Have you had the play gym and/or Rico a long time? I'm only asking because I was under the impression that you have gotten Rico fairly recently, and that might be incorrect. However, the reason I am asking is that I have found that neither of my birds played with new things when they were new to my home. I was afraid I had gotten my bourkes a totally incorrect cage when he first came home because he just sat around. Now he is all over the place and plays with everything available to him. Perhaps Rico will later make much better use of the play gym. Even if he doesn't, it is still the cutest thing - well, execpt, of course, for Rico himself. He is beautiful. Congratulations.