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Well, I think you need to take an honest self inventory and decide what you are willing to live with. I seriously doubt this bird is a bad biter, but you will get bit at some point most likely. If you act flinchy because you are afraid of getting bit, many amazons that weren't previously bad biters, will turn into bad biters because of all the flinching and fear. She is probably a sweet bird, but fearing her may turn her bad. If blood thinners mean you are afraid of getting bit, then don't get her. If blood thinners mean you'll just bleed a lot before clotting and your okay with that, then go for it. IMO, people are weird about bleeding. They have this big dramatic reaction to it and you can't be like that if you want to have big birds. You have to be a get over it, wipe it off and move on sort of person. Some red loreds are seriously very sweet, but they are still amazons and any new bird is going to be a learning curve for you while you figure out body language.
Not coming out of the cage may or may not get better. Can you handle it if you don't get a lot of emotional rewards from a cage bound bird that doesn't want to come out? Will just rescuing it be enough for you, or do you HAVE to be able to handle it in order to love her and want to keep her. If handling is a must, then don't get this bird unless she steps up for you willingly at the rescue. If a good deed is good enough and you are willing to go at the bird's pace and accept whatever she is comfortable with regardless of what you want, then go for it.
She may or may not be great with your green cheeks. Some amazons can be pretty dicey with other birds. Make sure you are prepared to rotate birds or have a home set up such that everyone will be safe without you feeling guilty and feeling like you need to rehome someone for not getting enough out of cage time if they don't get along. Unnecessary emotional stuff tends to get in the way of being a good big bird owner. You must be able to accept the bird as it is even if it never improves if you are interested in doing rescue. That said, red lored amazons are great and most amazons are confident enough to come out of their cage and accept scratches from time to time. Older amazons can be hard to get out of a rut though.
Not coming out of the cage may or may not get better. Can you handle it if you don't get a lot of emotional rewards from a cage bound bird that doesn't want to come out? Will just rescuing it be enough for you, or do you HAVE to be able to handle it in order to love her and want to keep her. If handling is a must, then don't get this bird unless she steps up for you willingly at the rescue. If a good deed is good enough and you are willing to go at the bird's pace and accept whatever she is comfortable with regardless of what you want, then go for it.
She may or may not be great with your green cheeks. Some amazons can be pretty dicey with other birds. Make sure you are prepared to rotate birds or have a home set up such that everyone will be safe without you feeling guilty and feeling like you need to rehome someone for not getting enough out of cage time if they don't get along. Unnecessary emotional stuff tends to get in the way of being a good big bird owner. You must be able to accept the bird as it is even if it never improves if you are interested in doing rescue. That said, red lored amazons are great and most amazons are confident enough to come out of their cage and accept scratches from time to time. Older amazons can be hard to get out of a rut though.