my cockatiel doesn’t let me touch him
I have a male cockatiel that is about a year and a half old And I have been taking care of him for several months. We got used to him and he got used to us.
If someone is not at home for a few hours and then we come back, we find him sad and inactive.
He whistles and sings for us and expects us to speak and whistle to him.
But when we try to gently move our hand towards him or feed him with our hands, he becomes defensive and tries to bite us.
I was only able to hand feed him once when I held my hand motionless to him for an hour.
How can I gain his trust to eat from my hand and let us touch him?