my eclectus parrot isn’t talking near as much as I think he should be, and he is 6 years old. Please read ? I have a male eclectus parrot and he has a pretty wide vocab range, however he doesn’t use it that much. If we put him out in the tree, he will sometimes yell random stuff to people as they walk by, but when its just me and him sittin down on the couch watchin TV, he rarely talks when I talk to him. He makes alot of noises and we talk to him alot to try to get him to say something back, or maybe to chatter more with us…but he just sits there and looks at us. I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how to get my eclectus parrot to talk more??? Also…he talks ALOT when we cover his cage and just sit in the room…he will just go through his vocab late at night if you sneak into the room without him knowing you are there…its almost like he’s shy??? we are soooo nice to him, and we love him very much, just want the little guy to talk more!! Comments |
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It may just be him. Having a big vocab but not using it could just be his preference. He obviously have preferred places of talking as well. Most ekkies do. Mine loves to stare out the kitchen window & talk away & it’s normally the most he talks too.
Ekkies get a bad rep for being shy & aloof around humans. They do usually come out of their shell after a period. The length depends a lot on how comfortable & trusting they feel in their home. If anyone approaches him fast or startles him on a regular basis this could make him very nervous & not completely trusting.
You can’t ‘make’ him talk more. You should concentrate on why he’s still so shy around you after 6 years. Perhaps slower moves toward & around him. Treats when he does talk to you. Always reply to him with something when he talks, even if you’re in another room.
Birds are generally shy. I have an African Grey that can talk your ear off. She appears to have conversations with us, as long as we don’t look at her directly. When she’s in her room chattering about I will call out things to her and she will reply. Why not try doing that to see if you can get him to respond.