Hi all, in the last few months I got my sweetheart GCC Vesper a buddy (Temporarily dubbed 'Baby'). He's about 2.5-3 months old. Right now I am working with all of my birds to get them more tame, but I've been running into a big issue with Baby, in that he is very bitey with hands. Not just nip and let go, he clamps down and CHEWS! If he wants to bite, or doesn't get to bite my fingers, he will fluff up and throw a literal tantrum! I know GCC can be territorial, but even when he's outside of his cage he is biting. This morning, I went to clean their water, and he flew up to latch on to my hand!
Thankfully he has just began taking treats without biting, though sometimes he will still try, and sometimes I can get him to touch my finger for a treat, but otherwise he is a little monster. He's not aggressive in any other way, though. Sometimes he'll crawl over and sit on my arm, especially if Vesper is with me. But I have no idea how to break this behavior!
Currently I don't have anywhere to work with him except for in or on top of his cage, as we just moved into a very small building, and it's either the cage or the ceiling fan, and so I wonder if getting a tree would help? But I don't know if he'd bother if he had the choice of a tree or a much higher ceiling fan!
Please help!
Thankfully he has just began taking treats without biting, though sometimes he will still try, and sometimes I can get him to touch my finger for a treat, but otherwise he is a little monster. He's not aggressive in any other way, though. Sometimes he'll crawl over and sit on my arm, especially if Vesper is with me. But I have no idea how to break this behavior!
Currently I don't have anywhere to work with him except for in or on top of his cage, as we just moved into a very small building, and it's either the cage or the ceiling fan, and so I wonder if getting a tree would help? But I don't know if he'd bother if he had the choice of a tree or a much higher ceiling fan!
Please help!
