I've had my green cheek conure for about six months now.

When it was just her and Salty, my old budgie, she was a great bird. a bit anti-social at first, but that can only be expected. She was affectionate, constantly wanting to be cuddled and played with, and, amazing as it may seem, she never bit. Also, she was relatively quite, not quite prone to long screeching fits.

But then Salty died, and we replaced him with a new budgie, Carl.

She absolutely adores Carl, in fact she seems to be mothering him, feeding him, standing in front of him protectively whenever I come near... and she once tried to teach him how to fly (which he can't... because he has clipped wings).

But unfortunately, she's decided that I am evil, and am trying to eat her baby. She bites me whenever I come near, charges at me if I come anywhere near Carl, and screams at the top of her voice if she's even separated from him.

I can't separate the two, as they have to be in my room, the only bird safe room in the house.

How can I reduce her... biteyness.. and screecheyness? She used to be such a nice bird and it's really sad to see her so violent.