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[zab1]

Hi everyone,
My name is zainul and I am from zambia and I happy to be on this forum so thank you very much for accepting me.
I just got two rescued african greys named Einstein and Newton. I just have one problem with one of them is that it bites when I want to lift if up, so can someone help me on what to do please. Thank you

[Wolf]

How long have you had them? Did you get them as a mated pair? Do they occupy the same cage?

[zab1]

I got them two months ago and I am not sure about their sexs, but they tend to ignore one another( I mean they give personal space to each other). Thanks in advance

[Harpmaker]

Welcome zab1!

There is a section on this site called Taming and Training, that covers behaviors like "step up". That would be a good starting point if you are being bitten. You may have to go all the way back to interacting with your birds while they are inside the cage by sitting nearby and reading, talking or singing to them. Take your time, because it will pay dividends later.

[Wolf]

It sounds like they are in the same cage. If they are and are not bonded you may be having trouble due to crowding them in too small of a space as this will have a tendency to jump start their territorial instincts. If they are in same cage and avoiding each other I would suggest that you get a second cage.

[Pajarita]

I would also think that these are wild-caught birds so it depends on at what age they were taken from the wild whether they ever accept a human or not...

[zab1]

These parrots were owned by someone from a young age and were taken cared of for a year or more, and after that he didn't have so much attention to them and got tiered of them so he gave them to me because I love taking care of abimals. Before one of them used to come to my house whenever he went out for holidays and those times it used to be extremely friendly and now it's the one that bites me but when I give it food it does come to get from my hand. The other one does come onto my hand but doesn't allow me to pet it . I have now separated them and spending as much time with them as told by others and hopefully they get used to me... Thanks alot for the help and if you anymore to share please do...