Gosling behavior and being alone

[Alexacfreeman]

My two week old gosling is imprinted. He has to be alone for about 6-8 hours for the next couple of days. If he has a mirror, heat, a place to escape the heat, food and water will he be ok? Anything I can do to give him more comfort? Also why does he attack toilet paper. Like he LOVES it. I stop him whenever I see it but he’s obsessed with anything paper and with like plastic grocery bags. Will this hurt him?

 

[Goosebaby]

My two week old gosling is imprinted. He has to be alone for about 6-8 hours for the next couple of days. If he has a mirror, heat, a place to escape the heat, food and water will he be ok? Anything I can do to give him more comfort? Also why does he attack toilet paper. Like he LOVES it. I stop him whenever I see it but he’s obsessed with anything paper and with like plastic grocery bags. Will this hurt him?

Geese have been flock animals for tens of millions of years, being alone is not natural, geese rely on each other to spot danger and find food, a lone goose is a dead goose and they know it.
A gosling wouldn’t be more than a few feet away from a parent at all times for months because they’re even more vulnerable. Leaving a goose or gosling alone is subjecting them to incredible fear, stress, and anxiety.
Get another gosling for them or find a home that has goslings already.

 

[Goosebaby]

Geese love chewing on anything plastic or that can tear, it’s fun but if they swallow too much toilet paper or any plastic it can impact their intestines.

 

[benevolent_leonela]

Definitely agree with Goosebaby. The best thing you could do for your gosling is to get him a friend that he can do goose things with. You do him/her a disservice by having a life lived alone. I think your friend will be okay 6-8 hours alone but make sure his enclosure is secure, free of danger, plenty of food and water. Most of all, I cannot stress enough that you should consider getting another gosling!

 

[Alexacfreeman]

Geese have been flock animals for tens of millions of years, being alone is not natural, geese rely on each other to spot danger and find food, a lone goose is a dead goose and they know it.
A gosling wouldn’t be more than a few feet away from a parent at all times for months because they’re even more vulnerable. Leaving a goose or gosling alone is subjecting them to incredible fear, stress, and anxiety.
Get another gosling for them or find a home that has goslings already.

I understand but I am unable to do that right now and it’s only one or two days for a few hours.

 

[Alexacfreeman]

Definitely agree with Goosebaby. The best thing you could do for your gosling is to get him a friend that he can do goose things with. You do him/her a disservice by having a life lived alone. I think your friend will be okay 6-8 hours alone but make sure his enclosure is secure, free of danger, plenty of food and water. Most of all, I cannot stress enough that you should consider getting another gosling!

Definitely agree with Goosebaby. The best thing you could do for your gosling is to get him a friend that he can do goose things with. You do him/her a disservice by having a life lived alone. I think your friend will be okay 6-8 hours alone but make sure his enclosure is secure, free of danger, plenty of food and water. Most of all, I cannot stress enough that you should consider getting another gosling!

I have another one on it’s way but it won’t be arriving until next week.

 

[Alexacfreeman]

Geese love chewing on anything plastic or that can tear, it’s fun but if they swallow too much toilet paper or any plastic it can impact their intestines.

How much is too much? I stop him ASAP and he never gets more than a small piece the size of a pencil eraser and it’s only happened like 5 times.

 

[Goosebaby]

How much is too much? I stop him ASAP and he never gets more than a small piece the size of a pencil eraser and it’s only happened like 5 times.

He’ll be fine if that’s all. Mainly you’ll see signs of listless behavior, refusing to eat if he’s got a blockage.

I have another one on it’s way but it won’t be arriving until next week.

He’ll have be alright then.