There are no bad parrots only mistaken caretakers . The militant parrot breeders who actually care about their birds won ' t even sell to you unless they observe your life and home because parrots learn so much of their behavior from their caretakers . Eat fruits and veggies regularly ? Your parrot will too , they ' re always watching to learn from the flock which foods are edible . Eat like crap ? Don ' t own a parrot it will never be healthy . Freaking out when your bird makes noise ? Enjoy a lifetime of screaming from rewarding loud noises with attention . Trying to force the bird to cuddle with you because the cute video on the internet showed one getting head scratches ? Enjoy the bird never trusting you because you don ' t respect it ' s boundaries , and turning to unnatural behaviors like biting and hissing out of fear . Parrots can be trained to eat without flinging their entire food dish , to go back to their cage to use the bathroom , to be handled easily for vet visits , etc . It just takes time and consistency that people wanting a cute pet that ' s convenient for them aren ' t going to handle . To be clear I ' m not saying you do anything wrong , I ' m saying the general observer wanting a parrot should be aware that unless you can spend several hours a day every day for the next 60 years caring for a family member with wings , understand that the alternative is behavioral problems . The parrot in that video is super happy and well cared for , has a ton of toys , big cage , nice home with room to run around , etc . and it probably starts each morning with ear splitting reveries the happy little lemon .