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The chewing isn't a stage...he'll probably be doing it the rest of his life...so get into a habit of keeping an eye out for potentially harmful things and situate him away from anything you don't want to have to replace several times over. My amazon is 25 y/o and still chew us everything he can get to...I've replaced the blinds by his cage twice....but he likes his cage there, and I want him to be comfortable, so that's the price I pay for it.

As for getting him back in his cage: try draping a hand-towel over his head, put him in the cage, and pull the towel off as you remove your hand from the cage...this usually works pretty good. They don't like the towel over their heads, so eventually, he may learn to go quietly w/o the towel.