AleksandraJ

I have a problem with my African grey (7-old male) and was hoping somebody could help me with some advice because I have nearly given up – he is a bitter And not a “warning bite” kind. Also not “get out of my space” bitter. He comes to me when I am sitting on the sofa, he begs me with a titled head to be scratched and when I do that, he lets me scratch him for a few minutes and then…bam…he suddenly bites. Strongly – usually drawing blood. I try to do right by him. When I am at home he is always out of his cage, sitting on a perch near so he can interact with me. We do training to keep his mind occupied and to build a communication bridge between us – he does all sorts of “tricks” and comes when called. But the biting issue persist and I don’t know what to do. When he bites me this hard I lose all the buildup trust with him and am afraid of touching him, a fact I am sure he senses I don’t strike him or jell at him for doing it – For his “punishment” I just ignore him for some time. But he has bitten in this way since we got him (4 months old) and keeps doing it no matter what I try. I would really appreciate any sort of advice or direction to help him. I am sure something isn’t right for him if he keeps doing it – I still believe that some parrots aren’t just mean by their nature (as one African grey breeder suggested when I approached him with this problem).