Coco my IRN is about 2 yo, just starting to get his ring now...i got him from a family member who couldn't tolerate his screeching any longer... i assume there was only minimal interaction there.
i have had him for about a year now and all the things we've tried seem to work for a little while but then he just starts the screeching again. and by screeching, i mean it's really loud and he just goes all day long!!! we've taught him to ring his bell when he wants to come out of the cage, that worked well for a while but now he just screeches AND rings the bell...
i know all he wants is to be with us and he's out of his cage most of the time but sometimes we just can't be with him every second.. if we have him out of his cage and he's sitting on a perch next to us he even screeches then!!
he is an awesome lil bloke, he talks and laughs with us, wants a cuddle and a scratch and has funny lil tricks and interests... he even says 'Cocooooo cocococo' when he's looking in the mirror!. he'll even ring his bell when he's ready for bed!!
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we love him so much but the screeching's killing my life!!
we tried a training diet, new toys, different toys, mirrors, ignoring him, covering him up, turning out the light, restricting his freedom (he used to live in an open cage), trying to teach him, but like i said, it only works for a few days then just starts screeching again...
my husband is his lover boy, i tried to spend more time with him hoping it'd help, he now loves me too, but STILL screeches!!
it's when we leave the room, go outside, on the phone, eating dinner, coming home, watching telly, when he seems bored... i just don't know what to do anymore... ignoring him just makes us furious!! it's so hard not to scream back at him, or throw somethng!
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funny though, he's been quiet for about half an hour now for the first timetoday!! this is when i'll go get him... maybe i should leave him to enjoy his own company while he's quiet
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