Ocha_Tuna
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I'm not sure whether to put this in training or behavior category but I chose the latter.
So this is about my hand fed baby masked lovebird named Tuna.
He was very cuddly in his early days, I could cup him in my hand and stroke his head and cheek and he would be napping in heaven.
I think it started when he starts becoming nippy, biting my finger, my ears, my nephew, and my grandma to bleed (but she screams a lot and panics when he perch on her so I think she agitated him).
Due to some bad information I was taught to: tap his head or beak when he is being naughty.
Surprise surprise he just bites more...
I used to be able to poke my finger through the aviary bar and give him a scratch on his beak and cheek and he would enjoy them. But now he lunges at the pointing finger.
I have learned to remove the trigger so I never point at him again. He still, fortunately, has no issue with coming to my hand, or letting me kiss him. Still I do miss being able to scratch his soft hamster like head - its quite therapeutic.
Is this because of him growing up? That he does not want cuddles from his parent figure anymore and would rather be with his buddy? He does get cheek scratch from my green bird Ocha, but only briefly, and then he attacks him. He never return the favor too tbh. So what is this about?
So this is about my hand fed baby masked lovebird named Tuna.
He was very cuddly in his early days, I could cup him in my hand and stroke his head and cheek and he would be napping in heaven.
I think it started when he starts becoming nippy, biting my finger, my ears, my nephew, and my grandma to bleed (but she screams a lot and panics when he perch on her so I think she agitated him).
Due to some bad information I was taught to: tap his head or beak when he is being naughty.
Surprise surprise he just bites more...
I used to be able to poke my finger through the aviary bar and give him a scratch on his beak and cheek and he would enjoy them. But now he lunges at the pointing finger.
I have learned to remove the trigger so I never point at him again. He still, fortunately, has no issue with coming to my hand, or letting me kiss him. Still I do miss being able to scratch his soft hamster like head - its quite therapeutic.
Is this because of him growing up? That he does not want cuddles from his parent figure anymore and would rather be with his buddy? He does get cheek scratch from my green bird Ocha, but only briefly, and then he attacks him. He never return the favor too tbh. So what is this about?
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