Hi there, I see your plight is one of desperation...I dont own a CAG or Too but own an African Brown headed parrot and he was so wild and uncontrollable when I got him - its taken hours and hours of work to get him to trust me and learn the rules of the roost - Antionette has a very good point - routine....try putting him on a strict routine.
I wonder if that's part of the problem. We work from home and the business is very random. But we are home most of the time.
When your working do you put him on your shoulder or on a playgym?
The shoulder RARELY works. He can rarely stay put, so I cant get any work done that way, he starts wandering all over, trying to start chewing everything in sight. In my office, I've contained that. He's only gotten a couple of nibbles on this chair, nothing else. In Jennifer's office, she's disabled and on some drugs, and sometimes falls asleep or pays too much attention to her computer. That's when he's torn the place up, like in those photos.
The reason I ask this is because it seems that most of the stress caused is in the office area. Having him with you on a playgym is fine because he can spend time with you without getting near your equipment.
We're thinking in terms of IN a playgym. We just bought a good sized cage ( about $180 ) that will fit on one side of Jennifer's computer desk, so he can be with her and stay out of trouble. We can put toys, food and water in there, and she can take him out for the scritchies and cuddles he needs so badly, but when mischief ( we actual call him Mr. Chief ) time comes, back in there with his toys. We hope that will help.
You can then place him on your shoulder when having a break. A parrot will tear things of your clothes because they think its a "parasite" on you and doesnt belong there.
He doesnt do it with me, only with Jennifer. I think she lets him snuggle up against her side and gets into her computer without watching him. While he snuggles, he chews her shirts. We love him so much that we dont strangle him for this, but it's costing money.
Try wearing a cheap t-shirt and towel over the shoulders. If you have to try wearing gloves to protect your hands do so. Any parrot can be a handful - it just depends what upbringing they have. I have also owned lovebirds and they are so happy go lucky. Your now dealing with an infant and the CAG would be the same - they can shout and scream if not trained. All species have got their funny points -my parrot is a quarter of your Toos size and can also draw blood.
Oh yeah, so can a lovebird, but then they go back in the cage, and they learn after awhile, hopefully.
Block your mind off the fact that he is a Too and reopen your mind to breaking any habits that have crept in. It might take you a week or a month but I can tell you that after the first week you will be closer to your goal and even closer to bonding with your Too.
Oh we're bonded, otherwise he would have been out of here long ago.
Just gotta get the behavior trained better, that's all.
Thank you all for all the responses, this is helping me learn some things and get some ideas.
