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He doesn't get to come out I do same I distract him and tell him to stop then I walk away and he does not get what he was wanting even if it is something he could have I don't give it to him to make a point, I mist him maybe twice a week with Luke warm water and I spray his tail area well and his feathers are good, he doesn't do it any where else just his red tail and it is only when food is about that he wants but sometimes it's stuff he can't have but he doesn't understand that LOL and if it is something he can have I don't give it him when he does that. I can see me having to eat my forbidden food and drink my tea in another room LOL

LOL sorry but it is funny isn't it what they come out with you can't help but laugh

Thanks again everyone! Yeah rio communicates with sounds and I know what he wants also by his body language, he gets frustrated when he wants something like my tea I'm drinking what I don't want to give him even though I have given him a little bit, now if I don't give him what he wants (even if it's chocolate or something iv never given him)he will go to the top of his cage and grab his red tail and start shredding the ends the little bugger! Iv just never seen anything like it he's hanging with one foot while grabbing hold of his tail with the other and it does look funny but I distract him straight away to stop and he will come down but now his tail looks tatty he knows exactly what he's doing to get me to give in but I won't I know I can't but now iv got to stop him with this habit.

Haha they are so funny aren't they and its true what they say it's like having a 2 year old around lol

Yes I agree 6 is still young so he's most likely got plenty to give, I have one of those stand perches on wheels but I wasn't sure it was a great idea letting him on it in the kitchen, I take him in with me sometimes on my shoulder and he likes to be nosey, he's not a big fan of the perch stand and wants off most of the time but he won't fly off it so I encourage him to stay on it, he has a toy rope thing attached to it also but won't bother with that at all lol.

He has also started copying me when I laugh or cough and his favourite game with the kids is he will do a trump Noise then laugh and that has us all in stitches LOL

Hi all, rio is 6 years old and he can talk he says a few things that he already knew but I was concerned that it has slowly come to a stop almost from saying something almost every day to maybe once a week and I understand he may be just a quiet bird but I worried he wasn't happy. He does all the normal stuff like eating and swinging from the top of his cage and he has toys but doesn't bother much with them apart from jingle the bells a bit which he loves.i talk to him all the time and tell him everything I am doing and everything I am giving him and we play the whistle game which he always wins and I tell him mum can't do that one LOL.he is certainly listening because he will pick up new sounds really quick like burping! Oops... And I taught him the wolf whistle and he does the McDonald's whistle he has heard,When we talk to him or play music he does the shake of the head what I have read some do when listening, he is just choosing not to repeat the words at the moment but he can be random also, just sitting there one day and he said 'what's new scooby doo' and we all burst out laughing thanks everyone for the advice also

Thanks, I do talk to him all the time and everything I do I tell him but he relates these things to sounds so I'm hoping he will just blurt it all out one day LOL

Thanks for the replies, he's such a good laid back quiet bird really and I understand he might not be bothered about talking much but to communicate with sounds which is ok it would just be nice for him to talk more. If I say I'm going to work now he will do the squeak of the front gate and things like that I suppose I was worried he wasn't happy but he shows very good signs that he is happy and settled to our routine so I suppose it's just time and if h wants to talk more he will

Hi, iv owned Rio going on 4 month now and from first getting him he would say something at least every day but as the months have gone on it has got less and less and now he might say something once a week,his favourite word was 'come on' which when he does say it now it's not in his previous owners voice but more ours, he does communicate by whistling and he does all sorts of noises old and new and he learns them in a flash lol. I don't think he was very talkative anyway but I'm puzzled why it's got less is it possible he's still adjusting after 4 months? It must be hard also not only new home but we got him a lovely new big cage and new toys which he seems to like. Any advice on how maybe to get him to talk more if not it's fine I love him to bits all the same but would be nice, he seems happy enough and swings upside down in his cage and eats fine, thanks.

Thank you, there was so much to learn but all worth it and it's like having a naughty toddler in the house even though mostly he is a good boy, I say to him your a good boy aren't you! Then I answer sometimes! LOL

I wondered is it normal that me and my husband are Mum and dad to rio by name and not our actual name if you know what I mean like I will say to rio give mum a kiss lol, is there others out there who do same?

There certainly is a laugh most days, there just one of a kind and a pleasure to have, there's never a dull moment

Thank you

Hi, I had opened rios door for him to come out but wanted to get a crafty pic first lol, he is my first parrot even though I wanted one for years so I did a lot of research and decided to get one and I don't regret any minute, he is such a laid back calm bird who came from a young couple who unfortunately couldn't keep him for genuine reasons.i think I'm doing a good job so far he is currently more of a whistler than talker but I'm hopeing to change that with time lol.

Hi, I'm a newbie on here I have a 6 year old CAG called Rio and I have had him for about 3 months now, iv joined the group because I like reading all the stories and good advice and look forward to reading more and I know if I have any worries there will be some kind people that will be there with advice

Hi, I'm new to this also and trying to figure it out, I'm loving reading all the stories