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| We adopted an Amazon from someone who I guess didn't know what they were doing. He don't like you even putting you hand in his cage. He tries to bite you unless he sees food in your fingers. I can't do anything with this bird. He really isn't a loud bird. He dont' scream like I've heard other parrots do. He is 12 years old, and he was kept in a small cage in a corner with little to no human contact. I refuse to let him come and go from his cage as he pleases. I hope that's a good thing. He will step up on a pirch for me to carry him to the little cage when I clean his larger cage. But that's all. If I put my hand on the cage anywhere near him, he goes into attack mode. I have no idea what has happened to this poor thing but I can't find any books to help me with this sort of issue. I am not going to get rid of him. He has been in 6 or more homes in his life. This is his 7th. That's more than a new home every couple of years. The last people had him for only 6 months. I can't imagine how horrible things might have been for him. I only want him to calm down and not act like he needs to be defensive like he is. It's ok if he wont step up on my hand. I can deal with that. I just don't know what to do to get him to trust that we are not going to hurt him. He really deserves another chance. I had a few people tell me that he needs to be with someone who knows what they are doing. I think I can learn along with him that we can trust each other. I just need some tips on what to do, or where do I go to get the information I am looking for. Thanks all. I do appreciate all the advice you can give me. 
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| I just bought a blue front amazon which had basically the same treatment. I think people get one and one it sexually matures gets hormonal two months out of the year and starts biteing and it gets cage bound by them because they are afraid. Try stick training the bird. Get a perch sized dowel and try and get the bird to step up and use this for a while. Dont use your hands these guys can really bite and they just dont bite and let go they get the death grip on you and try and really bite hard. Good luck cs
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