[Beastiephile]

Hi, okay so I brought my TAG Martin home 2 weeks ago now. So far he's been doing great. He eats a lot, he's very friendly and playful, and has seemed very well adjusted so far (or until now). I work during the day, but for several hours in the morning and evening, as well as all day on my days off he spends all of his time out of the cage. He has a big perch to sit on with food and water dishes, and plenty of toys to play with. He also gets a lot of one-on-one attention from me and when people come over. He loves to be around me all the time.

For the first week or so, he'd be fine keeping himself occupied while in his cage, or while on his perch. He spends a lot of time on my shoulder/lap, but when I put him on his perch he normally will play with one of his chew toys or eat his food and keep himself happy for hours at a time.

Now for the past few days, he cries and tries to dig his way out of the cage whenever he's in. And when I take him out and put him on his stand he flies off toward me. When I give him toys to play with, he isn't interested. He just wants to sit on my shoulder all day. Well, I'm more than happy to spend that time with him throughout the day, but he wont let me do anything without crying or chewing on my hair/clothes/etc. It's like suddenly he needs my constant attention. This morning he was on my lap while I was doing a paper for school and I gave him some toys and snacks to keep him occupied but he would not stop chewing my hand for attention, and trying to climb all over me.

I want him to be happy, so I give him all my time and attention but I don't want him to be like this all the time! He's only 3 months old so he is still young and impressionable, and I want him to be well-adjusted and confident enough to be okay playing on his own or sitting on his perch. I don't know what caused this new behaviour and what to do to fix it. Any help or ideas? Thanks!