polk203ct
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I have a sun conure named Beaker.
I rescued Beaker when he was around one. Beaker is around 2 to 2-1/2 years old now. When I first got Beaker he lived me with me and my now ex wife, where he spent 100% of the time with me, since the ex hates birds in general.
Since my divorce, I moved out of my home and have been staying with family for the past year now. I was worried Beaker might not adjust well to 5 people in a home now, but he loves it and loves the attention he gets by all. He is very social and enjoys company. He still knows when it's me when I come home just by walking into the house with uttering a word and he begins his screeching waiting to see me. We have an extremely close bond. He always looks for me first and when I'm home, he wants to exclusively spend time with me, and only me. He loves being out of his cage and watching everything I do be it from washing dishes, working on my computer, etc while sitting on my shoulder/head, tucked under my beard and peaking out, or under my shirt and sticking his head out of my collar or sleeve. He's quite a character and cuddle bug so to say.
Recently the past 2-3 months he's been biting me and only me. And they are full on bites where he draws blood every time. My fingers have bite marks all over them and sometimes he will even bite me under my shirt or on my neck under my beard.
Things I notice that trigger him biting me are:
Trying to get him to step up off of me, or having to gently pick him up when he gets stubborn and digs in with his claws
When I hold anything, be it from a pen, video game controller, fork, food, etc
When I fold laundry...he hates that and will rush toward the laundry and try to bite garments and if he can't then its me before I can react
Giving him treats at times
Petting him
Getting him to step up from flat surfaces like a desk.
BUT HE WONT BITE ANYONE ELSE!! So I'm wondering...what gives and whats up with his recent hostility towards me? When he does bite, I will blow in his face, give him a gentle pat with a finger on his head saying "no bite" or I will put him in his cage but that leads to him screaming bloody murder for hours...
I do reward him verbally, with treats, and with affection when he does things well without biting.
Any ideas on how to curb or stop this behavior? He was never like this. I've been trying to figure out what triggered the biting, and I need to do something about it. I can't have my fingers looking they went through a wood chipper and covered in bandages everyday because people start to ask weird questions lol.
ANY help/advice would be appreciated!
I rescued Beaker when he was around one. Beaker is around 2 to 2-1/2 years old now. When I first got Beaker he lived me with me and my now ex wife, where he spent 100% of the time with me, since the ex hates birds in general.
Since my divorce, I moved out of my home and have been staying with family for the past year now. I was worried Beaker might not adjust well to 5 people in a home now, but he loves it and loves the attention he gets by all. He is very social and enjoys company. He still knows when it's me when I come home just by walking into the house with uttering a word and he begins his screeching waiting to see me. We have an extremely close bond. He always looks for me first and when I'm home, he wants to exclusively spend time with me, and only me. He loves being out of his cage and watching everything I do be it from washing dishes, working on my computer, etc while sitting on my shoulder/head, tucked under my beard and peaking out, or under my shirt and sticking his head out of my collar or sleeve. He's quite a character and cuddle bug so to say.
Recently the past 2-3 months he's been biting me and only me. And they are full on bites where he draws blood every time. My fingers have bite marks all over them and sometimes he will even bite me under my shirt or on my neck under my beard.
Things I notice that trigger him biting me are:
Trying to get him to step up off of me, or having to gently pick him up when he gets stubborn and digs in with his claws
When I hold anything, be it from a pen, video game controller, fork, food, etc
When I fold laundry...he hates that and will rush toward the laundry and try to bite garments and if he can't then its me before I can react
Giving him treats at times
Petting him
Getting him to step up from flat surfaces like a desk.
BUT HE WONT BITE ANYONE ELSE!! So I'm wondering...what gives and whats up with his recent hostility towards me? When he does bite, I will blow in his face, give him a gentle pat with a finger on his head saying "no bite" or I will put him in his cage but that leads to him screaming bloody murder for hours...
I do reward him verbally, with treats, and with affection when he does things well without biting.
Any ideas on how to curb or stop this behavior? He was never like this. I've been trying to figure out what triggered the biting, and I need to do something about it. I can't have my fingers looking they went through a wood chipper and covered in bandages everyday because people start to ask weird questions lol.
ANY help/advice would be appreciated!