English Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português 繁體中文 Bahasa Indonesia Tiếng Việt ภาษาไทย
All categories

I wouldnt wanna be stuck in there all day either but, trying to train him not to bite and so that we can hold him??

2006-10-21 12:06:33 · 7 answers · asked by kasper 1 in Pets Birds

7 answers

if you don't want your bird to bite, you definetly need to take it out more.

You bird sounds like it wants to come out, try opening the cage door. If you want to hold it without being bitten, try perch training. Take a dowel and press it into the bird's chest while saying "step up" keep pushing until your bird is forced to step on to the dowel. Take it slowly, try tranferring your quaker from the perch to your finger, if it tries to bite, DON'T flinch or react, if your bird gets a reaction out of you, it will keep biting. Spend a maximum of 15 minutes at a time until your bird is used to you. Try just having your bird out of the cage and sitting with you.

2006-10-21 13:23:39 · answer #1 · answered by Sushi B 2 · 0 0

sushi is right. you could also try just opening the cage door and keeping treats with you like millet. I have trained a lot of mean birds this way. you will have to take it one day at a time. Quakers are extreamly hard to train. Make sure its wings are cliped you never want a pet bird to be able to fly. They will feel to free and less dependent on you and they could fly out of the house or into windows or fans. There are many reasons you should clip their wings. If you don't know how, a vet can do it. Once you get the bird to perch on your finger if it bites you slightly drop your hand. Not enough to make it fall off but enough to make it have to regain its balance. Using a stern voice and saying "no" workes well too. Birds are smart and call tell what different tones mean. I have had many macaws go to bite and I would say no and they would stop.
Mostly make the bird know you have the good stuff, like treats and attention. It will take a while but with work it will happen. After you get the bird to be nice you will have to spend a min of 3 hours a day with the bird. This will keep it from becoming mean again. A lot of people invite their birds to eat meals with them. Mine love to eat dinner with us. Also if there isn't much salt in what you are having they can nibble on some of the things you eat.
If you have any mirrors or things for the bird to cuddle with in the cage remove it. If birds are with other birds or even think they are (think their reflection is another bird), they will not be hand tamable. If they dont' have these things they will be easier to train because they will begin to think they are a human. I hope this helps. Good luck and I hope you don't get bit too much.

2006-10-21 21:59:18 · answer #2 · answered by Animal lover 3 · 0 0

parrots are very smart, your bird has seen you open the door and is trying to do the same. you might go ahead and get a lock for the cage. try offering a treat each time you open the cage, to let your bird your not the bad guy. also clip the wings during training, so you can let the bird out during the day without it flying around. you need to let it out so it can socialize with you. you can also try wearing a glove, if you bird is really scared when you do stop. every time you let it out make sure the cage is at a level that is lower than you, if its up high you are giving the bird a feeling of power. good luck

2006-10-23 08:36:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Try letting him out of his cage. Get his wings clipped at a reputable place so he can't fly and he will probably just stay on top of his cage, but at least he can go in and out. And do the "step up" training above. Give him lots of toys because Quakers get bored easily. They like toys that they can bite on, with leather, wood beads, wood and cord. They also like shredding toys and bungie toys. My Quaker (Marlo) got out of his cage twice recently (he is very smart) but he doesn't go anywhere and I only put him in his cage while I'm at work. Marlo loves water and does most of his talking in the shower. (He perches on the shower curtain rod on a towel). I have a spare bedroom that I use as an aviary and in it I have a tree that I cut down (sugar maple or any kind of fruit tree except cherry) and stripped the leaves off. My 2 birds love the tree and will spend lots of time there.

2006-10-21 22:15:16 · answer #4 · answered by Caroline N 2 · 0 0

I'll tell you right now if you want the quaker to stop biting, you will have to put up with being biten a few times before he sees you aren't in fear of him. Once you take it like a man and allow the bird to bite you a few times to show it, its ok you wont hurt him, you will have a friend for life. I have 2 right now and many in the past. Mine dont bite anymore after a few days of handleing them and ignoring them biting me. I havent been biten in months now, I finally won them over completely! And now they are even talking to me!


also, Open the cage door and let him come out on his own and gain trust in you he lacks right now. Him being handled should not be an important part of your careing for or enjoying him. Ignore him and give him attention only when he talks to you with his voice. And offer him treats while you are trying to interact with him. You should be in his eyes, like a candy factory of love and treats. The more you let him do what he wants to like a little kid, the faster he will fall in love with you.

2006-10-23 13:59:16 · answer #5 · answered by reasonable-sale-lots 6 · 0 0

we open our cage so our bird can fly in& out freely about the biting try 2 hold him every day so that he can get used to u and wont hopefully bite

2006-10-21 21:14:33 · answer #6 · answered by alkarah 2 · 0 0

he wants to get out and be free

2006-10-22 21:05:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

fedest.com, questions and answers