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Jun 22, 2008 21:09:36 GMT
Post by erik on Jun 22, 2008 21:09:36 GMT
I have a green-cheeked conure who is almost 2, and he has a bad habit of trying to attack my wife when I'm around. I know that he or she has bonded with me, but is there any sure-fire way to get him to stop biting her? When I'm not around, he's fine with my wife. He'll even cuddle on her shoulder and preen her sometimes. As soon as I walk in the door, he runs over to me and wants nothing to do with her anymore - to the point of trying to bite her if she comes near. We've tried keeping him close while I hold him, and both of us talking to him in very appraising tones, but as soon as my wife puts her hand near...watch out! Perhaps it also has to do with the fact that he's an adolescent bird, but I'd appreciate any suggestions you guys might have.
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Jun 22, 2008 21:36:24 GMT
Post by Berserka on Jun 22, 2008 21:36:24 GMT
I have heard this happens alot. I'm afraid I don't know what can be done, it's not an option one keeping out of the room when he's out as it's just not fair to do that. There are some parrot training exercises on the net, I don't subscribe to them anymore coz some end up almost spamming your email with constant messages but I guess if you create a free emal account you could use that. My mothers peachface is like that. Fine with me when she's not around but bites me when she is and wants nothing to do with me except to bite.
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Jun 26, 2008 22:56:14 GMT
Post by erik on Jun 26, 2008 22:56:14 GMT
Hmm ok. Thanks, Karen. He's still a young bird (almost 2 yrs old), so perhaps he'll change when he gets older. And keeping one person out of the room when the bird is out of the cage wouldn't work anyway. He always knows when someone's around hehe. I've read some stuff about passing the bird to various family members, talking soothingly and appraisingly to it while you do so, but that certainly doesn't work with our fiesty little guy. My wife jokingly says that he's bi-polar.
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Jun 27, 2008 2:44:06 GMT
Post by Berserka on Jun 27, 2008 2:44:06 GMT
LOL I reckon most birds are! Does he have a favourite treat? Maybe get your wife to feed treats and you not ever feeding treats that way it might associate good things with her.
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Jun 27, 2008 16:15:33 GMT
Post by Scully on Jun 27, 2008 16:15:33 GMT
oooh our green cheekys can be nasty little nippers..
If you have him/her with your wife around, and he goes for her. Put him on the floor, (with a firm NO) he may learn that behaviour makes him the lowest in the family. Keep him on the floor for a few minutes, then get your wife to get him back up..
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Jul 9, 2008 21:43:04 GMT
Post by erik on Jul 9, 2008 21:43:04 GMT
Thanks for the tips, Karen and Scully. His favorite food is banana, so perhaps I'll try that method of only having my wife feed it to him. Good idea! I'll try placing him on the floor too, though he tends to eliminate on the carpet, so I better set him on the tile hehe. I've trained him to go when I say, "Poop!", but he doesn't always wait for that.
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