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Very nippy and aggressive princess parrot

Salmon

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Hi all I recently bought a princess parrot (elvis) ive only had him for 4 days but so far nothing has changed he has seemed to become a bit more aggressive since going into his cage for the first time he bites my hand whenever i have it near his cage and he becomes extremely aggressive in target training he grabs and hold the stick and im not sure how to stop him i would love some suggestions to help move our training along at a slower and calmer pace for the both of us and some tips to get him more used to my hand as a friend not something to fear. I know i have only had him for 4 days but he was hand reared and has gotten more aggressive since i got him?
 

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Aggressive is usually fear or a reaction to body language not being understood. I would step back and give him time to acclimate.

 

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Aggressive is usually fear or a reaction to body language not being understood. I would step back and give him time to acclimate.

So should i just talk to him from behind the bars and wait a some time before training to get him used to me.
 

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So should i just talk to him from behind the bars and wait a some time before training to get him used to me.
Yep :)
 

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Try reading to him! It gives you something to really focus on as opposed to just trying to come up with something beyond "Who's a pretty baby?" - Which is what I had a LOT of trouble with, personally, lol. I can't make conversation if it's one sided, but reading is way easier.

Any pics? Princess Parrots are so gorgeous!
 
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