My friend has 3 white bellied caiques. Two males and one female. The problem is that one of the males recently became very agressive towards my friend - to a point that my friend can't open the cage anymore. I have to remove the agressive bird first. The bird lived with my friend for 3 years and the problem only began recently (3-4- months). It seems all the bird wants to do is to bite my friend. Even when the bird is in the cage, it demonstrates agression the moment my friend comes into the room. I would hate him to give up the bird, but we can't seem to find a solution. We know the behavior is not related to nesting, or hormones. Anybody out there seen something like that? Any suggestions?
2006-11-30 07:40:46 · 3 answers · asked by silver_moon_73 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
How do you know that his behavior is not related to hormones? When a bird (especially males) reaches his sexual maturity, which happens in Caiques between the ages of 2 - 4 years, they often become aggressive to the human companion. It could be that the male Caique sees your friend as a rival for the affection of his two female companions. However, there could be several other reasons for the bird to have become aggressive as well.
Below are some articles that may give you some insight into avian aggression and how to deal with it.
With patience, your friend and his buddy can get past the biting issue but remember, birds bite and there is always the possibility that they will become the aggressor and inflict a wound.
Good luck!
2006-11-30 08:13:44 · answer #1 · answered by silver2sea 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard that you must stand your ground with birds. If you do not they will think they are at the top of the flock. I have heard recommendations that if the bird bites, do not just walk away and ignore it. You are to let them know you are the boss, when they bite you are to do the earthquake shake with your finger in their mouth. Do not ever let a bird have control over the situation. When he bites gently do the earthquake shake and gentley say no. They will eventually learn who is the boss of the flock.
2006-11-30 09:00:47 · answer #2 · answered by HijabiMuslimah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some birds can sense little tiny differences in things you would never think twice about. As soon as I got pregnant with my daughter my conure started acting out really really bad screaming yelling more than ever! It was terrible. Sometimes birds just notice things you wouldn't think they do.
2006-11-30 11:19:24 · answer #3 · answered by addisonsmom17 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋