by Pajarita » Wed Oct 29, 2014 10:57 am
Does he bite you out of his own initiative or is it when you ask him to step up? Because if he flies out to bite you, it's one thing, but if he bites when you ask him to step up, he is doing it because he doesn't know you from Adam and you are presuming too much. Parrots are not like dogs, they have not been bred to be human oriented, you need to win them over and make them love you. So, for one thing, leave him alone until he wants to interact with you. Open his cage to let him out, talk, sing, whistle to him, give him an occasional treat (they cannot be fed pellets or seeds all day long, these birds are mainly fruit eaters so they need a large piece of a different fruit every day), keep him company, etc but don't ask for anything. You would not like a stranger touching or handling you, would you? Well, it's the same thing for a bird with the added problem that you are a giant compared to him.
GCCs are incredibly affectionate little things but they require hours and hours of shoulder time (there is nothing they like better than cuddling next to your neck) and, when they don't get them (and he did NOT get them in a petstore), they get nippy so you need to gently and gradually make him love you. If you do things right and take your time, he will love you to pieces in no time at all. But don't rush things. What you do in the first weeks and months with a bird is the foundation of your future relationship with you so do it slowly and do it right.
And, my dear, don't believe everything a salesman tells you about the product he is trying to sell to you. I know that you said he was a sweetheart to you in the store but that was because he was scared (scared birds are always nice).