ivan Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Any parrot experts here? My Blue Fronted Amazon just attacked me! Lin went to feed him this morning and when she tried to put the water bowl in he pushed his way out. She's scared of him and he knows he can do it and get out. It's something he does quite regularly and normally I just open his door so he can get back in when he wants. However, when I opened the cage this morning he flew at me from the top of the cage and attacked me. He landed on my shoulder squawking like mad and bit the hell out of my head and ear. I grabbed him and shoved him back in his cage, getting more bites on my hands on the way. The cage is covered up with his "naughty boy" blanket now and he can stay that way for the next couple of hours. Thing is, he's normally great with me. He really loving - lets me stroke him, pick him up, takes food out of my mouth and everything. We even play fight on the top of his cage every evening and he loves it. He's moulting at the moment, which does make him grumpy, but never anything this bad. It's hurtful that he should suddenly turn on me like this. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs H Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 My brother in law has an african grey and an amazon green I know they can be quite resentful, even jealous, of their owners partners, as the african grey regularly used to go for my sister! Never heard of they turning on him though! Sorry:search: Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Beast Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 I have an African Grey parrott named Maverick. I have had him since a chick and he has been hand-reared. When we first got him he was really friendly, he would come out of his cage at every opportunity, sit on your shoulder, clean hubby’s teeth (disgusting!) and was a really lovely parrot that we loved dearly. However, he is now the nastiest feathery bastard you will ever meet!! Hubby and I are not completely sure why he suddenly turned, as it was a case of one day lovely and cute next night vicious sod. The only connection we can make is that a couple of days before his change a man had come into our house to do some tiling when we were not present. We can only assume that he shouted or maybe shock the cage because Maverick now does not want to come out his cage or socialize and if you try to get him out you have had it. Just come back from a holiday and picked him up from my mums house neither hubby nor I dare transfer him from his travel cage to his normal one. Eventually he climbed out of his own will, but bit the f**k out of hubby’s hand when we needed to pick him up. Eventually he flew onto his big cage and I flicked him in with a duster, which really pissed him off and I am sure has made the matter worse. It maybe that your bird has suffered some sort of trauma without you knowing it and is frightened. I have read that when a parrot bites you should not pull away fast but shove your finger further in. Hubby not willing to try this as yet. I am no parrot expert (obviously), but would suggest you try not to appear scared but be firm. If you stop trying to coax him out he will only get worse – I appreciate this is easier said than done cause they are more than capable of taking the top of your finger off. There are a couple of parrot website where experts are more than happy to give proper advice, I will find the links and post them on here for you and let me know what they say cause I will have to do the same for ours. In the meantime good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Beast Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 http://www.theparrotsocietyuk.org/chatroom.shtml This link should help, the people on here our great, just go into the chatroom and someone will give you advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Beast Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 http://www.parrotlinks.co.uk/ This is another one. One of these sites is free which is what you want really, you can just chat and people will help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 I make great sage and onion if he really *isses you off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 and i've got a spare roasting tray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted August 28, 2007 Author Share Posted August 28, 2007 LOL. Thanks all, the links will be well browsed believe me. I'm not scared of him in any way - just upset that he could turn so suddenly. As far as I know there's been no trauma for him - I'm home all day at the moment and there's been no strangers in etc, etc. I had a good read and it seems that when they're moulting they can be extremely unpredictable and sometimes vicious so I reckon that's probably it. Hopefully he'll be right as rain in a week or so. Poor little fella couldn't understand why he wasn't being let out this evening. Kept looking at me and saying "Hello?" in his best "I'm sorry" voice. Shadow Beast, as far as Maverick's concerned, the only thing I can suggest is that you make a fuss of him regularly and show him lots of love. Obviously with the bird still in his cage. Hopefully that way Mav will come to trust you again. Was he fixed on either one of you before? It might just be good old jealousy getting in the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz1 Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 my mums african grey was on tv:blink: idiot parrot attacked me today when i went to feed him so i slapped it:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted August 28, 2007 Author Share Posted August 28, 2007 you git! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz1 Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 you git! yea but i would of been a right git if he cut my finger off in one bit:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livvy Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 How old is your parrot? Its common for male parrots to start biting the person to whom they are most attached once they are sexually mature (3 - 5 years old) as they see them as thier "mate". Sometimes though it can be a territorial thing - you should make sure that if posible you keep them below the level of your head so you are seen as dominant - not easy with most large parrot cages as they are quite tall. Unfortuately you will have to take a few bites without reacting (easier said than done i know) otherwise he will see that he can get his own way by biting and you will be unable to handle him. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 He's about 30. I've been through all that with him already - I'm definitely the Boss. I don't mind a few nips. My hands are in a constant healing state. This is definitely downright viciousness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livvy Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Hopefully whatever it is that's caused him to be moody will be temporary and he'll get back to normal sooner rather than later - don't know what hurts more when I get bitten - my fingers or my feelings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 It sounds like you are talking about a dog!! How is a beaked clawed pokey creature every cuddly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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