spaceparrot
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- Jun 1, 2016
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- Two cockatiels: Sharlett (Cinnamon Pied) and Data (White-Faced Pied)
So I started a day or so ago to play fight with Data. He seems to enjoy it and I let him "win" sometimes. I can tell he is not angry because he doesn't really bite me very hard and keeps coming back to play. (Sometimes he gives me kisses right afterwards as if to say "no hard feelings, we had a good game".)
He did bite me a bit hard tonight but I hadn't gotten home till late and was not home last night, which both birds did not expect. (And neither did I). I corrected him and told him I know he's upset but that was too hard of a bite. Then we went back to playing. It seems when we "rough house" that Data is calmer, gets some of his energy out and is less aggressive. He also will go back to acting normal after we stop and will ask to be petted. I tried this with Sharlett but she did NOT want any part of it so I let her be and just petted her. (I knew she was mad because she bit me pretty hard and made angry noises).
My mom is worried that I'm accidentally teaching him that it's okay to bite me. Do any of you play fight with your tiels and if so, has it caused any problems? Is it safe to do this or will they think of you as a mate instead of a flock member?
He did bite me a bit hard tonight but I hadn't gotten home till late and was not home last night, which both birds did not expect. (And neither did I). I corrected him and told him I know he's upset but that was too hard of a bite. Then we went back to playing. It seems when we "rough house" that Data is calmer, gets some of his energy out and is less aggressive. He also will go back to acting normal after we stop and will ask to be petted. I tried this with Sharlett but she did NOT want any part of it so I let her be and just petted her. (I knew she was mad because she bit me pretty hard and made angry noises).
My mom is worried that I'm accidentally teaching him that it's okay to bite me. Do any of you play fight with your tiels and if so, has it caused any problems? Is it safe to do this or will they think of you as a mate instead of a flock member?