Stubborn green cheek

[Kaitlynndanielle]

My green cheek is quite possibly the most stubborn animal I've ever met! He is 9 months old and we have had him for a month exactly, he has made great progress he comes right out of his cage to spend time with us, follows us around the house and even sneaks into my showers. the only problem he bites ALOT and it's almost like an attack bite, if he doesn't like something he sqwaks at us and bites, he will do this over almost anything whether it be me turning my head or touching him where he doesn't want to be touched, I can pet him, I can kiss his head, but I can't pick him up with my hands I can't get him to step up and he is constantly biting. He yells at us for taking away the remote (which he rips out the button) and he yells when we don't let him chew our chargers. I feel like my parrot needs an attitude check but I don't even know where to begin.

If I could get any suggestions on how to help with this situation it would be greatly appreciated I just want him to be happy all he does is bite and yell.

[liz]

Welcome to the forum. Others will come on to post replies but what I have learned is if the parrot does not see it it does not exist.
I can be going through my jewelry and Myrtle wanting them. If I have to leave the room I cover them with a piece of paper or anything else I find.
Always set your remotes face down. I don't know why but they will not turn them over to bite the buttons.

[Kaitlynndanielle]

I've noticed this, we started putting it face down I expected the destruction things like that don't bother me what I didn't expect was all the attitude

[Pajarita]

I am afraid that, when it comes to parrots, the attitude change is all on the human's part. Parrots chew. It's the way that nature made them so keep all the stuff that you don't want to get chewed on away (drawer?) and provide him with lots of different things to chew (you will have to look for what he likes best, they all have favorites). As to his biting you, that is because he doesn't trust or love you, yet. You need to win him over. I have to go now to pick up canaries so I can't elaborate but maybe another member will.

[Wolf]

I don't have GCC's but the screaming may be due to his wanting attention from you and the biting appears to be due to his not trusting you yet. That is the short answer and really does little to help you to understand your bird or how to remedy the situation that you find yourself with.

Like all other parrots, GCC's bite and they chew things, the chewing things is what they do in the wild in order to find food and it is how they develop their nest site from being just a hole in a tree to their own nesting area that is safe enough to raise their young in. In the wild the biting is a last ditch effort to protect themselves, their nest area and their offspring. But it takes on some different connotations when in captivity such as trying to prevent things being done to them while they are scared or that they don't want done to them. Biting can also be a way of disciplining us for not giving them enough attention or to attempt to prevent us from giving our attention to any other bird or animal or human that they perceive as a rival for our attention and affection. They get jealous of us.

You have only had your bird for a month and it has indeed made a lot of progress and doe's want to be with you and is trying to spend time with and on you but needs to trust you and that is what you need to spend time with. Talk to and praise your bird, using his name, use a higher pitched tone like you would with a young child. While you are talking with him, offer him a treat, maybe a couple of bites of sprig type millet every now and then. Wait for him to come to you for the treat when you offer it and if you offer it and he doesn't take it, leave it for him. If he is excited, wait for him to calm down before interacting with him other than talking to him. If he is on you and starts getting excited try to distract him with a treat or a favorite toy to keep him from biting you. If he bites you put him down on the closest safe surface while telling hi " No Bite" or something of that nature and ignore him for a few minutes. Make sure that you use the same phrase each time so that he learns what it means. The best way to stop the biting is to not get bitten in the first place, so learn his body language to help you to avoid getting bitten. But the main thing is just to spend a lot of time talking and singing to him and sharing safe foods with him so that he can learn to trust you.