoy pets. But a lot of his body language does confuse me. He's a tail wagger, but I never have been able to totally figure out if it's a good wag or an irritated wag. He's also started biting me, but not aggressively. Just grabbing me (albeit a little rougher than I'd like) when my hand is in his cage. He'll still take food from me and pets, but then turn around and grab my hand if I move too fast or too slow. He also on occasion makes grunts (not the raspy respiratory sounds, but I could be wrong. I'll be keeping an eye on him).
So I guess l'm just not sure what to make of his body language. ls he annoyed with me petting him? Territorial? Or just can't see and is a nervous-nellie?
Key facts; He has red eyes,l'm pretty sure he can't see well if at all. He is a lone male at this point, since his other owner ended up never introducing him to anyone else. I know, this isn't ideal, but he's almost 2 and hasn't ever had a cage mate so I'm not about to play that gamble. He is in the same room as my other two (very, very old) boys, and I am concerned this is stressing him out too.
Fast forward again, his new home asked me to take him back last week. I felt it was the right thing to do so he's back with me; permanently.
Walter is still nervous, but seems to remember me and will enjoy pets. But a lot of his body language does confuse me. He's a tail wagger, but I never have been able to totally figure out if it's a good wag or an irritated wag. He's also started biting me, but not aggressively. Just grabbing me (albeit a little rougher than I'd like) when my hand is in his cage. He'll still take food from me and pets, but then turn around and grab my hand if I move too fast or too slow. He also on occasion makes grunts (not the raspy respiratory sounds, but I could be wrong. I'll be keeping an eye on him).
So I guess l'm just not sure what to make of his body language. ls he annoyed with me petting him? Territorial? Or just can't see and is a nervous-nellie?
Key facts; He has red eyes,l'm pretty sure he can't see well if at all. He is a lone male at this point, since his other owner ended up never introducing him to anyone else. I know, this isn't ideal, but he's almost 2 and hasn't ever had a cage mate so I'm not about to play that gamble. He is in the same room as my other two (very, very old) boys, and I am concerned this is stressing him out too.
