I was out for a few hours today, and when I got back I went to say hello to my budgies. I reached my hand into the cage to pet Sprite's cheeks and she started gently nibbling/preening me like she usually does. But, then she started biting harder and she climbed onto my hand to get at all my fingers.
She kept biting harder and harder, eventually she was actually twisting my skin in her beak, almost like chewing. It started to really hurt, so I moved my fingers out of her reach, but she kept biting. Finally I think she got the message that I didn't like what she was doing, so she left. But, afterwards she seemed insulted that I didn't let her bite me.
Why did she bite me so hard? Was she trying to play with me, and just didn't know how?
She kept biting harder and harder, eventually she was actually twisting my skin in her beak, almost like chewing. It started to really hurt, so I moved my fingers out of her reach, but she kept biting. Finally I think she got the message that I didn't like what she was doing, so she left. But, afterwards she seemed insulted that I didn't let her bite me.
Why did she bite me so hard? Was she trying to play with me, and just didn't know how?