I feel so bad. I try to stay with him as much as possible. He does go back in his cage mid day and I run out of the house. Itry to hand feed him at least once a day and sometimes he eats and sometimes he doesn't, I'm trying to get him used to the tv. He doesn't seem to like noise. He does brighten up when he hears birds from the outside. I gave him rice the other day and he finally started eating it. Oh well. I just wish he wasn't so scared and could understand.