Lemeus

I'm having the same problem! I've had my African Grey since he was around 2 weeks old though. He's almost 8 months old now. Over the last 2-4 weeks he's started this HIGH pitch squeal. It's driving me CRAZY!!! :woohoo: He starts it as soon as he hears my alarm in the morning, then goes non-stop for at least an hour or more. I work from home, so I get to sit through all this torture. I've started putting the TV on a music channel and that does seem to help. But as soon as I walk by the room, or he hears me in the bathroom or kitchen, he starts in again! He has food, water, big cage, lots of toys, so I don't know!! I think he is wanting attention from me on a constant basis... but he still does the noise alittle when I'm in the room, but it's not nearly as bad. I sit and watch a movie (his cage is in the living room) and he's pretty good, but as soon as I take a break and leave the room, it starts and keeps going until I come back. While this is kind of flattering he loves me, my patience is wearing alittle thin with this noise. He's also testy with his beak. Will lightly apply pressure and keep going and going. He has broke skin on my wrist before. If he loves me so much, which he does cause he lunges at my mom when she visits, why must he hurt me!! lol Years ago I had a Blue Fronted Amazon, and she did this same thing with testing pressure, so I avoided handling her as much, when she got to be around 3-4 years old, she just stopped. It's like she reached her maturity she then loved me with everything she had and never tried to hurt me again. Sadly I lost her about 4 yrs ago to a terrible accident. My EX left a teflon pan on the stove and it basicly caught fire and the fumes killed her within 30 minutes. I went into severe depression after that, she was my everything, and still is sadly. I miss her SO much. I would of NEVER thought I would of gotten so attached to a pet, she was like a child to me. I finally branched out and got another bird, my African Grey named Alvin. Who likes too nibble alittle too hard too!! African Greys are so much more different than Amazons though.... I read through the replies on how to correct the nibbling, I've noticed when I've tried to wiggle out of the grip of his beak, he doesn't let up easily and then as I wiggle more, I think it irritates him, so then I'm basicly afraid to put my hand right back up there in fear he's annoyed and just will take a chunk out of me or something. :ohmy: Any additional help or advice for this is greatly appreciated! Thanks so much, Melissa