Extreme vertigo?!

[TRohr]

Hey, hope everyone is doing well.

Last night I pulled Gratch, my veiled, off of his free range a bit quicker than I probably should have.

He was hugging the highest branch like he was getting ready to sleep for the night- he wasn't asleep.... I had a bit of trouble getting to him, he was at a strange angle, I twirled him upside down and around as I was stepping down from my stepping stool. Before I knew it he was squinting his eyes shut as tight as he could and retched a few times like he was going to throw up!

I've pulled him down before, and he closed his eyes really tight until I got him back to his cage. That worries me, but this....

Was it just an extreme case of vertigo or am I giving my little buddy brain damage?

 

[jannb]

I always move extremely slow with mine. It would be ok for him to sleep in his FR. They are very sound sleepers and not going anywhere at night.

 

[Texas Panther Man]

Yeah it sounds like you just stressed/freaked him out a bit. Had he eatten recently? maybe he wasnt quite done with a recent feeder. Or it was partially in his throat still from earlier in the day..

 

[Miss Lily]

If I move too quick with Amy especially she screws her eyes up tight. Neither her or Tommy like being carried up the stairs. I don't do it often.

 

[jastate09]

I agree with the others on this. Move slow and go easy with this guy.

 

[Goonie]

id presume its an instinct to protect there eyes, much like they close them for a fraction of a second when bringing there food back into there mouth, the only time in nature they would feel a sensation like that is when its really windy, so it may just be a defensive mechanism to not get there eyes poked out by a branch which may be headed on a collision path with them!