i want out!!!!!!

[wurking girl]

willy is a real sweetheart but he will call and call for me to take him out. How do I get him to stop besides taking him out? Please help me i just want my new baby to be happy:very_sad: .

[nfmgirl]

Personally my only suggestions would be:

1) Make sure that he has plenty of toys to keep him entertained

2) Make sure that you try to give him time out of his cage everyday, even if it is only for a few minutes when you are too busy for anything more. And make sure that you interact with him even when he's in his cage. Due to my having five cats in the house, I can't always take Odie out everyday. However he gets continual attention from me when I am home. I will approach his cage and talk to him and scratch his head through the bars, etc.

3) Do not respond to him when he is screaming for your attention. This only reinforces the behaviour. Try to only give him attention when he's being well-behaved.

Lovebirds are "chatty" birds, so you can't really stop Willy from chattering and making a vocal ruckus (I can hear my Odie chattering away in the other room as I type this). But you can minimize it by giving Willy lots of attention, and by not reinforcing his "fits" to get out of the cage.

Good luck!

[wurking girl]

I play with him every day for at least 3 hours in about half-hour to a hour periods. And hes not really chattering he loudly sqwaking, after a while of me just talking to him he will quiet down, but when I move again he goes off. But most of the time its just at night. Ithink he thinks he is going to bed when I put him in at night so I guess he will just have to learn (hes only a baby).

[LauraO]

If Willy is getting several hours of out of cage time per day then he is likely just wanting to be out all the time and he wants you to take him out NOW! Lovebirds are very smart and they know all the running back and forth, climbing all over their cage, and screaming gets out attention so they do it more8o .

I would say talking to him and having a good bedtime routine may help in this situation. If you differentiate the time he is just put in his cage to his actually sleepy bedtime then he will get used to this and know just cause he's in his cage doesn't mean he's going to bed.

You may also want to find out what treat he likes the best and give it to him when he goes into his cage. The treat will serve as a reward and keep him occupied and maybe he'll forget he wants back out so bad!

:D :D

[wurking girl]

I have only had him for a week so he is probaly still getting used to going to bed at 9 with a cage cover. The only treat he likes is millet, and he lovvves it! :blush: I tried giving it to him when he goes in his cage it worked for a while but now he dosnt care.:rolleyes:

[nfmgirl]

But most of the time its just at night.

I know that Odie can get really loud at night. I think this may be his way of telling me, "Okay! If you are going to keep the lights and TV on so I can't sleep, then let me out!" I noticed him doing it last night after 9 PM. Once I went in and turned down the lights and shut the TV off, he quieted down.

Of course, young birds also test boundaries, just like kids. So Willy will test you to see if you will respond to his antics in the manner that he wants.

It'll all work out. Either you will train him, or as often happens, he will train you!

[Buy A Paper Doll]

Try calling back from wherever you are in the house. It's possible he just wants to know where you are, but can't see you.

Mine do this a lot right after I put them to bed.