Why is he biting me?!

[Pinkstiletto66]

Okay, Ill google laddering and see what that is and if that works. He doesnt step up on to anything really. Ive tried and he usually bites the object, my finger or a pen, or he just stays where he is with the "What is that suppose to be? What are you doing?" face. He bites different times, when walking on me, climbing on my clothes and what not or will bite when Im giving him food. Its like I wonder if he's trying to taste me too.

 

[everdusk]

Hmmm, perhaps first work on teaching him to step up onto a dowel or wooden spoon. You can reward with treats and if you want to do it really well you could look into clicker training. You might still get nipped a little, as soon as he shows interest in biting you instead of the treat, stop and give him a break.

 

[Pedro]

I have been researching as much as i can to prepare myself for the little guy that i coming today to be rehomed. I found this link that may help some of you experiencing an aggressive GCC.

Green Cheek Conure Aggressive Behavior

 

[evesta]

My boys are linnies but I swear House must be part GCC, he has their attitude! When I first brought my boys home they would get nippy near the cage. I used a long spoon to get them out, or covered my hand with a towel. Now I usually let them come out of their cage by themselves and that works better. House will yell at me when he is ready for step up and Wilson will only come out of the cage if I sing to him, his favorite song is "Soft Kitty" from the big bang theory, lol

For the first few weeks House bit the crap out of me. My ears, fingers, my freckles, my toes(well he still hates toes). They go through a nippy phase plus they are birds and I've seen them do this to each other in the cage. They are preening and House goes too far with his bite so Wilson starts biting back. They share and then fight over toys and green beans. Yesterday they were using their back feet to try to push each other off the perch just for fun! Birds don't have hands so they bite sometimes to get their point across. I think most of it can be avoided by just getting to know them and giving them space when they want.

They are much better now. Really the only problem we have at the moment anyway is that House hates my toes. They love to get under blankets and if he finds my toes he will go all ninja on them and holds on for dear life. OUCH!! No more naps with House out of his cage....

 

[SweetPeasFriend]

I think it's a conure thing. Our mitred did the same thing. We have a two and half year old blue crown now. He hasn't drawn blood yet, but he will display lots of aggression before he softly chomps down. I don't test it when I see that he would bite if given the chance.

I accidently taught him "OUCH!" My dad isn't happy with me, but when I saw the beak coming, that's what I said. Now he says it sometimes when he is displaying, or if he drops one of his toys hard on the floor. Once he was playing with a toy roughly against his feet, so I told him ouch. He looked up and agreed, "ouch," but went back to playing hard anyway. He also sometimes plays with people, tickling their ears, or fingers, not looking aggressive, but he will go a little harder and harder. When he sees them flinch, he then proudly says, "OUCH!"

I am trying the, "No ouch," approach, but yeah, I still think it's a conure thing. Sometimes it's a game, but most of the time, it's a wild animal territorial, moody thing.

 

[ann]

I think it's a conure thing. Our mitred did the same thing. We have a two and half year old blue crown now. He hasn't drawn blood yet, but he will display lots of aggression before he softly chomps down. I don't test it when I see that he would bite if given the chance.

I accidently taught him "OUCH!" My dad isn't happy with me, but when I saw the beak coming, that's what I said. Now he says it sometimes when he is displaying, or if he drops one of his toys hard on the floor. Once he was playing with a toy roughly against his feet, so I told him ouch. He looked up and agreed, "ouch," but went back to playing hard anyway. He also sometimes plays with people, tickling their ears, or fingers, not looking aggressive, but he will go a little harder and harder. When he sees them flinch, he then proudly says, "OUCH!"

I am trying the, "No ouch," approach, but yeah, I still think it's a conure thing. Sometimes it's a game, but most of the time, it's a wild animal territorial, moody thing.

what a smart and funny bird ! its amazing how he uses the words in context, I'm sure he'll calm down eventually :0).

 

[Pinkstiletto66]

Loling at the fact he knows he is giving ouchies and agrees.