Gee, I wish Charlie Sweet would do that, he stays out all day, but when it comes bedtime, he seems to like the thrill of the chase. Though he is a very good pet, and sits on my shoulder and kisses me, and lets me kiss him, rub his head and hold him, he still loves being made to go to bed, which of course is his cage. He has some pretty weird habits too, he is in love with my hand, and I don't know what to do about that. By the way, Charlie Sweet is a Cockateil. Anybody know what I can do to keep him from wanting to mate with my hand? , I love him very much, as I raised him from a baby, and he is used to being free in our living room. He also has the problem that he wants to eat everything, and i mean everything! Jen, you are lucky that Floyd stays on his cage, and is not destructive like my Charlie Sweet.