Pilaf
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I have my 3 month old green cheek Echo now for 2 weeks. And it's going great. He's actually out of his cage almost the whole day. He's mostly playing on his play stand. He loves it. I'm an artist working from home and when I'm working on my drawings he plays nicely on his play stand. I also have one on one time with him. Then I sit with him and play with foot toys (I also try to teach him the colours of his toys a bit), he sits on my knee or on my hand playing with foot toys. We also look out of the window together. He sits on my hand and I tell him about the things that are happening outside, like the cars and the people walking by (we live on the third floor), and the trees, and the sky etc. I also knock on the window and explain to him that it is hard and that he can't fly through it. He seems to really enjoy it. I also have a few very short training sessions (about a minute or 2 each time), like stepping up and down, and harness training. And we have some cuddle time as well, I scratch his neck and head, as long as he likes it. I always pay very good attention to his body language. I just hope I'm giving him enough attention. I don't want to rush into anything of course, and force things, so I'm taking it very easy. But I also don't want him to grow up feeling like he only has to entertain himself. So I am wondering how much one on one time you spend with your green cheek. I mean like really giving him undivided attention. Also considering that he's only been with me for 2 weeks so far. Should I start training him other things or wait a bit? I'm also thinking about what to teach him actually. What is important?