Chirping for attention, but we can't leave the room.

[Kokihi]

I love my little Green Cheek to death, and spend as much time with him as possible, but this is starting to drive me and my boyfriend crazy. My little Green cheek has decided to start chirping for attention. And of course, his go-to chirp is a super high-pitched constant barrage of CHIRPCHIRPCHIRPCHIRPCHIRP. (We call it his "machine gun chirp") He only ever does this when trying to get attention, so I'm hoping teaching him not to chirp for attention will also get him to stop making this noise. (Not going to hold my breath, though.)

We've been ignoring him while he's doing it because we are unable to leave the room till he's done like we'd like to, but we're just about deaf from the intense decibels he reaches. Once he's done I do make sure that it's not that he needs food or water or anything like that, so I know this is just for attention.

Wondering if there's a quick way to get him to knock it off, or maybe at least get him to do something other than that godawful racket that he learned from my mom's lovebird.

(Yes, I realize all birds chirp. His "Happy to be alive" chirps are absolutely darling, and I love it when he makes those sounds. It's this particular vocalization that makes me want to smash my head against the wall.)

 

[MonicaMc]

Are there any toys or treats or foraging activities you could distract him with right before you leave?

 

[Kokihi]

He doesn't generally like foraging toys except for the treat ball that is always in his cage.

Though he does chirp when we leave the room, it's mostly when he chirps for attention when we're just hanging out that gets us.
I've gotten him to stop chirping when I leave the room, but he loves my boyfriend more than life itself, and panics whenever he leaves.

I use a laptop for most of my homework, so I try to take it over to his cage and let him hang out with me while I work as often as possible, which helps, but I do have to sit at my desk to do any paper work.