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Cockatiel has taken to biting, why has he developed this habit and how can I make him stop?
I've had him for 9 years, since he was a baby. He never used to bite although he's always been afraid of hands/fingers. He'd hiss and do that gentle nip (not really a nip, just putting his beak on me to tell me not to touch). He started biting when I adopted a second cockatiel a few months ago. He will actually run across his cage when I walk towards him, eager to sink his beak in. I'm talking with intent to draw blood, and he does break skin each time I get close enough. The birds are both male, they are not caged together and while they don't play together, they don't quarrel at all. The biter is very interested in playing with the sweet one, but the sweet one only wants to play with his people (me). I'm not sure if this has something to do with it. I've tried ignoring his attacks, tried not to pull away when he bites so he doesn't learn biting works, tried telling him "no" in a mean way..all with no luck. He does seem calmer when the other bird isn't in the room. Help?
3 Antworten
- vor 1 JahrzehntBeste Antwort
whith my ducks when they become nipping for things or out of aggression I was told to hold their beak and say firmly no no. and you know what that worked so well. if it is out of aggression i don't know what u can do. if it is because the beaks and get to long and mess with their jaw/beak shape to where he is telling you he is hurting in a way or he needs someting to bite on. get the chewing treats to nibble on for him. make sure you get something hard as a treat.
- mockingbirdLv 5vor 1 Jahrzehnt
well, you seem to know what made the biting (other bird) and how to make it stop (when teh bird is not in the room)
maybe you should only work with the biter when the bird is not in the room?
that's what i would do. at a 'tiel, i'd also really hiss and stare if they bit me until they got scared, i'd get in that bird's face adn hiss like a 'tiel if it bit me! i'd not yell or move my finger but try to show them i'm dominant and scary. maybe not the best thing to do, but that's what i'd do with a biting 'tiel.
larger bird -- no i would not do that. lol.
