I just bought a parrot and need help?

Question

i just bought a baby parrot (it grows as big as a lovebird but it isnt a lovebird) and it bites realllllllyyyyyyyyyy hard i just got it yesterday
how can i train him to stop biting?
I need help

Answer 1

Catflatdoodle's has given you some very good advice, but some other people have given some very bad advice.
NEVER smack or hit your bird, or tap his beak and tell him no - he will lose trust in you and they are very delicate animals - no wonder the person who wore the gloves and tapped it's beak got up in the morning and the bird had died!
All baby parrots bite, just the same as babies bite toys when they are months old - only they don't realise how hard they are doing this. It's a stage they go through which you can easily train them not to do whereby it hurts.
When he bites gently, but firmly say "no bite hard" or something like that. If it's a sore bite, push into the bite until he lets go and tell him "bite too hard" and return him to his cage. Don't scold him or raise your voice. only do this for 5-10 minutes maximum then take him back out and talk to him again.
Birds quickly learn when they are biting too hard and you take away their play time for a few minutes, that they won't be allowed to do this.
You have to show that you are the flock leader, and when you're baby understands this he will accept that he isn't allowed to bite hard.
I'm going through this with my baby macaw just now and he's learning quite quickly.
My CAG went through this stage for about 6 months, but does not bite now unless something freaks him out, and that's probably my fault more than his.
Good luck and please don't listen to people who tell you to punish the bird, positive reinforcement works with birds, i.e. when they don't show the bad behaviour, they are praised and receive treats - this will lead to a better, more loving bird and will build a trusting relationship between you.
Please also consider joining some of the Yahoo Groups on birds as they have a wealth of experience and knowledge and always have members who are sensible and willing to overcome your problems.

Answer 2

This bird is not supposed to be biting you at this stage. Training a bird to stop biting is a very difficult and painstakingly long task, you will need a lot of time and patience and you must never shout at your bird either. I have found in the past that leather garden gloves are excellent at stopping the sharp beak during training. If you have no previous experience with birds this is going to be very very difficult for you. There are lots of very good websites out there with free information. I wish you the very best of luck xx

Answer 3

You will need patience...
first off, expect to get bitten, he probably won't draw blood, but even if he does, it's just a little nip, right? Baby birds are notorious biters, he will get less nippy.
If he is really afraid of your finger, don't stick it in his face until he gets used to you. If his wings are not clipped, get them clipped.
Take him into a small room with no hiding places. (The bathroom is good, but close the toilet!) Close the door so he cannot escape. Open his cage and sit there with him on the floor until he comes out. Talk to him in a gentle voice the whole time.
Try to get him to sit on your leg, or your arm. Build gradually to your hand. Have his favorite treats and make it clear that in order to get them, he is going to have to come to you. Again, build gradually to the behavior that you want. Give him a tidbit, then withhold the tidbit until he comes out to get it. Make him come closer and be braver each time. Sometimes his behavior will regress, but be patient.

DON'T yell or cry out in anger, frustration or pain when he bites you, I know the instinct when getting hurt is to go, "OW!", but you will scare him. Bite your tongue when he bites you!
Don't make any sounds that sounds like hisses, or kissy sounds. These sounds resemble the sounds his natural predators make. If your cat would like a particular noise, your bird will be afraid of that same noise.

...and I know that you would NEVER hit him with a newspaper as someone else suggested. He is very fragile and could be injured severely. Shame on that person. (even a tap on the beak will upset him unless he already trusts you. Remember, people, your pets do not have to earn your respect, YOU have to earn THEIRS.)

Again and finally, Patience is the key. You have to hand train this little guy from square one, and it is going to be frustrating and tedious. Once you succeed, however, it will be worth it!

Good luck!

Answer 4

If you only just bought it, your parrot doesn't know you yet, and is scared of you.

Give it time, and when your parrot trusts you, it wont feel scared and will only bite you occasionally when playing.

Like any animal, parrots don't know you are its friend. It has to learn that over time. (Maybe only a few weeks.)

AND .... DO NOT tap its beak and yell 'No' at it at the moment. That will make your parrot even more scared of you and slow down the trust-gaining process.

Answer 5

I have a umbrella cockatoo and he does the same. Before the umbrella cockatoo, we had a amazon parrot who came from this horrible caring family. They had two pit bulls and whenever the bird would make a noise the pit bulls would run after it. either that or they would hit it with a stick/broom. So one day my uncle went over there and took the bird cause they didn't want it anymore. He gave it to us but we couldn't play with it. the cage was all dented up. We finally got to look at it once it got used to us and it bit really hard. What my dad did was got a pair of welding gloves and pet the bird and the bird bit so my dad decided to hold its beak till it calmed down. Then it bit again so my dad hit/tapped its beak and said no. So the two things i would do are.....
1. Hold its beak tight so it can't open it to bite you back...
2. Tap its beak and say no. tap it harder if he decides to bite more.
I hope this helps....
The ending to my story is that about a month after Christmas, we think it had a heart attack because of its before life. We woke up and the next morning it was dead in its cage. So my dad thought that since we had a bird, had all the supplies, we got another bird.
Hope that helps!!

Answer 6

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Answer 7

dont know my sister used to have a parrot but it didnt bite hard

Answer 8

the parrot is not doing that to hurt you, it's part of his communication

i found this interesting website - http://www.parrotchronicles.com/marchapril2003/reviews.htm

Answer 9

Tap him on the beak and say no then if he bites again do the same but-harder.

Answer 10

hold him to let him get comfortable around you and if he bites hit him with a newspaper it want hert him but he will mind that's how i trained mine.