Hi
Thanks for all the feedback.
Sex is still undetermined - I'm just hoping for a male because I like the look of the ring, but I'm completely happy if it turns out to be female.
Diet - he is on the animal zone parrot muesli (
http://animalzone.co.za/wp-content/uplo ... Muesli.pdf) which is a pellet mix with added peanuts, grains, dried fruit and veg as his base diet. He also gets lots of fresh fruit/veg and the occasional almond/cashew throughout the day. He has always shown some aversion to the pellets though, he'd much rather chomp down on the peanuts/corn/grains. We have researched on the no-go food stuffs, he definitely doesn't get any of those. I generally replace his dry food when his food bowl looks to be running down to the last.
In terms of out-of-cage time, his cage is almost never closed - only when we are leaving the house and need to arm the alarm. In winter I try to get him up around the time I wake up, which is generally around sunrise in any case. I ensure that I open the nearest curtain so that he can see the natural light transition. We usually go to bed quite early and if not that, then at least retire to our rooms - so he gets sufficient dark time. In summer, I make sure that I open the curtain before sunrise (which is sometimes just after 4am, so I need to get up quite early) and then I go back to bed to allow him to wake up naturally. Again, we try to leave the living area relatively soon after dark to give him the rest he needs.
He has been a bit neglected of late in terms of attention as my 1-year old daughter has had some health issues and consumed most of our time. My wife does try to interact with him throughout the day and he is generally spending time with my daughter out of his cage, walking around the house, eating pieces of fruit she shares with him, etc. She also gets involved with his baths, which he loves. We use a little spritzer to spray water on him. I will usually also take him when i get home from the office, if only for 5 minutes sometimes.
At the moment he has become very territorial and lunges at me when I get close to his cage. When I try to get him to step-up, I usually fall victim to a bite or 2, but after a couple of minutes he doesn't try biting anymore. My concern is also that he seems rather submissive initially, so I think he may be acting tame out of fear. I have started to attempt to rebuild our relationship by just spending more time at his cage, speaking softly to him. I can tell that when we are having a meal at the table next to his cage, he really wants to be a part of the family, even though he won't always allow me to take him.
I had him out of his cage for about 10 minutes a couple of nights ago. After a while he was happily stepping up from hand to hand, grooming my beard, exploring my table. He would voluntarily come close and step up onto my hand when I put him onto the floor and sat down next to him. He would even climb up my leg. One thing that I've also noticed is that he still finds comfort in sitting high up on my chest, nestled under my beard - something he used to do quite often when he was very young.
I hope I've given enough info here. I really would appreciate any tips/advice. I've partially accepted that I might need to start from scratch in gaining his trust once more.