funny as he does slurp and make burping noises which we presumed the lads had taught him. He comes out of his cage but not every day, as sometimes he will go in when I want him too and sometimes he is so stubborn I have to bride him with food - which can take time!

Funny you ask about food, as someone once told me to feed him pellets, but no one seems to sell pellets for parrots. he does seem to leave a lot of the parrot mix we get, which means loads get wasted. he probably gets much more in titbits than he should! He does have some of my toast in the morning and does have the occasional crisp!

Sorry about yours - he sounded a real character. I'd be lost without Freddie.

I am going to try the tickle tickle tickle and see how long it takes for him to learn it. I'll let you know!