In the last weeks, Pichu has become very vocal. He can scream excitedly for hours if I don't stop him, sometimes I have to cover his cage for him to stop, and it is to the point where my son takes him food and eats in his room because Pichu is so noisy... I don't know exactly when that began, he has always been able to make that sound but it was occasional, and shorter. Now each time he is in his cage and we do anything in the kitchen (which he can see from his cage) he hangs on the side or stands trembling like crazy on a branch and screams... It is just unbearable!
At some point I was considering that he was talking with a flycatcher outside, but he also does that when the window is shut and it is mostly related to our kitchen activities. He is 4 y.o., we've had him for 3 years, so I don't think it can be a sexual maturity thing, can it?
He loves being in the kitchen and he gets very excited when we prepare food or handle any plastic bag.
If he is in the kitchen then, he knows to stay away from the food. He gets excited but makes a different noise, make himself bigger/fluffy with his tail open and to the ground, walking back and forth and trying to come closer like he wants to take over. If not allowed he coos to try and make himself irresistibly sweet but he moves away when told so (sounds like Linus at 2.00 here:
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If he is in the cage he gets mad and yells. I see on some videos that this sound is what they call the alarm call, but he is definitely not alarmed/ scared/ annoyed. I really think he is excited but I have no idea why he is so much more excited now than he was before for the same things... (alarm call here: 9 Parrotlet Sounds and Their Meanings (With Audio) | Pet Keen).
At some point I was considering that he was talking with a flycatcher outside, but he also does that when the window is shut and it is mostly related to our kitchen activities. He is 4 y.o., we've had him for 3 years, so I don't think it can be a sexual maturity thing, can it?
He loves being in the kitchen and he gets very excited when we prepare food or handle any plastic bag.
If he is in the kitchen then, he knows to stay away from the food. He gets excited but makes a different noise, make himself bigger/fluffy with his tail open and to the ground, walking back and forth and trying to come closer like he wants to take over. If not allowed he coos to try and make himself irresistibly sweet but he moves away when told so (sounds like Linus at 2.00 here:
If he is in the cage he gets mad and yells. I see on some videos that this sound is what they call the alarm call, but he is definitely not alarmed/ scared/ annoyed. I really think he is excited but I have no idea why he is so much more excited now than he was before for the same things... (alarm call here: 9 Parrotlet Sounds and Their Meanings (With Audio) | Pet Keen).