baby sun conure wont stop biting!!

hi everybody! I have a gorgeous 3 month old girl sun conure called sugar. she is my first bird and has been very nice, but a couple of days ago she started this huge biting problem. she will bite absolutely anything that moves. your lips, nose, eyelashes (I almost have none left), fingers, neck, ear rings, ears etc.... WHY! she has lots of toys which I change around, she eats pellets, grapes, celery, string beans (pods), peach and I don't like to give her seed but I do give her a pinch here and there. she started off in my room but I was worried she was feeling left out so we moved her into the lounge room. a couple days after that she started biting. my only thought with this is that she could possibly be over tired because my dad goes to work at 5:00am and she might be getting interrupted. when we first got her she was so sweet and was nice, gentle and loved to just let you give her cuddles and scratches but know..... she will just bite anything she sees- and hard!

I am new to bird ownership so it is really important to me that she doesn't bite everything. I cannot stand it. please help me

What time do you put her away? If she's not getting enough sleep she could get cranky on you. Have you tried moving the cage back? She can always sit on a stand to hang out with everyone it doesn't have to be her cage in your lounge room for her to be included.

Is she biting hard or just using her beak on you? My boy is beaky with everything and had to learn about what was too hard and what was acceptable. Even when it's not hard it can be a bit uncomfortable I know! Does she only bite your face? Not sure what it is about faces... Mine likes to chew on mine but he's learned that I don't like it and he doesn't get to hang out with me when it happens. Are you playing with her before she starts biting?

From the sound of it she doesn't sound aggressive? I'm not sure if she's just being rough with you? Some would say mines a biter but he is rough and learning how to use that beak of his still. He never 'bites' in my opinion but just chews and pinches....not sure if I'm describing that the right way! And he pretty much knows his boundaries now. All I have to say is 'no' and he will back off. I'm not sure if this is similar behavior to what your girl is displaying?

Ah it's 130 in the morning here not sure if that made any sense what so ever

All the birds i ever owned which is quite a few including a sun conure have nibbled, it's not really a bute it doesn't really hurt, they just use their beak to explore. The only time they bite like hard is when they angry, pissed, or scared, (or miss their finger landing by like a few cm) and when they bite like this it very obvious why and it's not a problem because once you fix whatever it is that got them in that mood they stop.


Some questions though, does she bite everyone, or just you?
Do you angry when she bites, not even at the bird, just fuss over it?
When you say hard, how hard like draws blood, stings?
How strict are you with training, like does the bird know when done something wrong,(for example for some reason my bird associates a death glare with he's done something wrong and quickly stops, which is kindy really handy and easy)

Try this, when the bird bites, calmly say no or stop it or whatever you want to use, and then place the bird back in a quite place away from everyone to calm down and think about its actions, (totally kidding about the last part).

A young bird like a young child is trying to push the boundries and figure out what it can and can not do. It explores with it's beak, it interacts with the world using its beak at the end of the day if you are not comftable with being nipped or bitten then why did you get a bird?

She's like a baby putting everything in its mouth, testing everything. In time shell learn acceptable bite pressure. Just continue being gentle and patient. When she bites put her on the floor and walk away. Clicker and touch/target training help tremendously. These are her formative months, she'll learn more now than ever, so now that the cuddlefest honeymoon is over, it's time to get to work with training acceptable behavior.

tiredness can play a huge roll. I know it does for my Sun. he's nearly 1 snd I figured that out at about 6 months. he gets super cranky and bitey if he goes to bed too late and wakes up early for several days in a row.

Congratulations on your beautiful feathered companion ! She sounds like a feisty young sun! When she bites too hard, tell her 'NO' firmly and look displeased. In time she will know her boundaries. Try to find out what triggers her to bite and avoid it. It may mean not having jewelry around your bird for a while until you can establish some sort of understanding with her.

It is important to accept that birds use their beaks in everything: communication, play, fear, anger, curiosity. It is part of parrot ownership which you live with or train to an acceptable level.

my sunny hasn't gotten any training yet due to school starting and we don't have a stand for her. I am purchasing more toys for her and am moving her into another room to see if she gets more sleep/ likes it more. if she does bite, we look sternly at her and say 'no' or 'no biting'. I do not get angry with her because that will make it worse. if you have any other information that would be great. I promise that as soon as possible I will start to clicker train her.

hi. it has been very good in the little world of sugar. she has only been playfully nipping and we seem to have figured out why she bites. she has also been happier of late and has been hooking back into her food. thank you all for your posts