Hi Diana. That is so great that you adopted an Eclectus. I adore mine! If you parrot doesn't talk at age 5, she probably never will. There really is no way to "teach" them to speak... they either decide that they want to or they don't. If you have any questions about your Eclectus, feel free to email me at njchicaa@gmail.com I've had my ekkie for about 5 years now.