Senegal parrots odd behavior?

Question

i know ive asked like 3 million questions in the past 24 hours but i have another...the 6-9 year old Senegal parrot i got yesterday is acting strange. Yesterday he was as sweet as could me, sitting on my shoulder and talking to me...today he is hissing at me when i come near him and trying to bite me! why? i went and go highlights today, could it be that he doesn't like how my hair smells? i even put the shirt i had on yesterday in case it was the color of the shirt i had on (turquoise) Why would he be so sweet one day and then a meanie the next?

Thanks

Answer 1

Stress

Answer 2

It's entirely possible that he's afraid of the new highlights in your hair :-)

Strange as it may sound, birds notice the smallest things and if they *perceive* it as scary then it IS scary.  

Give him a little time to get used to it.  (And if your hair still smells from the products, please go wash your hair and air it out a little.  Birds have very sensitive respiratory systems :-)

Colette

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Answer 3

he is still getting used to you, it might take awhile to get used to his new surroundings, check out http://www.parrotcentral.net/senagals.ht... for good senegal info