how do you make parrots stop biting?

Answer 1

Well... i dont know where these other people got it, to make them think you are "hitting" your bird...but....what i did with all of the birds that I've raised, and bread, is gently hold their beaks between your thumb & forefinger, and tell them in a stern voice "NO BITE"... no harm done. You can also...when they are either bitting you, or you 'see' them getting ready to bite, push your hand "into" them, to make them go backwards, and at the same time, also say "no bite". (sternly) That worked wonders for all of my birds. If they (it ) needs a 'time out'... do that. Try one thing at a time for a few weeks, untill you find the right one, that works for both you, and the bird.

Answer 2

Pheonix is totally correct, but
I ask myself this. How old is the bird and where did it come from?

Mistreatment prior? may have a longer road than expected, and if abused you need to be aware of that.

Habitual biting? is the bird really meaning to bite? or is the parrot biting then realizing its mistake? That is even a tougher one to over come.

Saying NO may be giving him attention after the bite and the attention is what he is looking for thus enforcing the inappropriate behavior. You then might have a bird that will bite you, say NO then offer you his beak. It's a tricky game look through the links Phoenix offered those ARE the good ones.

You a lot of work ahead of you. Get started now :) good luck I hope you are blessed one day with a happy, healthy bird that loves you. Leave the bird to his normal routine and study, study, study.

Answer 3

You can't MAKE a parrot do anything. You can teach a parrot to WANT to do what you want it to do.
First, change your approach: you're thinking wrong.

If I come to you and ask you to do something in a foreign language that you don't understand, you fail to do it, and I begin hitting you, will you feel real good about the experience?
I'd bet not. You'd probably smack me a good one back. Or maybe bite me.
But if I came to you, and in a nice way, still in a foreign language, but guided you step-by-step how to do what I asked, and giving you 100 bucks each time you got a step right, would you be more inclined to want to learn how to do what I asked you to do?
I'm sure you would.
Rule number one:
Never make a parrot do anything he doesn't want to do. always get the parrot to WANT to do what you want.
Well how would you do that? Write him a check? No.
The answer is positive reinforcement. And the best reinforcer going for Parrots is food.
Read up on positive reinforcement training.
If your bird is biting you, he is not liking the experience of being with you. Something is wrong.
Every time a parrot bites a human, it is the Human's fault. every time. I have made more mistakes than I care to mention and every time I got nailed it was my fault.
So take responsibility and learn how to train your bird. There are pantloads of websites to learn positive reinforcement training.
Links:
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/our_pets_for_life_program/dog_behavior_tip_sheets/positive_reinforcement_training_your_dog_with_treats_and_praise.html

http://www.naturalencounters.com/definitions.html

http://hometown.aol.com/goodbirdconsult/about.html

http://www.petplace.com/birds/the-trick-to-training-your-parrot/page1.aspx

http://www.naturalencounters.com/parrot.html

http://www.thegabrielfoundation.org/html/hs.htm

http://www.parrotchronicles.com/novdec2004/clickertraining.htm

That ought to get you started.
some of these websites concern themselves with dogs. It doesn't matter. I used these techniques to train a Blowfish to go through a hoop on cue. It also works great on humans.
Behavior is behavior, it doesn't matter who or what it is that is behaving.
If you want a quick and dirty answer, you might get it from someone else, but eventually it will erode whatwever relationship you have with your bird. This is going to take time, and a lot of effort on your part.
Good Luck

Answer 4

stop beating them and give them something to eat!