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thanks guys for all you input. he is getting better. ive been feeding him lots of goodies and hes started eating out of my hand. last night we had a major break thru. he let me stick my hand in his cage to change his water and food without me first giving him a snack. he didnt try to bite me or run away or anything. it was encouraging.

Hello all, I am a new grey owner. We are still getting to know each other. I am the second owner of a three year old bird named Harry. My name is Tony, I'm 24 and i live in Harrisburg PA. I am looking forward to getting to know this bird. I previously owned an ecclectus named Phoenix that I had to give up for adoption when I relocated. I like birds and I am hoping that in time Harry will open up to me.

Dave, Thanks for your reply. The previous owners were my grandparents and they were very attentive to their birds. My grandmother treated them like babies. I have had him 3 days. He is not in his previous cage. I am the second owner. He was constantly caged, but with a good amount of human contact. the only reason he was caged was because of the biting/running away problem. He was not left alone, my grandmother was retired and spent most of her days in the company of her birds. The previous owners had him for approx 2 years.

I would guesstimate that he is about 3 years old. He likes to bite and seems genuinely frightened of all human contact. This is the reason the previous owners passed him to me. I love birds, i owned an eclectus for years and we were best buddies. I'd like to get this one to warm up to me a little. Any suggestions?