ouch...getting bit

[Chrisja77]

I have had my TAG for almost 3yrs. Cody bonded strongly with me until about 6 months ago when he starting biting me. I don't know what the deal is. He will come to me a lot of the time and hang out, acting just fine and then suddenly strike out at me. Also he took a chunk out of my hand recently when I tried taking him to his cage. Any ideas?

 

[antoinette]

Mishka my AG of almost 7 years also bit me for absolutely no reason, took a chunk out of my hand EINA

I then began picking him up with a stick until the lunging and biting stopped.

If I notice he wants to bit the stick comes out immediately.

Have you perhaps changed anything around, moved the cage etc, birds are very sensitive to any changes?

 

[punkindave]

Changes like tattoos, shirt color, jewelry, hair coloring or surroundings making him uneasy about coming out of the cage?? He's also at the age where they are hitting puberty, could be raging hormones.

 

[Chrisja77]

Great so I have a 15 yr old daughter AND Cody to cope with lol. No changes that I can think of. It is just odd because one minute I may be getting kisses and the next OUCH!

 

[Birdman666]

CAGS and TAGS tend to be opinionated, and tend to want to be handled on their own terms, and be the one in control. And they have a beak like a scissors.

I trained mine to push fingers away if he doesn't want to. Persist and he will still bite. Only bird I own that is not allowed on shoulders (displacement biting issue.)

My guess is that is a component of this. Amazons and TAGS/CAGS are also notorious displacement biters...