Iv had my tiel just over a week now and hes petrified of me! I keep going and talking to him and spending as much time as i can with him and hes shaking all the time! Sometimes he gets brave and comes to my side of the cage, sometimes to whistle loudly at me and sometimes to hiss at me, but as soon as i move, even just to scratch my head he runs to the other side of the cage with his back to me.

He hasnt had his wings clipped. Should they be done?

Really want to hand tame him and just wandered what the best way is? Iv heared about toweling him but i dont want to scare him anymore than i have to!

One last thing, I keep a small bowl of water on his cage floor for him to bath in, and i havent seen him go near it, will he bath when hes ready for it or should i get a mist spray?

Sorry for all the questions and thanks for the advice!