First, a bit of history. As some of you know...I am over emotionally attached to my pet of one year, a rehomed Jardine's parrot. I have been attacked/bit on a very regular daily basis throughout the year not knowing entirely how normal it was or wasn't. In the parrot wizard book, i remember, though i need to refer back again, that jealousy aggression needs to be dealt with by planning such as if my parrot attacks me or my phone for paying attention to the phone instead of him...then make sure to leave the room before calling. (well, this still frazzles me when behind the door he is whistling and calling and yelling and then literally knocking loudly on the door with his beak...then sometimes he will give me a swift harsh nip to make sure that i understand i'm not to leave him out of anything that i do) He also bites for fun at my ankles and tops of my feet when walking by or if im on the floor doing somehting... he will zoom out from under a chair and nip me... all the while saying "woo!" "Woo!" and trust me... it is not funny to me. Yes, when i remember to... i will wear shoes. But, how the heck does one curb any reaction. NOt to even flinch at all ? To me it is like being chased consistently by a pair of large heavy sharp scissors, lol. I am more used to it then most anyone can imagine...and have been told by friends that they would have tossed my bird out the door from the beginning. But, i feel for him knowing that he is without choice a captive wild animal. So? The game biting really isnt my concern. it can be easier to illeviate. No, its the fact that he has such severe seperation anxiety from day one that i have had him...(maybe because he was rehomed several times before me?) and that he has severe jealousy aggression. He will attack me or attack anything that i am touching or doing that keeps me from him/my phone/my computer/vacuming the carpet/anything whatsoever. NOt to mention that if i even get up and move he has to cherp the whole time till i am done and settled again. The other day he didnt want to shower with me for whatever the reason... he probablly thought he saw my phone somewhere which is why he flew out... but then he sat outside the bathroom cherping as if to say hurry up in there and come out all ready. Honestly, sometimes i have to wear ear plugs to get something done...or i will wait till he is in bed...which is six oclock now. i love bed time.
Lately, I have been saying that maybe i should rehome him although my selection would be so near perfect that it would take just about God before i let him go. And, then I start to cry thinking of it. I have never loved any animal like this in my life. But, i need a life! I need to feel like i can go and come and not be afraid if i have to stop home for an hour before leaving again... out of fear that he will scream at me. And, then the guilt sets in. In a week, my schedule is going to change... so i have been frantically trying seeking searching and even bought and returned a bird not of his kind. Obsessed with wanting to get another bird so he has at least that interaction while im not home. Why is it soooooooo hard to find another adult Poi? The folks who mainly run this forum say parrots cannot ever be left alone... so i have been frantic at wanting to end any possibility of him being left alone afraid. i cannot get a baby sitter. What can i do? i know i have mentioned too many things thna planned in this post. But, i am at my wits end. Working toward a healthier over all food consuption. Solar lighting. I spend two hours every single morning with him. ONe half of that time is direct trick training. Fifteen to twenty minutes is just flying to get some exercise in. Then usually i am home etc. my schedule has varied for a number of reasons. But, now i will be spending a lot more time/days away after our two hour morning session. Maybe three hour....see how things pan out. And then he is basically left in his cage/with toys and music. light. Should i at least get a small cage with two budgies for him to look at while im gone? And, until i can find him a real companion that is a poi? And in this same thinking... if i get him a companion will the jealousy aggression end? will he stop lurking over and about ready to fly over and attack my key board... (which i hardly have any keys left) or try to get my attention by pushing every single cup off my kitchen counter? Or by getting my attention by pushing my books off the shelves? I mean, I take breaks, loads of breaks and give him attention. I roll a ball to him... i play a zylophone, i knock on a box hes crawled into waiting for his return responses... to the point that i feel like i am going nuts because he is zapping me of every thing i got. i really do need my own life. so i can return to my school/work/hobby goals.... He wont let me do anyting. And, so ...... the response is tons of praise and giving him attention at appropriate times yet not pay any response to him biting me while my frail skin is bruised and bleeding? NOOOOOOOOOO rewarding yelp whatsoever right?