u/Potential-Mousse-813

Long story short a friend of a friend wanted to rehome his Galah cockatoo due to having too many pets, we've had experience with a few smaller species so we knew the basics.

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He was hand raised around a big family and is now 2 years old, I was told that he gets along with men, women and kids just fine.

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My husband and I instantly fell in love with him but I don't think he likes me since he'll act cute to be removed from his cage and then bite the hell out of me, when my husband is close he'll bite me and then do a cheeky waddle over and dance to my husband like he's proud of hurting me and showing off. He's only ever nibbled my husband and bitten me.

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My husband then immediately puts him back in the cage dancing all the way until he is inside for a time out.

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I know that I shouldn't scream or pull away when he bites but there's no way when he bites THAT hard, he has plenty of new toys to play with to redirect the biting but he'll still run all the way to lunge at me and then do a proud dance. He acts a lot sweeter when my mum is around and has never bitten her as hard as he has bitten me.

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Extra info: we don't have kids, my mum and I work from home so he can see us all day inside and outside his cage but I'll admit I've gotten scared of him so my husband and mum are the only people that can take him out 🥲

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I'd really appreciate any advice 🙏