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My blue male (DNA'd) IRN, Eephus, is 9 months old. He is incredibly sweet, loving and cuddly and is starting to talk quite a lot. EXCEPT it's only in his cage! When I first get him out he will go through his repertoire once along with very excited body language and that's it. He talks & squawks up a storm in his cage and is almost always making some kind of noise in there LOL. He is out of the cage quite a lot, spends a lot of time on me or the play gym. He doesn't make a peep on the play gym, either. I love hearing him and my cockatiel be obnoxious all day, I work from home and I really enjoy the constant chatter. Just wish it was when he was out of the cage!
Is this typical behavior or is he especially shy about talking while out?
Also, he isn't as playful and curious as a lot of IRN's I've seen videos of. He's pretty much only interested in being cuddled up under my chin and preening me.
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Are there any things I can do to encourage him to come out of his shell and become more playful? I've had him since he was weaned and have consistently given him loads of attention and fun toys, but he's always been this way. Of course I adore him just the way he is, but I'd like to see him have more fun. He's quite the serious fellow!
Thanks for any input and glad to be here!