OMG
RB is a ferocious food-tosser. He can whip stuff across the room! He seems to want certain treats on certain days and if I don't have adequate ESP to know which he expects, he will throw it against the wall. And he's mad about it! Like... "how dare you place that garbage in my treat bowl!". If I disappoint him, I know better than to get near him until he cools off.
Toy-banging???? YESSSS! That seems to be his main interest with toys. He gets a good hold with his beak and then... BAM BAM BAM BANG BANG BANG! I hang toys near the bars so that he can indulge himself. He usually screams at the same time. Such a pleasant house tenant.
What's your guy's name, please? I love him already, sight unseen, long-distance. Like I said, they all look (and usually behave) so much alike that I fall instantly in love with every one.
I never trained RB to step up either... I just offer him a hand-held perch and if he steps on it, good, if not, oh well. If yes, then I know he is friendly and offer him my hand, and he steps right up onto my hand from the hand-held perch. From there he picks his place... shoulder - head - sometimes he flies someplace.
Do you know when he moults? The RB is doing his big annual moult now... wings, complete tail, body, everything.
I love hearing about your little friend.
