Hey guys! My green cheek Momo is growing up/moving out of their baby stage and is getting more and more nippy.
90% of the time they don't mean to hurt and have never broken the skin but I've had a couple of really hard bites lately and I'd like to discourage Momo from being so rough especially as they get more hormonal. I'd really just love if Momo's first instinct wasn't to bite.
Do you think molting would be affecting this behaviour? Also Momo was clipped when I first got them and is starting to grow in flight feathers for the first time since I got them so a flying bite monster wouldn't be ideal hahah.
I'm not sure if time out in their cage would help because it's near the budgie cage and Momo loves the budgies. Momo is very smart though and picks up tricks very quickly! What have you guys tried? Has it worked? Any suggestions are welcome!
At the moment I don't have any kids around but with a 30 yr life span Momo will likely meet my future children so setting good habits now is a must!
90% of the time they don't mean to hurt and have never broken the skin but I've had a couple of really hard bites lately and I'd like to discourage Momo from being so rough especially as they get more hormonal. I'd really just love if Momo's first instinct wasn't to bite.
Do you think molting would be affecting this behaviour? Also Momo was clipped when I first got them and is starting to grow in flight feathers for the first time since I got them so a flying bite monster wouldn't be ideal hahah.
I'm not sure if time out in their cage would help because it's near the budgie cage and Momo loves the budgies. Momo is very smart though and picks up tricks very quickly! What have you guys tried? Has it worked? Any suggestions are welcome!
At the moment I don't have any kids around but with a 30 yr life span Momo will likely meet my future children so setting good habits now is a must!