baron1282
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- Oct 20, 2012
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My bird is biting me to death. It's not that I don't love my bird, but when I have him out, I let him sit on my shoulder while I am on the computer and he bites my ear. It hurts, and I have to pull him off, he won't let go. So I won't let him on my shoulder anymore. He than goes for my bottom lip and gets a hold of it. Again won't let go and I have to pull him off. If he does not enjoy my lip he bits all over my hands. My poor knuckles are in pain because of him.
I love having my bird out with me, and I know he wants attention and I give it too him, but I leave him in the cage mostly because I don't want to be bitten. My wife handles him more than I do and I know he does not bite her as much. I know that he bonded more to my wife than I, but he craves my attention when she leaves the house.
I tried everything I cold think of, new toys, even putting old newspaper in his cage for him to shred up (Which he loves doing), because I know they naturally want to shred things and get out some natural aggression on the paper.
If I leave him in the cage he screams for hours on end, I try not taking him out because I want him to know his screaming won't get my attention, but he just won't shut up sometimes. I put the cover over him until he stops, but as soon as I put the cover up he goes at it again.
I love my bird, he can be sweet and just today he cuddled on me for an hour. No biting just sitting under my chin cuddled up next to me. Just when he gets playful no matter what I do to make him bite something else he won't bite the toy or the paper towel he likes to shred, nope he goes right for flesh. :-/
what can I do?
I love having my bird out with me, and I know he wants attention and I give it too him, but I leave him in the cage mostly because I don't want to be bitten. My wife handles him more than I do and I know he does not bite her as much. I know that he bonded more to my wife than I, but he craves my attention when she leaves the house.
I tried everything I cold think of, new toys, even putting old newspaper in his cage for him to shred up (Which he loves doing), because I know they naturally want to shred things and get out some natural aggression on the paper.
If I leave him in the cage he screams for hours on end, I try not taking him out because I want him to know his screaming won't get my attention, but he just won't shut up sometimes. I put the cover over him until he stops, but as soon as I put the cover up he goes at it again.
I love my bird, he can be sweet and just today he cuddled on me for an hour. No biting just sitting under my chin cuddled up next to me. Just when he gets playful no matter what I do to make him bite something else he won't bite the toy or the paper towel he likes to shred, nope he goes right for flesh. :-/
what can I do?