So I had posted an issue with my Amazon previously but have two more- one with my Budgie, one with my Lorikeet. I have a few, sure, haha but nothing crazy. These are all.. minor? I guess behavioral issues.
So, my Lorikeet. He is over a year old, I've had him since 9 months (bought from pet store I work at). When I type on my keyboard, he gets fired up (fluffed, yelling) and bites the hell out of my fingers really hard, to draw blood. I cannot type around him! It's just when I'm fast typing with both hands. I put him in a little pet carrier to, for example, type this so he does not eat my frickin' fingers! How can I curve this behavior? It is getting very old. As I type this, I've been letting him out after a few minutes of "time out" I guess and the second time I let him out, he did have a second of chilling out while I was typing. After 30 seconds, he went back to the behavior. So maybe this "time out" method is working for this specific issue? If you think I should go about it differently, let me know!
On the other hand, I have a budgie named Noodle. I have zero background information on her except that she is breeding age & loves people. She is a perfect, social, people loving little creature that only has one issue- extreme aggression against.. hands I suppose. Let me know what you think! She gets really pissed off when she comes in contact with my hands. She steps up fine, but when she is on my finger she gets really aggressive and makes mean clicking noises, fans her tail, fluffs up, and rapidly bites my fingers. She is relentless lol and even when I sit and ignore her very painful bites, she continues until she finds spots that hurt bad enough for me to shake my hand a tiny bit. Shes a tiny bird with a big attitude, that's for sure lol. Anyways, I have tried curving this behavior by holding her, a stick of millet, and letting her eat millet from my hand. She would eat millet, bite my hand a few times, go back to eating millet. I have no idea of her previous home, so who knows what kind of bad behavior has been rewarded for so long. But she will come to my hands to be picked up & everything. Now that I think of it, she'll bite at any free skin. Shes crazy! Crazy but cute. I am sure this is why she ended up at my store, through no fault of her own. It's obvious this has been a behavior longly being exhibited and going rewarded in one way or another. I wouldn't doubt she was owned by kids.
Any help is appreciated. Ask if I need to explain anything further or clear up confusing information! Thank you for reading.
So, my Lorikeet. He is over a year old, I've had him since 9 months (bought from pet store I work at). When I type on my keyboard, he gets fired up (fluffed, yelling) and bites the hell out of my fingers really hard, to draw blood. I cannot type around him! It's just when I'm fast typing with both hands. I put him in a little pet carrier to, for example, type this so he does not eat my frickin' fingers! How can I curve this behavior? It is getting very old. As I type this, I've been letting him out after a few minutes of "time out" I guess and the second time I let him out, he did have a second of chilling out while I was typing. After 30 seconds, he went back to the behavior. So maybe this "time out" method is working for this specific issue? If you think I should go about it differently, let me know!
On the other hand, I have a budgie named Noodle. I have zero background information on her except that she is breeding age & loves people. She is a perfect, social, people loving little creature that only has one issue- extreme aggression against.. hands I suppose. Let me know what you think! She gets really pissed off when she comes in contact with my hands. She steps up fine, but when she is on my finger she gets really aggressive and makes mean clicking noises, fans her tail, fluffs up, and rapidly bites my fingers. She is relentless lol and even when I sit and ignore her very painful bites, she continues until she finds spots that hurt bad enough for me to shake my hand a tiny bit. Shes a tiny bird with a big attitude, that's for sure lol. Anyways, I have tried curving this behavior by holding her, a stick of millet, and letting her eat millet from my hand. She would eat millet, bite my hand a few times, go back to eating millet. I have no idea of her previous home, so who knows what kind of bad behavior has been rewarded for so long. But she will come to my hands to be picked up & everything. Now that I think of it, she'll bite at any free skin. Shes crazy! Crazy but cute. I am sure this is why she ended up at my store, through no fault of her own. It's obvious this has been a behavior longly being exhibited and going rewarded in one way or another. I wouldn't doubt she was owned by kids.
Any help is appreciated. Ask if I need to explain anything further or clear up confusing information! Thank you for reading.