For every bite, she would get squeezed, but I don't want to do that anymore, so how do I make her understand that I need to be respected? She bites, then she cries, expecting me to feel sorry for her, and then tries to make me feel bad so that she won't get punished.
2006-12-23 11:50:04 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Birds
Well, my hands are full of bite marks with dried blood, so I guess I'm the only one that thinks a budgie bite is painful.
2006-12-23 14:07:11 · update #1
DO NOT use any kind of physical punishment on your budgie, you may already have scarred it mentally if you have. Squeezing a budgie is like pushing you in front of a train, shure you can jump to the other side of the tracks, but soon you will twich every time you hear a whistle.
The key is to completely ignore the bird when it tries to bite. the bite is not that hard so do not move or make a sound when it happens. Any reaction from you is what the budgie is looking for, after a few nips with no reaction what so ever, the bird won't try biting to get a reaction. They are very affectionate birds and you have to interact positively with it.
Never use physical aggression on any animal that is misbehaving, especially one as smart as a budgie.
2006-12-23 12:09:26 · answer #1 · answered by Johnny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you holding her in your hands or is she perched on your finger? Judging by your "squeeze" response, I am imagining the bird being held captive in your hand and every time she bites you squeeze her. If that's the case, I would bite you too! That would also explain the crying..."Please don't hurt me!"
If she is biting you while perched on your hand, see if you can determine the scenario that causes it. Are you reaching in with a finger? Are you trying to stroke her back? Is there something that you are doing differently that might be causing the response. Some birds (and most other animals) are just fickle and the two of you will need to compromise.
Regardless, thanks for recognizing that the squeezing is bad medicine and trying to find a better way. Your bird and everyone reading your question greatly appreciates it.
2006-12-23 22:20:04 · answer #2 · answered by Marc 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
maybe your bird likes to be squeezed just kidding
Try this i had a quacker parrakett that always bit everytime i picked her up or anytime anyone went near her. So i picked her up one day and held her for as long as she bit me until she stopped. I did not offer any reaction to her biting me and so she knew her biting was pointless. most birds do this for attention and if you look at her or react to her bite you are actually training her to bite- thats why the squeezing probably isnt working. this wont work right away it will take a few times. a budgies bite is easy to get used to so just let her go crazy and ignore her but keep holding her. when she doesnt bite give her a favorite treat and she will eventually learn that not biting gets her better results. The parakeet i had was the most evil bird I have ever owned and she eventually stopped biting using this technique
2006-12-23 11:56:44 · answer #3 · answered by lorneandtee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a peach faced love bird that has a very, very sharp beak! I broke him from bitting me by using this process.
When he bit me I would not pull my hand away and would holler very loudly "NO BITE!" I would continue to holler until he let go. I would not back down and pull my hand away. When you do this it lets them know they have the upper hand. I only had to do this a few times and sometimes when I noticed he was getting ready to bit I would do the same thing and he would stop before he would bit. Now he doesn't even try to bit me (my husband who has a hard time hollering at him is a different story.) Good luck!
Please do not squeeze your bird you could hurt her and it is only showing her to use force back by biting.
2006-12-29 05:03:28 · answer #4 · answered by prettybird 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm also trying to tame mine. I have been using treats, which I feed to him from my hand, which I put halfway into his cage. If he starts to bite me, I say, "NO!" in a firm voice and take the treat away. It seems to be working, he's biting less. Your Budgie cries? I think by squeezing her, you're making her trust you less, and she'll be more apt to attacking your hand, AKA the offender.
2006-12-23 11:58:38 · answer #5 · answered by C. J. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one thing is that you shouldnt punish them by spraying water on them- they love water and baths and it shouldnt be used as a punishment.
dont show any sign that it hurts when he bites you. dont say ouch, or wince, or take away your hand.
just say in a firm voice (different from the voice you hjave been talking to it) and say 'no.' the other times, you should talk gently and sweet to him. make em realise that what he did was wrong, and every 'session' you have with him that he doesnt bite you, give him a treat. reward em for respecting you and not biting! and tell him that too. when he bites you, dont give him a treat, and tell him why. they are intelligent and when you do the habit of the treat system, they will understand that biting is bad and not biting gives them treats!
hope it helps!
2006-12-23 12:08:06 · answer #6 · answered by Gale 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
squeezing is making her more scared, which makes her bite more! stop that!
ok, the main ways to stop that are shaking (imagine and earthquake)... whenever it bites you, drop your hand, or shake quickly enough that it slightly looses balance, but not enough that it bites to grab ahold harder.
the other well known way: blow at it HARD in its face. Thats what I have to do with my conure when she bites hard.
make sure the bird stays below shoulder level.
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2006-12-23 11:56:36 · answer #7 · answered by lilswanwillow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gently lead your finger into the bite and soon the bird will realize it's uncomftorbal for him to bite
2006-12-30 10:23:29 · answer #8 · answered by smillas 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cannot get mad at your bird because you are putting more fear into her. The only solution is to make your bird know you are not going to hurt her.
2006-12-30 11:22:12 · answer #9 · answered by trudyann21 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Females are harder to train than males.....Have patience....You could try plucking her beak with your finger when she bites...Don't squeeze her ....Good luck!
2006-12-29 00:44:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋