amyinaustin

Put the toy in her cage this afternoon. She acted scared of it at first, but didn't skwack or try to fly out of her cage. She just backed up. We left for lunch and when we returned she had chewed up one of the toilet paper rolls and some of the paper. Yay! She has been better today, but then again I kept her up WAY past her bedtime last night too!

As to try and keep Chloe quiet last night, I made a toy for her out of items that she generally gets off of her cage to chew up ... paper, toilet paper roll, empty (rinsed out) small soda bottle. I thought that she would go right after it and chew it up, but she acted scared of it. I laid it by her cage for her to get used to it. Does anyone else come across this with their bird? Do you think that she will always be scared of new toys? How can I help her? Thanks! Amy

Thanks for the suggestions. She has 2 forage toys in her cage now, though they need to be "restocked". It very well could be a problem of her being bored rather then being lonely as her cage is in the living room with us

Hi all! My name is Amy. My husband and I have an African Grey named Chloe. We got Chloe from my hubby's dad 3 years ago, who had her frm a hatchling. Chloe prefers my husband, and tolerates me (She will sit on my shoulder, step up, and rarely let me pet her head). My husband works nights and just graduated from a 9 month course. We have been having an issue with Chloe making loud whistles or beeps when my husband is getting ready for work, when she is in a room alone, or even when he is in the room, but not paying attention to her. It is getting to the point where my hubby is thinking about selling her as he can't enjoy even being in the same room with her without her being on his shoulder. As I said, he just graduated and will be able to spend more time with her soon. Will spending more time with her help? Do you have any advice on how to keep her from "screaming"? Do AGs go through a "teenage" phase where they are more annoying or demanding? Any advice would be greatly appreciated as we usually enjoy her.