My pineapple conure will bite everyone but me

[Happyandzaza]

This behavior has started to happen this last month, maybe because my other gcc yellowsided passed away due to an accident… how can I make him be more friendly..

 

[zERo]

Sorry to hear of this!

How old is your conure? I know I’ve probably asked before but can’t recall.

 

[onamom]

How much socialization has he had with others? Does he spend most of his time with you or has he met others successfully in the past? Is he showing any signs of hormonal behavior you've noticed?

 

[Happyandzaza]

Sorry to hear of this!

How old is your conure? I know I’ve probably asked before but can’t recall.

Hello dear, my conure is 1 year and 5 months maybe 6 months now. Im his first owner and today I had him in my shop and he flies freely there everywhere, a young girl wanted to pet him and asked me if its ok and if my bird bites, I told her ofc not because never in my mind I would think that happy would bite a young cute girl… I felt very bad and shamed afterwards because it was a bad nip

 

[Happyandzaza]

How much socialization has he had with others? Does he spend most of his time with you or has he met others successfully in the past? Is he showing any signs of hormonal behavior you've noticed?

She has no socialization whatsoever when I have guests he will crawl to the person he likes if he wears something flashy no problem wont bite the person ofc she is with me all the time I have a very special bond with her only flies to my finger, im her first owner, yes a lot of hormonal behavior, 2 weeks ago she was trying to mate with my finger but we got past that as she know now not to do that anymore. She is not regurgitating to me its been 2 weeks since.

 

[onamom]

Awe, it sounds like you two have a very special bond ♥️

It sounds like this could be a mixture of hormones and just lack of experience socializing with other people. Since he is showing some hormonal behavior he could be getting a little possessive/territorial over you if he sees you as his mate. Is there a close friend or family member you could slowly introduce him to over time to let him experience being around some other people?

 

[Happyandzaza]

Awe, it sounds like you two have a very special bond ♥️

It sounds like this could be a mixture of hormones and just lack of experience socializing with other people. Since he is showing some hormonal behavior he could be getting a little possessive/territorial over you if he sees you as his mate. Is there a close friend or family member you could slowly introduce him to over time to let him experience being around some other people?

Well my girlfriend lives with me but ofc happy dont like her and she does not like happy either, happy likes my father but we live in different cities so not many interactions with my father… happy will also bite other parots not all the time but every other conure happy met got bitten, otherwise he is so friendly and chatty very exited parrot all the time wants scratches I even click pin feathers, will preen my beard and listens to me. I love happy very much I just want him to be more friendly with others

 

[onamom]

I think any amount of time he can spend with new, patient people would be helpful for him being friendlier with others. I like to have new people feed my bird a favorite treat when they meet her and I let her see me talking to them for a few min before I let her interact with them. When your bird has a close bond with you I think it helps for you to show them the new person is safe.

 

[Greenhouseparrots]

I think socialising him would help a lot. My conure, Sierra is so friendly and she doesn't bite me, but she does nip others a bit to see where her boundaries are. She knows she has to be gentle with me because I hate her biting me, and she seems to know not to bite children as my two year old cousin can pick her up and put her down and she won't bite him. But adults are a different matter and she tests them to see how hard she can bite them and get away with it.

By socialising her she becomes gentler as she meets new people and learns what's expected of her. I also tell people to tell her off if she is biting them, or to put her down and she learns quickly this way. Also getting people to give her treats prevents her from wanting to bite them as she wants the treat and will do tricks for it so they can interact in a safe way.

 

[wrench13]

When I have Salty out on his harness and enjoying an adult beverage, I get asked all the time "Does he bite?". I tell them "Oh yeah, he bites real good!". And hold up my hand, less a finger!