+1 to this. I have a Green Cheek Conure, a smaller bird as far as pet birds go, and I'd rather take 10 bites from the BP over one when that ball of hateful feathers is mad about something. My BP tagged me once when he was about the size of yours and while I did get a drop or two of blood, I almost didn't even realize what had happened. Plus that's what I get for trying to do some enclosure maintenance on feeding day.