I wish you guys could meet him. He's unlike any bird I've ever had in my care and I work for a parrot rescue as a foster. He's not afraid. In fact I think he's trying to scare me more than anything. I was planning on using everyone's advice and not taking him out for a while. I went to put in his fresh foods this morning and he snuck out of the food door! He shot right to the top of his 6 foot+ cage and was crawling all around. I sat down on the couch near his cage and he crawled onto the cage door and was talking to me. "I'm a good bird"and "Come here" is what he was saying in a very clear voice. He is very talkative in the morning. He lost interest in me and started crawling all around again and then he purposely JUMPED off the cage and in to the pile of bird food bags and supplies. He didn't get spooked, he thought about it, did the "I'm gonna jump" wing thing and fluttered off his cage. He landed and within seconds he was tearing holes in a nutriberry bag. I don't think they are appropriate for elcectus and I was nervous that he would try to crawl onto the other birds cages and hurt them so I asked him to step up to a dowel. He refused at first of course but then stepped up. He was fine until I tried to put him back. Then he crawled over to the end of the dowel and started trying to bite my hand. Luckily I predicted that and had a towel covering my hand. He finally stepped down onto a perch in his cage and quickly rushed to get back out before I closed the door. He was growling and lunging at the bars and followed me around to the other side of the cage having a tantrum when I was leaving the room. I don't believe this bird is afraid. I have dealt with birds that are afraid or cautious when they are new. They will also bite and act aggressive but they will try to avoid confrontation and want to be left alone. Jeeter comes right up to the cage bars when you go near his cage. The cage is absolutely huge so if he wanted space he would be in the back of it or the center. I think with work he could become a very good companion but he's really tough. Every quality he has is exactly what I was searching for in a bird! I took some pictures while he was on his cage.