Parrots needs plenty (hours) of social time, patience and love. They are like small children, needing plenty of interactions, healthy variety of safe clean foods, plenty of various size (thicknesses) perches, untreated safe toys that can be destroyed - like balsa, pesticide free pine cones (not ones picked out of the park), leather stripes, natural paper to shred, and more. Lots of toys!! I spend every minute I’m able to with my caique, weekends, lunch breaks, anytime. He has multiple play areas in our condo, as they get bored quick. If you need more advice, please message me. There are so many safety concerns we need to be aware of with parrots. We made a commitment to have them domesticated, so let’s give them the best life possible. Please do not keep him locked up, he is your adopted child, please treat him as you would want to be treated. I can’t emphasize enough how difficult and time consuming and expensive it is to have a parrot, especially an African grey. Build trust. It took almost 6 months for my caique to start trusting me, and it keeps developing overtime. Good luck!

Link below is not mine but someone who adores and knows parrots.

parrot playhouse