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Hi,

It has been 6 months now, since we brought Parry, but its yet to be friendly. We had budgies @ home when we brought parry, and he was active. He was agressive towards the budgies and would alwys look at opportunities to bite them. Two weeks back we freed the budgies and since then parry has been less active. Earlier he used to come out of cage bt now he occassionally comes out. Parry luvs mirror and likes to play with it. Rest he is not tht interested in toys. When we brought parry it was around 2-3 mths old.
Whnever i put my hand in the cage, to pet him it runs away holding his claws and beak on to the cage bar. But if he is on floor or on lower height he jumps on hand when shown.
The problem is we get to spend less time with him coz we both are wrkin couple and only return late evening. We spend time with him in the morning and evening.
Can anybody help me with some positive reinforcement tips or taming tips.

the first thing that sprang out at me was the mirror
if he sees another bird (his reflection) he will bond with that over any person

now for some questions & tips
where is his cage in the house?
put it some where he can observe you going through normal activities .....eg watching telly on the computor
&eating especiallly eating!!!!!!!!! birds are a flock animal & if they see the biggest flock members eating it seems to be like a signal that all is safe when he is out of the cage eat things that he can share like a fruit platter or popcorn
leave a portion for him close to you but not close enough that you can just reach out & grab him .......he needs to feel safe to bond with you fully
slowly over a few weeks bring his potion closer to you dont try to pat him at this stage just rertrain his thinking on hands when you are trying to get close to him have his favourite treat in your hands
let him set the pace of bonding with you it WILL be slow & you will need a lot of patience but so worth it in the long run if i think of any more tips i will post them later any questions feel free to ask
good luck & keep us posted