Hi everyone!
I am Greek and still working on my poor English,so please excuse me if i'm incorrect on my writing.
Me and my husband adopted a senegal parrot 2 weeks ago from a local petstore. We were not accurately informed about its gender or age,but i did some research and i believe that she is a female approximately 1yr old(her eye color is light grey and her tail feathers are yellow and light green).
Since the first time we met her on the petstore we both fell in love with her.She was very cute and social and was asking for head scritches all the time from both of us and from everyone else near ger cage(!).
When we went back again to take her home,the petstore owner told me that he wasn't able to grab her correctly and put her in my carrier so he asked me to do it!Plus he said that a carrier is not a good idea and he recommended to put her dirrectly in her new cage.He and my husband strongly ensisted, so,although i didn't want her to assosiate me with such a stressful situation, i gently held her (as described in parrot wizzard's videos) and placed her in the cage. We drove her home quietly in slow speed and placed her cage in its final position at home.
Right after i took care of the cage set up, food and water and some toys and left her settle while i was keeping up on my daily routine with gentle moves as quietly as i could while staying on her sight.
I have to mention that while i was setting the cage features, she looked a bit stressed but not as i expected.She even asked for a headscritch.
After a couple of hours my husband approached her cage,and started talking to her calmly while petting her.
And that was it!Since that moment, she changed.She still looks happy in my presence,she takes treats from my hand,she calls me while i'm not in the room, BUT, if i bring close my finger to her,she bites me. Sometimes she just turns her back at me. Of course i immediately stop,snd let her some space.
On the other hand, she tries to "feed" my husbands hand,or she rapidly open and closes her beak..She adores him. When he is around it is like i am invisible.
I became the bad person whithout having any intention. My husband loves her but he has not much spare time to spent on her,unfortunately..
Please,any suggestions? Can i fix this somehow?I really care about her and want her to be happy.It was a dream to me since forever to have a parrot companion, and i am really depressed now.I failed her..