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She is a CAG which I have also read are harder to get to adapt. Well the fact that she will live longer than me means that Ill just be patient...its just a matter of time ...

awesome advice yall. She has only been here a short while so im going to give her some more space and come up with a game plan. She will come out of her cage on her own sometimes but more often then not she stays there, even though the door is open. I think im going to figure out what types of treats she really likes, and intice her this way...thanks again for all yalls help

Yes, when she is out of her cage she is not as bad....still not great. We have tried the towel arm/glove method, as well as the wood purch retrieval. It totally freeks her out though. And im afraid it stresses her out to much.....is it possible that she is just to set in her ways?????? I hope not, she is such a pretty smart bird....

My wife and I recently adopted a 10 year old grey from a couple who is moving and could not take the bird. The grey is a female, and very intelligent in the fact that she has a fairly good vocab. At first we visited the bird several times at the owners house to see how she was, all good there right...Well we get her to our home and all set up in her cage. Now it is nearly impossible to remove her from her cage without getting the crap bit out of me. I have read all about being confident and assertive. I also do not pull back or show emotion when she bites. But when she bites it gets bad sometimes like she knaws my finger!! I can only take so much pain, and she has made me bleed pretty good several times. Im not really sure were to go with this grey, but i know that it isnt good for the bird or my wife and I for the relationship to be this way. Any help or advice would be great.