amazonmom
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Hello everyone! My husband and I adopted a ~30-year-old Yellow-Naped Amazon (Lenny) about 2 months ago. His previous owner did not have enough time for him - he admitted to not handling Lenny in about a year (which is why he was re-homed), so Lenny was quite skittish when we first met him. Lenny has since come out of his shell; he loves to be pet and wants to hang out with us all the time (right now he is chilling on my knee with one leg tucked in). However, Lenny has developed a bad habit of biting/beaking me when I try to pick him up. He does not do this with my husband, and I fear I have reinforced this behavior with my reaction - although I try to calmly discourage the biting/beaking by telling Lenny "no", putting him back in his cage, and ignoring him for a bit, Lenny's bites hurt and I instinctively react verbally. I don't think Lenny actually means any harm and is just responding to my reaction, so how do I change this behavior (in both myself and Lenny)? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
~kd
aka amazon mom
Thank you!
~kd
aka amazon mom