stop my biting bird?

Question

ive had my budgie for awhile and when my other bird died it started biting me and wow does he bite hard lol and everytime he bites me i flick him and yell no bite but that seems to make him madder and i dont want him to think i hate him but sadly i really am starting to. and i think he does kinda trust me cause he always flies up to me when im just standing there and eats from my hand and im always nice to him but i dont get why hes biting me all the time. and when he gets off hes always nibbling the cage and chirping at it and i dont get why he does that cause he does it to my fingers too and then he will bite me....why does he chirp like that and sometimes some seed thing comes up and eww it grosses me out lol...so like two questions..why does he do that and how do i stop him from biting me and yes i do give him treats when hes good so idk what it is...i hate yelling at him cause then i feel bad when i do so can anyone tell me a good answer...? and sorry this is so long ahaha

Answer 1

the best way to get a bird to stop biting you is to ignore them when they do

i just got a baby cockatiel 12 days ago and he always used to bite me at first

so what i did was wear a glove so that when he bit me it woulbn't hurt. so once he saw he got NO RESPONCE out of me when he bit me he quit!

but whatever you do, do not "flick him" and yell "no biting" because he is gettin a responce out of you and when they get a responce out of u (any kind of responce) they think u like it.

SO WEAR A GLOVE AND GIVE YOUR BIRD NO RESPONCE AT ALL!!

Answer 2

Personally, when I train my birds, I use both reward and punishment techniques. When the bird behaves as it should, I give it a treat, say "good bird" in a happy, calm tone, and/or pet it. Positive motivation seems to work the best, which I know you are trying. But, when a bird behaves badly, I directly put it back in its cage. I do not punish it physically in any way, say anything, or do anything besides put it in its cage. Your bird will learn that in order to be out and be able to play, he has to behave properly and treat you nicely. I make sure to do this action right away, or the bird will not think much of it. That punishment definitely has not as great of results as the reward, but it makes progress.

You must also know the hand rule: birds (especially smaller birds) cannot bite the back of your palm of your hand. That is because they are unable to get a good grip on it. So, I know it can be difficult, but you can also try to keep you hand in a position as to not have it bite you, but that really will only help with the situation for that moment. It probably wouldn't help much later.

Your bird also may be frightened at times. Did you know that scientific studies show that birds can see color? Bright and flashy objects and clothing could make your bird afraid. Your bird also could just be frightened of distracting things in the room. Look around to see if anything that could pose as a "threat" to your bird. Birds can be quite "scaredy cats."

All in all, the most basic thing you should do is be calm with him. Birds do not like sudden movements, and they do not respond well to them. They also like typically calmer voices when you first greet them. They tend to get grumpy when things happen fast.

Good luck with your Budgie, and I'm sure he'll be just fine. If all else fails, however, maybe you could ask your vet at the next checkup. The vet will be able to best tell you what is wrong because he or she will be able to see your bird.

Answer 3

the only punnishment a bird understands is to be ignored -- and even then it's brain might not be big enough to make the connection between "i bit" and "she's ignoring me".

1) put the cage on the ground.

2) don't do the things that make the bird bite! just don't touch it! let it eat off your hand and put it back in the cage.

3) look for the one time it DOESN"T bit and reward it then by talking to it or a seed

4) birds mimic. when you flick it or whatever, it will mimic YOU next time by biting you!

Good luck! my dad's african grey bites becuase my dad let it "gently caress back" when it was being petted. Well the gentle caresses can get really painful. So i don't touch that bird. I play with it (it LOVES play with a ball, i throw the ball in the air and it flies up to knock it down out of the air!) but right now i just don't touch it.

When i have to care for the grey again i will clip it's wings and try to teach it not to bite, but if i can't teach it, i will just not put myself in teh position where it bites me.

If ANYONE put their hand in the grey's cage when it was inside, it would take a finger off. So we just dont! But outside the cage it will sit on your arm and ask for petting!

No bird is perfect. if you can't have a perfect relationship with it, just avoid the bites and find other ways to interact with your bird.

Answer 4

Let me start by saying that birds do not respond to violence (of any kind). They don't know about 'spanking' and 'bad bird' kinda stuff. Is the birds cage higher than you are? It's a dominance thing, lower the cage so the bird is beneath your eye level, now you are the top bird, pack leader, you get the idea. Check his diet and make sure he is getting everything he needs in it. Be patient.

Answer 5

I don't think he is biting because he is angry, they bite to test things, and they just bite too hard. They don't realize how hard they bite. Some birds bite more than others. Every one of my parakeets and my cockateil all would stick their beaks inside my ear. They just can't figure out what it is, so are testing to see what my ear is. Sometimes they would bite. But the tamer they get the less they bite.

Answer 6

The nibbling is frequently affectionate and he or she won't comprehend how annoying she's nibbling on you. while that's comfortable, forget approximately it. while my fowl could nibble too annoying or yank on my hair (he likes to groom hair), i will knock him backwards. especially circumstances he stayed on my shoulder, especially circumstances he fell off. He discovered very rapidly the place I drew the line. If that's affection, something alongside those strains will set up sparkling obstacles very rapidly so as that your fowl can coach you adore and groom you and not reason any soreness.