My CAG is anti-social - bites HARD!

[Ashitaka]

OK, Joey`s 8 months old now, and he`s getting very bad. I can`t take him out in a group, I used to be able to, had people over, etc. Now, when I get home from work he`s only looking for me, and will BITE (hard!) anyone who tries to put their finger near him. Also...if I try to take him outside or into a group of people, he screams, fidgets, tries to get off my hand, and will often bite me as hard as he can! Can someone give me a clue as to what`s happening?!

Is this a "phase" he`s going through, or is there something I can do to make him better suited for people?!

Thanks in advance - this is really BAD.

[younger]

instead of made to be sociable?

[pjsterner]

you and he, just talking and spending quiet times together. The people here who have confident, socialized (with human) birds have spent hundreds of hours interacting with them 1+1 saying their names, singing and talking to them. You`ve got to put the time in with the bird and at eight months your bird is developing as a baby *bird*. He`s probably overloaded with external stimulation and expectations and he`s telling you to cool it. Please listen to him. Go to Bey the Grey and his human family page and you`ll see his human`s cuddling and just resting with him. Put the time in and create a shared and equal relationship *then* after a few years you`ll have the bird you want.

[Moddy]

There's nothing to clue about. Parrots will take to one person and there's not much you can do about it. There's no really abilitating them once they do. It's nothing to be worried about really because pratically ALL parrots will take to one person and make them their favorite.. Though your is the one who get's violent to others. There was nothing we could do for our old parrot Chole she wouldn't give anyone else a chance. She was my dad's and my dad's only and now our new parrot Tj is mine. He gets excited about my voice he will let me flip him upside down and lay him on his back but if anyone else even trys he will bite. Not hard but enough to let them know.. HEY YOUR NOT ALLOWED TO DO THIS TO ME. Your bird's just giving a message out. I'm her's noone else is allowed to buddy up to me. Frankly it sucks but I don't see much else you can do besides having people talk to him while he is in his cage and having you back off alot more. But that can cause serious problems like plucking.