3 months Senegal Parrot - help please

[Salmando9]

How do I make my 3 year old not to bite? It doesn't hurt, but she tries to bite. I just got her 4-5 days ago, I try to take her out of her cage and pet her everyday for an hour or an hour and a half 2-3 times a day. But she is always scared and try to run away and bite. What can I do? Please help!

[macbrush]

Although i am still very new to parrot, but it sounds like you're terrifying your bird. Imagine if you're already very scared in a new environment, then a big monster with big hands keep chasing you to grab you 2 - 3 times a day.

Leave it alone for a few days to settle down, then start simple training like targeting, talk to it a lot (if it is comfortable with your around the cage). If it is not even comfortable with you around, train it with positive and negative enforcement first. Approach the cage from a distance, stop when you see your bird tense up, wait until the bird relaxes a bit, then praise it (click as well if you have a clicker), move back a step or two as a reward; then repeat the whole process until your bird is comfortable with your near the cage.

Please correct me if I am wrong.

[Andromeda]

Although i am still very new to parrot, but it sounds like you're terrifying your bird. Imagine if you're already very scared in a new environment, then a big monster with big hands keep chasing you to grab you 2 - 3 times a day.

Leave it alone for a few days to settle down, then start simple training like targeting, talk to it a lot (if it is comfortable with your around the cage). If it is not even comfortable with you around, train it with positive and negative enforcement first. Approach the cage from a distance, stop when you see your bird tense up, wait until the bird relaxes a bit, then praise it (click as well if you have a clicker), move back a step or two as a reward; then repeat the whole process until your bird is comfortable with your near the cage.

Please correct me if I am wrong.

Salmano, birds are not domestic animals (like cats and dogs) and since they are more ruled by wild instincts they are often shy and terrified in a new home (especially when they are young). Go slow with your bird.

Macbrush gave you great advice. Here's a link to Michael's blog that describes that process in more detail: Basics of Parrot Taming and Training.