biting

So the opportunity has come up to potentially take on a young male Meyers. However! It sounds like he has bitten his current owner quite hard in the past, and now she's afraid of him. Understandably so! While I can read the body language of my current birds just fine (mostly because they see...

I recently brought home a 5 month old green cheek. He’s been really good so far… except for the fact that any time there’s fingers near his feet, he bites HARD! He doesn’t seem to be afraid of hands. He happily accepts treats, head scritches, and will even rub his head against me if he wants...

Around six months ago I rescued a conure, Chucky, and he seems to have settled in extremely well apart from one issue. He is obsessed with having his head scratched and often sidles up with his head tilted to ask. He seems to love it, but will suddenly turn round and bite very violently. This...

So, I'm out of ideas on how to fix this one. I have a hypothesis on why my right hand appears to have committed a crime, but am no closer to a solution. Bear with me as I do a full biopsychosocial assessment of my birds' wellbeing issues Context: I have a [female] GCC, Jerry, who is about 7yo...

I don't know what his problem is. He's obsessed with humping hands and feet. It's very uncomfortable for me and I have to hide my feet from him constantly. If I'm working on my laptop, he will chase my hands as I type, or go under my desk where my feet are. Pushing him away or shaking my hands...

My 1 year old Yellow-Crowned Amazon has been biting me recently and I'm not sure why. It's only me by the way, she's fine with my mom and any other people in the house who she's familiar with. Just a few days ago she was happily stepping up on my hand to spend some time outside of her cage...

Hello, new to the site, I’d sure appreciate some help. We have a black capped conure, 3 years old. Used to be such a lovely, snuggly little guy. Hit puberty about 8 months ago and was very, very aggressive. I believe I prolonged this behaviour by continuing to cuddle and kiss him when he wasn’t...

I have a 6 month old Caique. Ever since I got him he would suddenly start screaming and bite one of his legs (like thigh part) for a while before going back to being ok. He does it at least once a day and its on the same leg every time. Up until now I thought maybe it was normal behavior since...

I have a male caique that's about to pass the 2 year mark, and he started exhibiting more hormonal behavior (doing poses while moving slowly etc.). He doesn't seem to want to mate with a particular person in my family, he is more fond of me than anyone else in some aspects however the person...

My lovebird Lily hates hands and has since we've had her. I got her in October of 2023 and hands have always been an issue. She will get defensive and even attack hands. Even when I am holding some of her favorite treats.We got her as an older bird and are not sure on her age or a majority of...

Hi everyone! Sorry if this is a common post but I am new and looking for advice about my parrotlet! I thought I'd post it here since you are all used to dealing with these feisty little birds. I hand-trained Walter when he was a baby about ten years ago and it went pretty well, especially for...

Hello, Everyone I need some tips and help. So Mama Bird (Pepita) has 2 fully grown babies (Rio + Piccola). But I am having bird biting issues. Piccola bites everything and everyone but likes to be near people. I don't know what do. He is social but likes biting. Pepita is a girl, The Vet said...

So, I've had my male green-cheeked conure Jock, for a little over 2 years now. At first, he wanted nothing to do with me, but with constant exposure, he's warmed up to me the past couple months. For awhile he'd play with me, preen, dance, take food from my hands, and sit on my shoulder. He has a...

My cockatiel, Sunny, is nearly 3 months old (will be on 10/28/2023), she was hand raised by her breeder and taught the 'step up' command. She does great stepping up when its time to come out of her cage, but after a few hours of hanging out, if I need to go do something outside with one of the...

These birds are new, 3 days new. Both females, both a year and a half old, both bonded to one another. Their names are Lemon and Mango, and Mango seems to enjoy biting my finger. She and Lemon will bite the cage bars close to where I'm sitting, run their beaks up and down them, and rattle the...

I just got a young lovebird (four months) who loves to chew on EVERYTHING (including my face when he can reach it). This includes, but is not limited to; my breakfast (which is not bird-safe!), my headphones wires, my hair, blankets, clothes, walls (or he tries to) and anything and everything...

Hi. I have a 1 year old budgie boy. He is very happy and talkative. When i first got him, i started training with him to hop on my finger. He was amazing at it. Then all of a sudden he decided that he liked biting my finger, rather than hopping on it and taking the treat. Its as though he got...

I recently got a 4 year old green cheek conure. His past owners were women and I'm not sure if he was ever around men. That's why I'm a bit suspicious he had a bad experience or something. My brother and dad can hold him and pet them all they want, and he won't even give them a nibble. Then...

Hi everyone! I am new to this community. I just got a sun conure recently, about a couple weeks ago, she is 6 months old. She adjusted quite quickly, and became comfortable in a matter of a week. Once I felt that both she and I were comfortable, I put two fingers in the cage slowly. She nibbled...

Hello, im new in this form. I registered for my little Nugget. I have an indian ringneck since its 2 weeks old. I handfed and cared it. it is 4 months old now and it is really aggresive and bitey for1 month. That change was so sudden. It wasnt like this before. I cant take it from cage, and when...