My cockatiel is occasionally aggressive, what can I do to show him that is a bad behavior?
I have tried laddering, yelling, blowing in his face, "time outs", and many more.. but nothing seems to work
He is a flightless bird, and if the problem is territorial behavior, then his territory is the entire house and where am i suppose to live?
He is normally a very sweet, loving boy (in fact his is cuddling with me right now); but occasionally he has tempertantrums! His bites range from beak bumps to breaking the skin (depends on his mood)
2006-08-13 12:45:26 · 5 answers · asked by mickeymousears 2 in Pets ➔ Birds
I have tried the time out in the cage... doesnt bother him a bit... its like sending a 5 year old to his toy room for punishment.
All his cages are already on the ground so he can come and go as he pleases... they are too big to pick up off the ground-well too big, and im too short
I know its a dominance problem, and i posted a question, before this one, how do i assert dominance over my bird and all i got was hate mail on what a cruel person i am
2006-08-19 09:13:11 · update #1
You need to take control! Move his cage! He won't be in his territory. When he bites, put him back in his cage. Do not let him run all over the house. If he get off his T-stand, put him right
back. Your the boss, not him. Moving the cage will work!
2006-08-17 09:58:22 · answer #1 · answered by Kerilyn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is exerting dominance over you in the way that birds do. Another way is to get higher in the room than you, like up on top of the cage or furniture. When I need to reassert my dominance with my parrot I put her cage on the ground and talk gently to her. I also have taught her a word she associated with sweetness "kisses" and will repeat that to her to let her know what behavior I am wanting from her at that moment.
2006-08-18 06:39:39 · answer #2 · answered by Me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When he acts that way just put him in his cage and don't let him out, cover him up. But you have to be consistant with this. After a few minutes try again and keep doing it until he learns. It might take awhile for him to catch on be he will eventually.
2006-08-13 17:58:12 · answer #3 · answered by slanteyedkat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cant help. i have a quaker parrot that`s pluncking himself and dont know why
2006-08-13 13:01:25 · answer #4 · answered by tweety28 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
maybe he belongs in his native habitat,
with wings unclipped.
2006-08-13 13:07:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋