[rockybird]

I am at a loss on what to do. My little boy caique, who is about 4 yrs. old, will bite badly with no reason. I have tried everything to get around this. I am right now nursing a very bloody bite on my hand. He will go months without biting, and then he will fly into a rage. I have found that these rages seem to come out of jealously...paying too much attn. to my other bird or talking on the cell phone. But occasionally, I can find no reason for the bites. He is extremely spoiled, spending many hours outside of his cage, usually with me. I really wonder if he needs to be with a female caique. He will run to the mirrors in the house to be near his reflection. WHen he bites, there is no reasoning with him. His eyes are pinpoint and he is dangerous. I usually fling him to the ground when he bites. Sometimes I turn the light off and walk away. Or I wrap him in a towel and put him in the cage. He attacks the towel ferousciously. After this last bite on my hand today while he was sitting on my shoulder, I feel that I can no longer keep him. What do I do???? I will not put him in a bad home, but I am becoming scared of him. I love him so much, but these bites are horrible. They are nothing like the bites my maroon belly used to give me, and even he learned not to bite. He will snuggle under my chin forever. He hops on command. He wrestles. He is all caique, but I cant take the biting anymore. I dont know what to do.