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Hi, I've been looking into this a lot but have not been able to come up with an answer. Even my vet wasn't sure what to say about it.
A little backround on the bird: I adopted this YNA this summer from my great aunt, along with her CAG, as she was not able to care for them anymore with her poor health. Both birds are in their 50's and have been with her since they were babies. They were not particularly well cared for and in cages most of the time. They both had some really bad habits and aggressive tendencies. I was able to work through most of the issues with the CAG and he is now my best bud, but the Amazon I'm still working on gaining his trust. From what I was told he became aggressive after about 10 years and was no longer handleable so my aunt put him in his cage and there he stayed until he came home with me. He now spends most of his time hanging out and playing on top of his cage, I keep the door open and never force him in. He will give warning bites if he is not comfortable with my hand near him but has never actually bitten. He will not step up but will accept treats from my hand and he enjoys his head and cheeks scratched if he is in the mood. Onto the odd behavior part, when he is tired of being scratched or if I am cleaning while he is in the cage he will growl and bite his own leg, and sometimes a perch aggressively. While sometimes lunging at me or giving a light nip. I have never seen or heard of this before and would really like some insight if anyone has any. At this point I don't have much hope that we will have a close relationship due to his life circumstances but I am just happy he can live out the rest of his life in a healthier environment. I'm just concerned about this particular behavior and if he is hurting himself or is in emotional distress.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
A little backround on the bird: I adopted this YNA this summer from my great aunt, along with her CAG, as she was not able to care for them anymore with her poor health. Both birds are in their 50's and have been with her since they were babies. They were not particularly well cared for and in cages most of the time. They both had some really bad habits and aggressive tendencies. I was able to work through most of the issues with the CAG and he is now my best bud, but the Amazon I'm still working on gaining his trust. From what I was told he became aggressive after about 10 years and was no longer handleable so my aunt put him in his cage and there he stayed until he came home with me. He now spends most of his time hanging out and playing on top of his cage, I keep the door open and never force him in. He will give warning bites if he is not comfortable with my hand near him but has never actually bitten. He will not step up but will accept treats from my hand and he enjoys his head and cheeks scratched if he is in the mood. Onto the odd behavior part, when he is tired of being scratched or if I am cleaning while he is in the cage he will growl and bite his own leg, and sometimes a perch aggressively. While sometimes lunging at me or giving a light nip. I have never seen or heard of this before and would really like some insight if anyone has any. At this point I don't have much hope that we will have a close relationship due to his life circumstances but I am just happy he can live out the rest of his life in a healthier environment. I'm just concerned about this particular behavior and if he is hurting himself or is in emotional distress.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated.