psitticine
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- Dec 23, 2022
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- Parrots
- Chichi (2021 - 2022)
Rainy (current)
Hi guys, I made a similar post before but there have been slight changes since then so I have new questions! If you commented on the original post, welcome back to the saga!
My adorable Quaker, Rainy (unsexed, 7mo) started biting excessively a few weeks ago. A lot of the time she starts as soon as I pick her up, or even if she flies to me in the first place. I’ve been persistent with time outs and she’s improved in that it SOMETIMES works. She’ll still fly back to me after I put her down for a T/O, but her behavior didn’t change at all until maybe 2 weeks ago. Now about half of the time when she flies back, she’s not as bitey. So it looks like she may be getting the picture.
My real question is about other forms of discipline… I have turned her upside down two or three times but it feels a little cruel, so I don’t think I’ll be employing that method anymore. The one I’m more interested in is gently grabbing her beak between my fingers for a couple seconds as soon as she bites. I know time outs work for a lot of birds, but has anyone tried either of these other two methods? Any others that have been effective? Thanks in advance![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
My adorable Quaker, Rainy (unsexed, 7mo) started biting excessively a few weeks ago. A lot of the time she starts as soon as I pick her up, or even if she flies to me in the first place. I’ve been persistent with time outs and she’s improved in that it SOMETIMES works. She’ll still fly back to me after I put her down for a T/O, but her behavior didn’t change at all until maybe 2 weeks ago. Now about half of the time when she flies back, she’s not as bitey. So it looks like she may be getting the picture.
My real question is about other forms of discipline… I have turned her upside down two or three times but it feels a little cruel, so I don’t think I’ll be employing that method anymore. The one I’m more interested in is gently grabbing her beak between my fingers for a couple seconds as soon as she bites. I know time outs work for a lot of birds, but has anyone tried either of these other two methods? Any others that have been effective? Thanks in advance