2007-02-11 04:52:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Birds
There is a technique called "wobbling". If your bird is perched on your hand and bites, quickly drop your hand a few inches. The bird simply loses balance shortly and will release its grip. The bird will quickly associate its bite with a feeling of disorientation and quit.
2007-02-11 06:13:43 · answer #1 · answered by Leigh S. 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't give in to it's demands. Do let it know that it isn't appropriate behaviour with you and that you won't tolerate it. Don't hit it or yell, but say "no" or similar in a tone of voice like you would to a small child. Just think, most parrots' mental age does not surpass a 5 year old human child.
If it continues, I suggest investing in some gardening gloves to handle your bird. It can bite all it wants and do very little damage to you. Maybe you should not be considering it as a tame pet bird if it continues to bite, but more as an aviary bird.
2007-02-12 04:59:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i know for a fact that not showing fear works. i have a blue crowned conure that bites a lot and hard too!!! but not my 3 year old daughter. no matter how much we tell her she wants to touch him. well i took him out and put him on the couch and tried to pet him and of course he bit me. my daughter was asleep so i left him out and ran to the bathroom, and then got a drink; when i went to the living room she was scratching his head and feeding him grapes right out of her hand. she gave him her toys and played with him- even touched his beak- i just stood there and watched because i didn't want to scare him and make him bite
her. when she left he was calm for 5 minutes and then bit me again.
2007-02-12 12:02:53 · answer #3 · answered by lola7737 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good answers so far but also remember the bird should be kept at a lower heigth than your head so it does not feel dominate to you. biting can be a sign of stress too.
2007-02-11 14:48:47 · answer #4 · answered by mom tree 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I RAISE PARROTS ALL MY LIFE AND BEGAN TRAINING AT 10 YRS OLD. IM 31. TAKE YOUR THUMB AND MIDDLR FINGER A CLICK HIS BEAK, EACH TIME HE TRIES. WARNING- WHEN A PARROTS EYES DIALATE AND FLASH- IT'S A 90 PERCENT WARNING , HE'S EXCITED OR MAD AND WILL BITE!
2007-02-11 18:18:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a spray called "bitter apple" and when it bites, you can spray some on your hands, or wherever he bites,and its bitter, so it will not want to bite or lick in those spots.
2007-02-11 17:13:26 · answer #6 · answered by jennypenny_929 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Play with him and love him every day. Make him feel special, and above all don't show your fear. Let him bite you, don't pull your hand away, but when he does, scold him.
2007-02-11 13:25:57 · answer #7 · answered by jkomets 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
bird muzzle.
or you can ask him what his problem is and see what he tells you.
2007-02-11 13:01:58 · answer #8 · answered by Hulabaloola 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋