Hello, I have an almost 4 month old alexandrine that i've had for about 2 weeks now and for some odd reason I've noticed he has become a bit aggressive around his cage especially the food/water bowls. Also seems like overnight he has decided that he no longer is interested in coming out of the cage, even when I offer treats he just ends up either displaying aggressive behavior and if I push it he will bite.
When I do manage to get him out of his cage all he does it look for a way back to his cage(if that means crawling along the floor back into the other room). I'm a bit lost because for the first week he wanted to come out and interact now he just in some sense is acting antisocial. I do give him plenty of time to himself and I don't go invading his space/cage all the time. But I don't want him ending up cage bound. I have been thinking about buying an outdoor aviary that is a decent size but I'm not sure if he would be alright on his own outside for most of the day? I'm not exactly scared of being bitten but I do not want to be doing something wrong and end up with a nasty parrot because of something I have been doing wrong.
Any help or advice would be appreciated as the behavior seems to just be getting worse than any better when I first noticed it. I hope this is just a phase or the bluffing stage I've heard about..
When I do manage to get him out of his cage all he does it look for a way back to his cage(if that means crawling along the floor back into the other room). I'm a bit lost because for the first week he wanted to come out and interact now he just in some sense is acting antisocial. I do give him plenty of time to himself and I don't go invading his space/cage all the time. But I don't want him ending up cage bound. I have been thinking about buying an outdoor aviary that is a decent size but I'm not sure if he would be alright on his own outside for most of the day? I'm not exactly scared of being bitten but I do not want to be doing something wrong and end up with a nasty parrot because of something I have been doing wrong.
Any help or advice would be appreciated as the behavior seems to just be getting worse than any better when I first noticed it. I hope this is just a phase or the bluffing stage I've heard about..