Puck
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- Mar 8, 2015
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So I have made the decision that my Quaker, Sammy, will no longer have the privilege of riding on my shoulder until he learns that mommy's moles are not meant to be removed (and yes I know many people say to never shoulder birds). I am asking for advice here because everytime I try to search on nipping, it is in relation to being aggressive, while Sammy only does it to the moles on my skin. He will lightly tongue my skin then, when he comes across something he doesn't think should be there, that mouthing becomes a tiny nip and I bleed. My moles are taking a beating and I am trying to ignore the behavior and reward him when he is just sitting on my hand rather than searching out skin deformities to attack, but does anyone have training suggestions on how to get him to stop trying to preen my skin??? I realize he is probably bored when he does it... Is the answer just to distract him 24/7 or is there a more permanent solution where he will be able to just sit on my hand without going for a mole on my wrist? Should I set him on the floor when he starts trying to "groom" me? Make some kind of noise? Keep ignoring it? (I have three moles that he has made bleed now, so we are past the ignoring stage.). He is definitely not aggressive when he does it--it starts real gentle until he finds a spot he deems less than perfect--though it may be his way if getting my attention. I just need some suggestions on what to do to discourage the behavior as my moles like staying where they are!
