i have one that is always biting the one that touches him, is that his way of communicating or does he just want you to let go?
2006-09-13 06:07:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Birds
Before your bird is "happy" being held, you will need to gain his trust. This has to be done in stages,first by training him onto your finger,then hand,then a little stroke on the head............and so on. Once your bird is finger/ hand trained you then take things just that little bit further each time you get him out.If your bird squawks and screeches when you hold him,he is not ready. It can take some time,but not ALL birds like being held.
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Birds are no exception to this rule. In fact, when it comes to affection they prefer to participate in a physical manner. They love to touch and be touched in a gentle way. By holding, (in the correct way)preening, and caressing you'll be on a direct route to winning their friendship.Although this does take time. Relating to birds, then, is through both words and actions.The more time spent with your bird,the greater the trust.If your bird is biting hard,then,yes, he's not happy.If he's "nibbling",he's saying,hey back off, I'm not keen on what you are doing!!!
2006-09-13 09:41:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very good answers above. My only addition would be that - depending if it is actually biting or pecking - even if a bit robust pecking. Because they certainly do communicate by doing this - sometimes irritated - sometimes overly zealous in playing. It may be a particular personality that it is like this. So far - I ve only had two budgies and one was acquired a bit older then the other and it
was about 4-6 months old. It would learn to trust us enough to sit on our fingers and shoulders but we would always have to go to it and even then it wasn t always successful. It does seem to like to be on its own-half the time-but it hasn t even bit or pecked on us. Its calm and alot quieter then the other one was. The other one we got as a baby -under a month (I think) besides its personality was alot more active and very friendly (now being it was a baby and hand fed by humans and not just left in a cage with food put in a bowl with the group of other budgies - it would tend to be more open to human contact) It would come to us and seek out attention. It certainly would peck at us at times - and not just when we would go to it. It still would when it chose to seek us out. As mentioned it sometimes would be overzealous playing and sometimes irritation if it was hungry and you didn t have enough or fresh seed or food in its dish (sometimes too many shells left from the seed then there was seed). It never injured the skin when doing this-just sometimes pinched it.
How old is it? Has it always done this from the begining? Had you been the first owner? Have you had it from a young age? Was it socialized towards humans in the proper way-meaning time spent with it ---- talking soothingly to it, finger training it, not being left alone too much. It does take a certain amount of this type of care if you wanted it to be socialized with you. And if so-was it pretty much consistant?
So many things to consider....
If the behavior has been for very long-it is harder to adjust it - but certainly worth a try to find out if there is a problem that could be attended to and it would make it alot easier and fun for all
2006-09-13 22:25:07 · answer #2 · answered by Mary S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some parakeets like to be held, others don't. Birds have likes and dislikes just like humans and should be treated with respect. And by being held I hope you mean in an open hand with the other hand petting it. Forcing a bird to be near you is cruel. With proper training most birds will either want to be in your hand or on your shoulder.
And another thought, are you sure he is biting? He may have been trained to "give kisses."
2006-09-14 00:35:07 · answer #3 · answered by lifetimebirdowner 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you hold them at an early age, and get them used to it, they won't mind. I never really held my bird a lot, I just let him come to me. He likes to cuddle around my neck and very rarely, will take a little peck. Just natural behavior. They don't like to be touched by anyone they are not familiar with. If Webster is in his cage, he does not want to be touched at all It is really funny. I guess I am invading his privacy. LOL
2006-09-13 13:57:31 · answer #4 · answered by makeitright 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO! Imagine thousands of years in the wild...they are inbred with certain likes and dislikes, and being held by a human, well, being held at al, if an inbred threat.
2006-09-13 13:14:43 · answer #5 · answered by Iamstitch2U 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've trained some parakeets to go on my hand.. but they still liked to bite if handled improperly.
2006-09-13 13:14:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
some do. my parakeet didn't when I first got him so I had his wings clipped (totally humane and some pet stores will do it for you) After that he couldn't fly higher than 3 feet and not very far so he depended on me to carry him around and we were able to bond that way.
His wings grew back and after 6 years now he doesn't fly away or bite me anymore.
It may work for you.
2006-09-13 13:12:13 · answer #7 · answered by Lanie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
LOL I think it depends on the bird. The one I have now hates me. =( But I've had some really nice friendly ones before.
2006-09-13 13:59:51 · answer #8 · answered by Carpet Shark Luver 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe if you quit beating the poor bird it will let you hold him
2006-09-13 17:52:29 · answer #9 · answered by Queen Kitty 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋