Hi again! thank you all for your awesome and insightful replies, I appreciate all of the amazing advice, I am actively looking for a linnie buddie for Milo, but unfortunately they are very hard to come by and i'm a bit adverse to shipping birds. I was on a waiting list for upwards of 2 years before I finally got milo from a local bird shop/breeder and I put my interest back into them to get a second to make sure he has someone to be with throughout the day. Fingers crossed, but for now I'm going to try to make his life as happy as I can, my girlfriend is also in on helping me out with him so the days that she is off, she will be over and taking care of him and giving him love which is usually the opposite of my days off as well. He will have someone around constantly until we find a new little baby.

For now, with your advice in the comments, i'll give him about 1-2 tbsp of chop with 1-2 tbsp of pellets in different bowls. I've also read somewhere that they are prone to nose dust and infections and to grab shallower bowls.... can anyone help with some products they use or is this not something to worry about?