My 21 CAG Nameliss will get on a stand, climb down and go exploring. She will not stay on it no matter what the toys or location. She prefers the couch, chairs and counters. She gets under furniture. I worry she will chew on cords. Fortunately she ignores molding and the like. I honestly believe in her case she's bored. Or she's exercising the mind set that toddlers and teenagers have. You want me to stay where? I made safe zones. I put down a piece of acrylic from Lowe's or Home Depot. Half and one inch PVC pipe edging made to be a inch high off space under also from Lowe's or Home Depot. Edging is high enough so she can perch. I place it wherever I want. On a table, floor, counter, coffee table or wherever I am going to be doing something for awhile. One semi permanent acrylic and PVC is on end table near my crochet chair of choice. I don't put acrylic on her cage. I have a variety of bird safe chewables. Foraging, foot, wooden bird safe blocks and beads, different colors, texture, what ever. She's usually content to stay there. I rotate toys there often. She likes to be in same general area I am. I can cut the acrylic to fit the area I want. Same thing with the tubing. Cheap, easy to make, to clean and more. There's videos out there where people make PVC play areas for parrots. Very versatile. I don't use the glue for the end joints. I don't want to take that chance with one drop of glue being chewed. Nameliss took a hatred/fear/dislike for a beautiful (to me anyway) expensive hand made wooden swing. It sat in her cage 10 yrs. I took it out and it didn't have any birdie poo on it. Nameliss is fairly tolerant about new things. I never understood what her problem was with it. So it can be a long wait for her to accept it.
