Hi everyone,
I am learning so much from this forum! My husband and I recently adopted a 13-year-old conure and she is adorable. However, I feel like she's started some bad behaviour since she's been with us (2.5 weeks) that I'd like to nip in the bud, but I have no idea where to begin.
She's biting me at times when I don't expect it and I don't know how to tell her no. I used to grab her beak and shake it a little while saying "no" but her biting is so aggressive that I can't get to it before she gets to me. The biting that I dislike is when I'm trying to get her off my shoulder and when I'm typing and she's on the keyboard. Most other things she'll immediately come off of, but for some reason she is extremely territorial on the keyboard. Is it because she sees me typing all the time and is jealous that it's getting more attention than she is?
The other bad behaviour is that she's starting diving into our shirts as soon as she's on our shoulder, and when I try to pull her out because her claws are hurting me, she'll bite really hard.
I do NOT get angry, shout, or hit her, ever. But I need to know what to do to dissuade her from biting me and doing whatever she wants. As I'm writing this, of course, she's napping on my shoulder, good as gold.
I am learning so much from this forum! My husband and I recently adopted a 13-year-old conure and she is adorable. However, I feel like she's started some bad behaviour since she's been with us (2.5 weeks) that I'd like to nip in the bud, but I have no idea where to begin.
She's biting me at times when I don't expect it and I don't know how to tell her no. I used to grab her beak and shake it a little while saying "no" but her biting is so aggressive that I can't get to it before she gets to me. The biting that I dislike is when I'm trying to get her off my shoulder and when I'm typing and she's on the keyboard. Most other things she'll immediately come off of, but for some reason she is extremely territorial on the keyboard. Is it because she sees me typing all the time and is jealous that it's getting more attention than she is?
The other bad behaviour is that she's starting diving into our shirts as soon as she's on our shoulder, and when I try to pull her out because her claws are hurting me, she'll bite really hard.
I do NOT get angry, shout, or hit her, ever. But I need to know what to do to dissuade her from biting me and doing whatever she wants. As I'm writing this, of course, she's napping on my shoulder, good as gold.
