help #biting

So I’ve had my female crimson bellied conure, Bug, for almost 6 months now. She has, like any baby (she is around 8 months old now), she has had her nippy stages. However, she’s been pretty weird around my dad; When my dad enters the room, Bug looks like she wants to go over to him and she...

Hi! I recently saw a youtube video and getting budgies used to you hands before getting them to step up and get them to trust you overall. One of the tips the video had was to keep your hand or finger infront of them in the air and to let them bite it so that they understand that it is safe and...

Hey guys im new to this forum thing back in 2024 july my dad caught a black ringneck parrot who came to roof after my dad showed him chilli and caught him and put into the cage at first we thought its wild parrot but it was an escaped parrot from somewhere else because he used to say “mitthu...

I need some help I have a goffen cockatoo (coco), I'm 18 and still live with my parents, coco picked my brother as her "mate" and would only let him and my dad hold her. My brother moved out a few years ago and I've been trying to get better with her so she isn't stuck in her cage 24/7. My...

Hello, We recently got a 3-month-old linnie from a local breeder and have had him for almost a month now. As he's the first bird we've ever owned, we've come across a few challenges and have some questions. Initially, when we brought him home, he was very timid but gradually warmed up to us...

Hi everyone , I’ve been the owner of a ringneck parrot for about a year know , I think it’s a he , he is 14 months , when he was younger he didn’t have a problem with me changing his water and food and he was much more playful. The last 2-3 months he is getting aggressive , he won’t let anyone...

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...

So I have 2 parrotlets. My oldest is around 4 years old (green) and he is used to being around me. I have no problem with him. But around 4 months ago, i got my second bird (blue). When i first got him , he was scared (obviously). But i didn’t think much as he was new. Now around 4 months later...

I have had a lovebird since April 2021. Her name is Passion (Fitting name I know lol). Before I had Passion I had gotten a Parakeet named Eden on September 10th 2020, sadly she died on February 5th 2021. So when I first got Passion I didn't spend a lot of time with her because I was still...

Hey! I only plan to use this account for this one question, I'm seriously having a hard time right now :/ So in 2021, I got a new bird! His name is Ocarina. I've wanted another bird for a bit because my current bird, Majora, was alone throughout the day. Might not be necessary info, but my...

Hi all! First time poster here! :newhere: I am Katira, I am 23 and an online student, bibliophile and full-time bird nerd. Welcoming all helpful suggestions for me and my two best bird friends!! :irn::heart::bcc: So a little backstory: I was given my IRN :irn: Apple, by a friend who bought him...

I’m planning to home a 4 year old Quaker from an 18 year old who is finishing his final years of high school. He and I have called and discussed the logistics and the profile of the bird. I am wondering and needing assistance with the information I’ve received, what I need to look out for and...

Hello everyone, A few days ago I bought a new green cheek conure. The breeder said he is around 10 months old and a male. He has been hand reared. However, every time I take him out of the cage and ask him to step up he has been biting me. I have read online that this is because he is hand shy...

Hello, I am new here so I am not sure if this is the forum I should be asking this question in. My sister's boyfriend had gotten 2 INR'S from his friend who didn't want them anymore after recently buying them as babies (I think). After a couple of weeks my sisters boyfriend decided that he...

Hi everyone. I need some serious advice. It’s been about 5-6 months since I adopted my Green cheek conure from a pet store. Butter is about 7 months old. He‘s a very friendly bird to an extent. I’ve taught him a range of tricks that include using my hand and he’s been very receptive towards it...

I just got glasses a couple days ago and my GCC (M) has been biting me constantly on my face and hands. I think it’s because he hates my glasses. He also tries to chew on the frames. How can I help him stop chewing on me?

So I've had my Kakariki for just over five months now and for the first 2 months everything was fine. Maybe about 3 months ish he has becoming quite aggressive when I try to remove his food out of his cage, I only do this when I need to change food or give him a top up. He will see my hand...

I have a Quaker that bites strangers and two particular siblings at random. Not too frequently. One is complaining about it, but when I brought up the fact that with effort the behavior could stop. They started talking about how it's my pet and I should be putting the work into it and how they...

Hi, so my budgies have recently had a clutch of 4 eggs (the first was laid 37 days ago, and is sadly the only one to survive as one of the four eggs never hatched, 1 baby died a couple days after hatching and I just found the other dead today, it was tiny for its age and had barely developed...

I have 9 birds in total, all rescues: 4 Budgies, 4 Conures and an African Grey. October, last year, I rescued 2 of my 4 Conures: A male and a female Greencheek, both 6 years old. They had no names when they were turned in, which I found odd that someone could own birds for 6 years and never name...