My Pineapple GCC suddenly hates me

I've had my GCC for two years. He's a pineapple called Diego. He's always been a feisty one but i could always hold him however i wanted and he NEVER bit me ever.

I've moved house a month a go and he was fine. I then went a way for a week and had a friend take care of him. He got very attached to her and whenever she came in the door he would dance and get suer excited.

However, whenever i try and touch him he bites me. He won't even step up without biting me. He seems to get attached to everyone new accept me.

I really don't understand. He used to love me so much but now he actively tries to hurt me seems. I'm heartbroken and confused, I really don't know what to do.

You are fine, just rekindle the relationship! Take no liberties, treat him as a new, attitude filled friend! I am sure he is picking up on your anxiety! Do all your handling with a perch, no cuddling. Let him want to start to come to you. Give him treats. When I have to birdsit Bongo, I go through the same thing, every time!

If you've had your GCC for two years, it's entirely possible that now your bird is going through hormones and all of those new individuals can be perceived as potential mates, whereas you fall under the unflattering category of "roommate" in the flock. But in all honesty, it's a good thing. I have a GCC who's convinced she can make babies with my hand and it means I have to be nearly 100% hands-off sometimes so that I don't over stimulate her.

Flboy has great advice. Treat it like a new relationship, and just be aware that sometimes your relationship with your bird has to be hands-off. You can still target train, reward, flight recall, and interact with the bird. I love chatting about my day to my birds because they fluff right up and enjoy the sound of my voice. The only time my IRN is quiet is if I'm talking... the only voice he likes more than his is mine. There's lots of wonderful ways to interact with our intelligent friends without needing to cuddle them. That comes back in time when they're more relaxed again.

Plus I always feel that the more you want to cuddle, the more likely you are to actually force it on them than have them ask for it. And that often results in a nice chomp.

What has been said is great, flboys advice for dealing with, and I was thinking along the lines of what dinosrawr said as far as why. Parrots are similar to humans in the sense that they are born, they are taken care of by their parents, they fledge, some stick around for a bit, and then they are sexually mature and go out to find a mate, like a teenager leaves "home". It sounds like your bird views you as a parent or flock mate, and instinctively wants to find someone new - a mate. Doing things to reduce hormone levels would help this too - not sure what kind of light and sleep schedule shes on but it would help to make the days shorter to simulate winter..and not the breeding season - long light days. Or natural light is what I use. Also, make it interesting for your bird to be with you - do training and stuff that will make her excited to be around you, and like said make her really want to be with you and enjoy it. Like mentioned as well, treat it like a new relationship. The goal here would be to be able to have a good relationship as a flockmate/family, since you arent seen as a mate, and not be rejected and seen as the parent that she wants to move on from, rather the best friend.