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Post by quinn83 on Dec 25, 2014 16:30:38 GMT -5
Sorry if this is posted in the wrong spot! I would love to let Romeo out to play more but he will not play by himself. Maybe I'm wrong but I don't think it is heathly for him to only play with me. Has any one had this happen? Or am I just being silly?
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Post by biteybird on Dec 25, 2014 22:07:41 GMT -5
Bonnie doesn't tend to play on her own much, either. We had to teach her how. We found that when we showed her how to play with a couple of simple things (like lengths of rope with knots and washers tied along at intervals, or an empty foil chip packet) she amused herself with those things when we left them in her cage. I wouldn't worry too much about him playing only with you. Bonnie would happily spend 24/7 with one or both of us humans (if we let her) and seems not to suffer at all from it.  |
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Post by aaron on Jan 13, 2015 15:41:09 GMT -5
At first Cupcake didn't want to play by herself either (unless I gave her nest building materials, which ended up posing a behavioral problem...) But over time, like biteybird said-- I've found that if I show her the toys and play with her with them periodically, she will take more interest in them later on her own. Also, if everyone is in the same room but doing their own thing, like reading a book, or taking notes, or playing a game, she will fly around to everyone to spend time with them, but usually ultimately comes back to her toys and plays by herself once she sees that everyone is occupied. Usually it is a bit of a last resort for her but she's been doing it more and more lately and seems to be enjoying it more and more as well.
And of course, whenever we see her play by herself, even for just a second, we praise her for it.
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Post by woz30 on Feb 23, 2015 14:29:27 GMT -5
Beamer lives more outside his cage than in. Usually he is either being in the middle of whatever human action is going on or he is either eating, sleeping, or playing with toys in his cage. Mostly though, he is out of the cage. He rules our roost so to speak.
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Post by julianna on Feb 23, 2015 15:14:18 GMT -5
Same here woz30... I do not think I have seen Oscar play with a toy yet... other than to beat the odd one up. I guess I am the toy... a very well trained mommy. lol
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Post by cnyguy on Feb 23, 2015 21:05:14 GMT -5
When Ralph is out of his cage, he wants to be with me (usually, somewhere on me). When he's inside his cage, he'll amuse himself, mostly with things that aren't really parrot toys, like his wooden dowels to build with. |
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Post by Sharyn and Mr P on Feb 25, 2015 11:24:17 GMT -5
I work from home so Mr P spends the day out of his cage, on his playstand which is by my desk. This works well for us as he is in the midst of things when I can't pay attention to him and it gives me the opportunity to at least talk to him if I can't have him on me. He tends to destroy my desk (keyboard, mouse, paperwork etc) so I really can't have him on me when I'm working.
Usually throughout the day I take breaks and pick him up for a few but I always put him back on his playstand.
The point of this is you may want to consider getting a playstand or playarea for Romeo away from his cage. Equip it with food, water, toys, snacks, etc so he can spend time on it. That way, if you are too busy to actually have him on you, he can be near you and perhaps learn to amuse himself, knowing you are right there if he needs you.
Just an fyi to this, birds in the wild usually spend the better part of their day away from their nest or tree, foraging in various different places. So, being away from their cage is normal behavior to them. Mr P only goes back to his cage when I"m leaving the house or it's time for bed.
Now, having said that I am lucky to work from home but you could still do this in the evenings and weekends.
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