BubbleNinja
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- Mar 21, 2014
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- Green Cheek Conure
I have a Cinnamon Green Cheek Conure named Henry.
Some days he is an absolute angel. Calm, well behaved, sweet... Other days he seems to have woken up on the wrong side of the perch and by that I mean he's extra bitey.
Is there any explanation for this? There doesn't seem to be any difference in how we handle him from day to day.
Here is my biggest question though as it is becoming quite a problem.
Thankfully my mother loves Henry as well and enjoys spending time with him. My Summer will be ending soon and I'll be going back to college. My school is nearby so I can visit over the weekend from time to time and see him and since my mom also likes him I don't have to worry about him not getting the attention he needs. Sometimes I really think my mom is his favorite haha. BUT! All of the sudden Henry has started biting my mom's ears. If she were to pick him up or hold him he would probably be fine, in fact he has been. I covered my mom's ears the other day and he sat on her without a problem. He was really sweet actually. Why is he suddenly on a mission to bite her ears (sometimes to the extent of bleeding.)?
My mom does yell quite loudly when he does it. I always tell her not to, as I've read quite a bit about how that can encourage them (like it's a game or something) to do it more, yet she always just says, "I can't help it. It's just a reaction." I just don't know what to do... Naturally we put him away right when it happens.
I usually have my ears covered by hair when he's out so I'm not sure if he'd bite mine as well... I don't really want to test that theory... but does anyone have any suggestions? I'd hate to have to go to school before the problem was fixed because then he'd never get let out of his cage while I was away.
Some days he is an absolute angel. Calm, well behaved, sweet... Other days he seems to have woken up on the wrong side of the perch and by that I mean he's extra bitey.
Is there any explanation for this? There doesn't seem to be any difference in how we handle him from day to day.
Here is my biggest question though as it is becoming quite a problem.
Thankfully my mother loves Henry as well and enjoys spending time with him. My Summer will be ending soon and I'll be going back to college. My school is nearby so I can visit over the weekend from time to time and see him and since my mom also likes him I don't have to worry about him not getting the attention he needs. Sometimes I really think my mom is his favorite haha. BUT! All of the sudden Henry has started biting my mom's ears. If she were to pick him up or hold him he would probably be fine, in fact he has been. I covered my mom's ears the other day and he sat on her without a problem. He was really sweet actually. Why is he suddenly on a mission to bite her ears (sometimes to the extent of bleeding.)?
My mom does yell quite loudly when he does it. I always tell her not to, as I've read quite a bit about how that can encourage them (like it's a game or something) to do it more, yet she always just says, "I can't help it. It's just a reaction." I just don't know what to do... Naturally we put him away right when it happens.
I usually have my ears covered by hair when he's out so I'm not sure if he'd bite mine as well... I don't really want to test that theory... but does anyone have any suggestions? I'd hate to have to go to school before the problem was fixed because then he'd never get let out of his cage while I was away.