paulo

Hi guys - thx for the responses. Mojo spends quite a lot of time in his cage, it is so big with lots of toys and he always seems to be happy in there. He comes out a few times each night for a stroke or a fly about, but I would say the majority of his time is spent in the cage. His cage is in the living room and we spend all our time in there with him. So he is always getting lots of attention from us. We have been in and out of the house quite a lot today, and when we have returned on several occasions he has been fast asleep.

Hi I have a CAG called Mojo - he is coming up for 2 years old and I have had him straight from the breeder at 16 weeks. All has gone well, he has been bought up with lots of variety to avoid future fears, i.e. different cages, taken places we go, driven around in cars, exposure to lots of people, different sleep times, different rooms etc. So he is a pretty good well rounded parrot. Ever since we have got him, we have the same routine Mon-Fri, get up, give him toast, fruit, top up the dried food and give him new water. He has a huge cage with rope swings, perches, lots of big toys and we leave a radio playing for him all day. I personally think he eats a lot of food, has a bit of a play and then sleeps for the majority of the day until we come home (I will soon prove this with the IP Cam I bought recently). He really is a lovely bird that makes me laugh and we are always having strokes, teaching noises & talking to etc. My concern is, on weekends (during the daytime) and on days we may be off work (holidays, sickness, working from home etc), he can be incredibly trying and you need to have the paitence of a saint not to blow up ! He'll scream and be incredibly noisy to the point of me going and sitting elsewhere in the house. But this only during the daytime.... Do you think that he has built up a pattern of not seeing us during the day & this is causing him annoyance when he does see us ? When he does see us during the day, he is almost saying "What the hell are you doing here ? This is my quiet time ! I'm meant to be asleep by now but you are stopping me !!". I know they have their very funny stuck-in-their-ways methods, but I know they are very social by nature & would have thought they would welcome unexpected people being present. Other than this confusing behaviour he is a great bird with a very big appetite covering a huge variety of foods and comfortable with anybody after seeing them for about 15 mins. If anybody could share their guesses on this behaviour it would be very welcome. Thanks in advance Paul