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When he comes down the cage to you to bite when your doing his food stop. Look at him then gently say "up" use his favourite treat to encourage him to the top of the cage. Keep doing it so he pairs you with the good stuff like treats.
His mind is he's getting your attention one way or the other. If he's interested to see what your doing and all he's getting is being ignored as you carry on he will do anything to get the attention/ reaction from you even if it is by biting.
Watch his body language and avoid the bite rather than let it land by stopping be patient ask him to go up give treat when he does and while he's eating it carry on always keeping an eye on what he's doing.
He doesn't think like a human does so to him any interaction will do rather than none. Bribery goes a long way!
Being buddies and best mates with your bird doesn't happen quickly to form a strong bond it's gradual trust has to be earned. Those of us who have had our companions for years still get a bite for not conforming it's how you deal with it that counts. I walk away come back 10 minutes later as by then they've forgotten about it happening anyway!
 
Okay so today I’ve been giving him his space putting a plate with his treats on and keeping my distance this does seem to work because he proceeded to fly land on my Sholder and make my face bleed in 2 places he really doesn’t like me have you ever heard of a bird just never bonding Ik it’s probably early days but it’s quite bad he’s aggressive
 
Yup the bird in my avatar is MrP came to live here a few years ago. I've had a number of doctor and hospital visits because of his aggression. He was desensitized to humans being a hand rear and doesn't give the regular threat mode poses. It's taken 7 years to get to where we need to be. He will never be cuddly never be trust worthy but he's a cracking bird and great company. We came to a working agreement. I use the word up when he's in his cage and I am cleaning it. He's out every day I don't allow him to land on me EVER! I avoid by stepping sideways when I see him coming or bob down at the last moment. He doesn't attack anymore like he used to when out. Going in I just say come on in and he gets a treat for complying.
It's hard work to be a owner never plain sailing.
Step up is only on to a perch. He's happier and so am i.
 
I think in your case it's just early days and they love to push the boundaries wherever they can to see what they can get away with.
There's a pecking order in a flock and you are part of that flock.
Make sure you are the only person to give him his favourite treats nobody else. We need to make you the "apple of his eye" the most desirable bestest pal to have in the whole wide world.
 
That's the attitude that's going to get you where you want to be :)
Remember just because he doesn't comply he's not being naughty it's usually mean he didn't understand - you talk one language he another so you have to learn to speak parrot watch body language the eyes the slight ruffle of neck feathers etc
You are a predator your eyes set to the front of your head he is prey eyes to the side. Direct eye contact on him means your likely sizing up your next meal! :yikes:
 
Yay another ringneck who by the way sounds bit like our Bluey, she came to us when she was around 2,5 years in 2021,I think lots of patience is needed, our early days and I would say first year was great patience lesson for us then come another year which was logistics nightmare because she was obsessed with the kitchen during breeding season and it was impossible to be kitchen when she was there, we had so many ups and downs with her and I would say first two years had more downs, but at some point of 2023 we realised that she calmed down a bit and now she is really easygoing if I would compare her to the parrot which first arrived in 2021
 
I see that your little one has ring on the neck so he is at least 18 months old and I would say probably older, because he has beautiful full ring, nothing wrong with him being older but it might be that he learnt some behaviours and it might take longer for him to change, Bluey didn’t like my boyfriend when he first arrived and for nearly 3 years she mostly ignored him or lunged at him, she rarely would seek his company, now he is her favourite person, she will step up to his hand but rarely steps up to mine, she really doesn’t like if I put my hand in the front of her and ask for step up so I worked around it and tried if she would step up on something I hold, funnily enough only thing she steps up if I ask her are cushions and to be honest I compromised with her, because my aim was being able to move her around when necessary, if she doesn’t like my hand so much but it’s fine with cushion then I am fine with that too
 
Oh Bluey ❤️there could be another factor in everything, male Indian ringneck reach maturity around 3 years old, I don’t want to blame everything on hormones but often things can be more complicated because of that
 
So after he’s 3 years old the hormones should die down a little and also he’s about half way through a molt so that can make them hormonal aswell I think so I’ve probs got him at a bad time but that only means we can go up
 
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