NikkiandPickles
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Hi everyone,
I am pretty new to parrots. Pickle is my first and I just canāt get my mind to fully understand parrot behaviour.
Background: I got pickle from a pet shop at around 12 weeks of age early last September, he/she was easy to gain trust and we seem to have bonded quite well, sharing breakfast each day and since I work from home he often sits with me and āhelpsā out haha.
Since day 1 he comes and sits in the door of his cage when I open it and I have lured him to step into my finger with a treat. About a month or so ago he started refusing to step up onto one of my hands out of the cage, I would offer the other hand and he would step up and everything would be fine. Over the last 2 weeks he has still comes and sits in the cage door when I open it but repeatedly bites (not too hard but hard enough) every time I offer my hand. If he climbs to the top of the cage I can sometimes get him to step onto my shoulder but never my hand.
Once he is away from the cage he will step up readily and grooms me, he doesnāt appear at all afraid???
Iām so puzzled how to deal with this behaviour and would love any advice or suggestions please?
I am pretty new to parrots. Pickle is my first and I just canāt get my mind to fully understand parrot behaviour.
Background: I got pickle from a pet shop at around 12 weeks of age early last September, he/she was easy to gain trust and we seem to have bonded quite well, sharing breakfast each day and since I work from home he often sits with me and āhelpsā out haha.
Since day 1 he comes and sits in the door of his cage when I open it and I have lured him to step into my finger with a treat. About a month or so ago he started refusing to step up onto one of my hands out of the cage, I would offer the other hand and he would step up and everything would be fine. Over the last 2 weeks he has still comes and sits in the cage door when I open it but repeatedly bites (not too hard but hard enough) every time I offer my hand. If he climbs to the top of the cage I can sometimes get him to step onto my shoulder but never my hand.
Once he is away from the cage he will step up readily and grooms me, he doesnāt appear at all afraid???
Iām so puzzled how to deal with this behaviour and would love any advice or suggestions please?