Is it possible to bond with an old parrot who is very aggressive ?

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We have a yellow headed amazon parrot that we've had for 7 years or so it was given to us by an old family friend and she had it for many years before us. The parrot bonded with her and let her hold him etc... Now he is approximately 15-18 years old maybe more we aren't quite sure it's a long story anyway to cut to the chase ever since we've had him he has always been aggressive striking the cage with his beak even if you aren't touching the cage he will go crazy! He hasn't bonded with anyone except maybe me a little mor because I've managed to take him out several times and hold him anyway my question is will he ever be normal and not so aggressive and let me hold him without a fight ! I know there has to be one bird expert on this forum haha ! Can you please help is this possible to re bond with him and have him trust me and let me hold him and stuff or is he too old. Please help


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It's not good that you're reaching into his cage. That is his home and trying to force him out will piss him off. It's hard to make friends with a bird haha. They tend to bond with one person and tolerate the rest. If I were you I'd spend time around the bird and talk to it. Maybe leave its cage open and he will come out when he is comfortable enough to come out. Once he is comfortable to come out then try to get closer to him but don't try handling him yet. Continue to talk to him, maybe try to hand him a treat. Even if he makes a big fuss, stand your ground and let him know your aren't going anywhere. Continue to just talk to him or hang out around him when he is out of the cage. Then after some time try to touch him. He will prolly bite you and again, stand your ground. Don't pull away, he will get you good a few times but in the end he'll see that your trying to be his friend. And after sometime I'm sure you'll be best buddies.

This won't happen over night though. An old bird like that will take some time. But the advice I just gave you if how I do it at work when we gets parrots in. And it works for me every time. Granted these parrots are no where near as old as your but I'm sure you can do it. It just takes time.


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It's going to take a lot of time. I adopted a 23 year old african grey last year and I have to spend tons of time with her and share all my food with her to get her to trust me. She was severely neglected so she flourished with all the attention, treats and one on one time. I didn't try to take her out of her cage for 2 months. With cage aggression I would use a perch to have them step up onto. Maybe this bird only likes women? Some birds have preferences. Make sure that when you let the bird out that he is not higher than you. It's a dominance issue if they can be on top of their cage looking down at you. It's hard to try to figure out the triggers of some aggression. The cage biting tells me he is just really scared. His cage is his safe area and you coming near it, sticking your arm in it, etc is extremely upsetting so he wants to attack you and tell you to go away! Time and patience and a lot of patience is my best answer.
 
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Miguel is very knowledgeable about fish and Parrots, hes probably the best member to ask. Red Devil (Liz) also has a vast knowledge on just about anything. The mods on this site are really helpful. I think you got a great answer from Lady Blast though. It really depends on the bird but I have found some guides on youtube for taming parrots, maybe there is a particular method that will work well for you :)
 
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