Hi,
I have a 2or 3 year old senegal parrot. I think he's a boy (based on what vets and others have told me) but not at all sure.
He is flighted and seems to take great joy in swooping around the house, which I love. He normally lands on my hand and asks for attetion or cuddles.
But in the mornings he has started flying to my hand and attacking it viciously. I try not to react (as in not shake him off into the bin like the little turd he's being) and calmly take him to his cage (while receiving several nasty bites).
I know there must be something I'm doing wrong, but I just can't figure it out.
He is very hand tame, and generally a real pal most of the time.
This is typically a morning thing, he rarely bites otherwise (sometimes when we put him in his cage, but this is something we've sarted to solve through training).
I've had him for about 2 years. he's sweet to my boyfriend too, and he rarely gets bit (though this could be partly because he's around him less in the morning). I do most of the training.
any advice?
I don't want to clip him, but having a winged velociraptor timebomb is a little stressful.
thanks for any help...
Emilie