7 TIPS ON HOW TO STOP YOUR BIRD FROM BITING | Why Your Bird Bites You and How to Avoid Getting Bit

[@gurpreetandbirds3723]

I don't understand why her channel is so underrated while she is having such awesome content 😕😕😕😕😕😕😕 I wish she get 100k soon 🖖

[@magamingclips2792]

Simp

[@gurpreetandbirds3723]

@@magamingclips2792 what? U want to say ?

[@mithra9900]

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[@junyah4152]

@@magamingclips2792 what? Shut up

[@Wuahia]

@@magamingclips2792 lmfao dude what are you even talking about

[@Napoleon_Blownapart]

I always enjoyed taming adult captivity birds more than raising them from birth in your hands. More of a challenge but more rewarding. One good thing to learn in bites is to have good pain tolerance (atleast for small parrots) and to instead of pulling your hand away, push it closer to the bird while he bites or drop it a bit if he is on your hand, it will caught him off guard and release the hand and make him learn that biting is not useful in communicating with you.

[@shawnc4240]

Our tiny parrot will literally bite my finger off

[@heididudek6645]

I have a parakee I can't train help me

[@ihavenoname.3789]

And loose my bloody finger in the process 💀

[@beakanarie2442]

I have a blackhead Conure and she BITE, on my green cheek...haha...only no blood yet..WHAT TO DO...PLZZZ

[@helpmeunderstand5950]

LOL! if I'd just drop my hand or push it closer instead of pulling away I'd need stitches.

[@badbrian1396]

Just remember that your birds will ALWAYS bite. These are great ways to minimize biting but birds will be birds! Always be patient with your children because it's just natural for them :)

[@BBaaaaa]

True

[@jesuscervantesj82]

Well I have two Indian ringnecks and I've never been bitten

[@brently1968able]

I have raised several species of parrots and have not been bit by any of them. I pay close attention to them and know what their triggers are. I have been mouthed by them when they are babies but this is gentle exploration not aggression. I wont let anyone handle them until I go over their rules and emphasize that ignoring them will result in a bite.

[@dakotastein9499]

And not every bite is a "bite".

[@liemsioeming1821]

My birds loves me so much , we have a very strong bond. But he will still bite me sometimes 😂 . And sometimes my fingers bleed. But it’s ok . I still love him more than life. He is the cutest thing ever happen to me ❤️ .

[@cynthiaacosta353]

My bird has never bit me, she practically chose me that's why I ended up with her but she always bites the rest of my family members I can't figure out a cause!

[@mtngrammy6953]

I'm not an expert, but any time a bird chooses you, you can feel very lucky! By the same token, because you are the most important person in his/her life, they can be pretty possessive. It's a good idea to have others start slowly bonding with the bird (watch some other videos on starting to tame) when you are not close by or in another room. It takes time and patience. And don't forget that each bird has its own personality, just like us. Some are more sociable with people, others are more introverted.

[@Ira88881]

There’s no cause. It’s very common.

[@countryman2821]

My bambo does the same thing does not want anything to do with the rest of the family and tryes to bite them

[@editsandarts7282]

Maybe it’s protecting you or maybe it’s only bonded to you and protects you or doesn’t like your family or just only liked you in the start and doesn’t want more people to bond to it’s very common

[@silvaalnassrallah3291]

Oh...

[@martynax5074]

i’m so jealous of the great bond you have with your birds 🥺

[@megsutube1815]

I found that once I got close to my birds by watching them play and joining in gently. They responded more and more.

[@ILoveMAx440]

Me to

[@captaincrunch2518]

I am also a bit jealous BC i have 2 green cheek conures and 2 lovebirds

[@ILoveMAx440]

@@captaincrunch2518 I have an african grey

[@iwajay9733]

Ugh! Me tooo

[@MacawAviculture]

I have 4 large Macaws, and biting is part of how they connect with us. Biting can be triggered when they are frightened, when they want to be left alone, when they want to wrestle and play, or simply when they want to preen me. It does take time to realize why your parrot bites, but it is a normal part of aviculture, so there is no reason to try and stop a normal reaction to a variety of emotional or physical triggers. The most important part of caring for any species of parrot, is to simply learn to read their body language, then most bites from 'fear-based triggers' can be reduced significantly.

[@MrJdubz100]

My new Catalinas macaw fear bites are gentle but when it comes to stepping down she gets pissed. Her eyes pin and she latches onto my arm or fingers. Its extremely difficult to ignore.

[@MacawAviculture]

@@MrJdubz100 she wants to rest where she is. It takes time to build trust, and it sounds like you are in the trust building stage with her. Give her time to adjust to her new home with you.

[@MacawAviculture]

Macaws are prey animals, so feeling safe is most important to them. She feels scared when you try and get her to step down. If you give her time to feel safe, she will let you know when it is time to expand your trust with her. A Vietnam vet have me his 26 year old Harlequin Macaw shortly before he died of agent orange exposure. For 4 weeks I did not try and touch him, instead simply allowed him to grieve and process such a huge loss. After 4 weeks Carlos stepped up and we have been very close since that time. It is essential to respect their need for safety, and it can be very easy to stop the trust building process if you continue to pressure her to do what you want, just give her time. The video attached took four months of patience and giving Carlos time to adjust to his new home with us. kzbin.info/www/bejne/maqcqmOlp9eXj8k

[@MrJdubz100]

I have to put her down sometimes though. I can’t walk around with her all day. I make sure not to put her down right before walking out of the room (because if I did that every time then it might make sense) but I can’t have my Catalina Macaw on my arm 24/7. I have two other parrots that deserve one on one time too. Are you thinking that I meant step up? I don’t doubt that we are in the trust building stage, I understand her body language enough to know that. Are you suggesting not holding her for a few weeks and then maybe things will change? I don’t even have a cage for her yet so I’m only asking her to step down onto one of her two playstands.

[@MrJdubz100]

I reread your comments a few times and I think I understand what you are saying. I’m going to try to let her adjust for a few more weeks before doing more handling.

[@emiliepotatoe7418]

I was literally looking for a video like this! Tysm!!!

[@PATRICKCHAD]

We all were

[@TheParrotTeacher]

This is a well presented and useful video! I'm so glad you talk about how forming a bond, watching body language and not forcing behaviour is so important to helping to prevent biting (or generally just having a good relationship with your bird!) As you mentioned also, blowing, putting back in cage etc falls under punishment, which never works as its proven that parrots don't respond to it! Punishment just teaches fear or negativity. One other thing you can try to moderate bite force is target training from a distance. You hold the stick further away so they have to bite gently. Also the same with providing treats after, encouraging gentle grabbing of the treat.

[@sarahh1331]

My budgie lived for almost 11yrs and she never but me. Knowing how to read their body language is so helpful. ❤

[@theparrotchannel2625]

This channel seems to give excellent advice with my over 30 years of experience with exotic birds this is definitely one of the better channels I like how she's not trying to sell you expensive training classes like some of the other ones do her advice is very sound it's the same advice I use after 30 years keep up the good work and the good content for all new and experienced bird owners another good channel is also wingsnpaws

[@comfortteddy85]

Thank you, I got a new bird last year that hasn't warmed up to me. I use to have no problems getting close to birds. I am more than happy to try these tips with her!

[@thedistractedpoesy263]

Watch "How to Tame Your Budgie Fast! *5 Easy Steps* by PuffPets on youtube. Simple, effective and worked for my fearful cockatiel.

[@some_williott]

I am simple. I see Conure and bird education, I click.

[@nikomimi9448]

I work at a pet store and we just recently got a green cheek in. I’m the primary petcare person and I always make a point to take him out multiple times a day and just let him stretch out and get used to people. My coworker also helps with this so we hope that we keep him as happy as possible in the store.

[@Deya2938]

Ok I’m really jealous with that bond you have with your birds like girlllll my bird despises me

[@anthonymikhail7647]

It’s amazing how well they respond to you. I have a male cinnamon and female yellow side conure. Got them at about 4 months old. Had them now for 5 months. Now they bite me. Never used to. Now they do

[@sanazhaghighi5144]

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[@sarahcotton-vb3de]

Thank you so much! I realised I was reinforcing biting because my bird nips my hand for pats. Have started petting her as soon as she's gentle and this behaviour has improved even within the last week

[@FlockFiles]

Oh my god! This is exactly what’s happening with me! He grumbles and fumbles over funnily and bites my fingers until he gets scritches. He will bite my phone if I’m using it and bite my fingers as well until I give up on the phone. How did you get them to be gentle?

[@sarahcotton-vb3de]

@@FlockFiles This sounds a little insane but I would sit on the couch with my bird and every time she bit me I would make a little screech (like a bird 🤣) to startle her. It's really the same kind of screech my birds make make when one hurts the other during preening. I make sure not to move my hands because I don't want her to associate my hands as dominating or predatory. When she is gentle I make a clicking noise with my tongue and give her a heard stratchy (now she knows that clicking is a good sound and it's an immediate response that doesn't always need to be followed by a pat now). So far it's been a success! 🙌

[@cherylcuthbertson5406]

I am loving your videos. I recently became the lucky owner of two beautiful Lorikeets. I have had Budgies and Cockatiels before, but never Lorikeets which were hand raised by the breeder. Your videos are so informative and and are proving very helpful for a newby like me. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.

[@Jenny-dm4bv]

I bought my birds today and it's super cute and I even touched it ☺️

[@SCVCSteacher]

I am so glad that I watched this! I have a baby bird that still needed to be hand-fed when I got her, and she's younger than any bird I've gotten before. I didn't realize that she didn't really mean to bite me. The screaming thing will work, I think. We're working on the bond and strengthening it. Thank you!!

[@kristina9605]

My parakeet has three types of bites: the friendly nibble, the semi annoyed hard nibble, and the make you bleed beak stab :D Depends on his mood.

[@josegarcia4271]

Nah my boi kiko can be chilling n enjoying his headpats but then bites hard n goes back to enjoy the headpats💀🤣🤣🤣

[@zenabumblebee9738]

Loved the paper covered bowl idea! Never thought of that one. Thanks

[@qiqitheexplorer9744]

I remember I had a really really great bond with my first sun conure he could act like he was dead he would be so happy when I come from school but he flew away 2 years ago I miss him 😭

[@gaylefriedman3773]

Very Sorry to read this email. Why would a bird leave you when they loved you?😩

[@grcentre1920]

Very helpful, Very good advice and a great speaking voice. Excellent

[@sanazhaghighi5144]

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[@Palmit_]

Amazingly intelligent creatures. tied in with their natural nervousness, makes an extremely rewarding, lifelong experience. patience and respect are key. It has the side-effect that patience and respect learned, can be used in human social interactions.

[@graciegonzales2077]

I remember using winter gloves when my bird was on my finger. Sometimes, she'll bite my fingers while stepping on them to keep herself from losing balance. Other times, she'll just do it for enjoyment. She knows I won't feel anything if she bites me when wearing gloves. I did mess with her as a kid by using one of the gloves for her to bite it when I covered her head with it. Kinda gave her a bad habit of biting back then. I stopped doing it when she got older though and tried to work on the stepping on my fingers without biting the gloves. I was kinda afraid that if I stopped wearing the gloves, she would bite me. So, I kept them on most of the time. Sometimes, I would have her climb on my shoulder. She wouldn't bite me there, but I still was afraid she would bite me while she was alive. We kinda had this sibling relationship with each other back then.

[@rebeccabarnet6746]

Thank for tip 6! Although I've only had my bird for a week, she is constantly cuddling and wants to be with me. So most no biting tips don't work on her. I'm going to have to try speaking her language in a sense 😅

[@spoiled1950]

Your birds are so beautiful. I just got a pineapple green check conure a few weeks ago. I am definitely working on a bond. Every time I feel like we have one He/she bites me. I know it can take a long time for that bond to form. I honestly just wanted to tell you how beautiful your birds are :]

[@gedalyahreback2133]

I've noticed a major difference between aggressive bites and "no" bites. Getting that down has been important for communication with them.

[@Hugo-BB]

Anyone have a parrots thats obsessed with giving you ear peirced. I think I might start my own buisness up lol

[@hellooo9062]

Lol yes especially if I'm done taking a shower

[@blairberry136]

I have a one-year-old sun conure who's my baby; however, he's SO needy all of the time. Like, if I'm home and go to leave the room to get something, he starts screaming his head off and won't stop until I come back into the room. I call out to him to let him know that I'm not far, but it doesn't work. My husband gets so mad at him screaming. Do you have a video or will you make one with tips on how to help my birdie stop screaming so much when I leave the room? P.S. I did my research before I got him, so I know that sun conures tend to scream. I'm just trying to figure out a way to minimize it. Thanks! Love your videos and your birds! They're so pretty! ♥️

[@philippossophokli9944]

i have the same problem with my sixmonth cockatiel so i would also like some help

[@oliviasmith3503]

I saw a video about this but I can't remember the name. They said to only go to them after they stop screaming, so they don't connect screaming with getting your attention. You could also give them foraging toys around the times that they scream, so they will be busy and not think about you

[@ccsquad2202]

OMGosh! My Sun Conure is obsessed with me. I love him so much, he is my little baby boy. I homeschool so I’m home all the time and I would totally let him sit on my shoulder the whole day, but he seems to be jealous or something when I don’t give him totally attention. He basically won’t let me function. He bites when I turn the page when teaching my daughter, looking on my phone, typing, remote control, hates cardboard boxes ( can’t open anything, cereal, nothing. Breaks my heart because I want him out of his cage as much as possible and with us all the time.

[@watcher02571]

my sun conures are both rescues. my younger boy went through three homes to get to me , finally his forever home. he is only 6months old. they're both angels! they do nip. all birds do. neither of them draws blood of hurts me often. I love them both dearly

[@liemsioeming1821]

I also have a sun conure . Wonderful bird . He bonds so close to me. Sometime he bites. Naughty boy, he is so spoiled, my fault . But I love him more than myself . He’s my everything .

[@wendycollins5031]

My Quaker only bites me when someone they don't know is near them when playing with me.

[@RoroTali]

My bird always bit me when i come closer with my face, i mean to nuzzle with him, but he gets afraid of that, that's why i stopped doing it, until he learns it's just another form of affection I'm showing, and yeah at first i thought so much about how my bird doesn't like me but then looking at my actions, it helped me understand my bird even more, he stopped biting but indeed as your video shows, he bites still when he wants personal space, he gets curious about what i eat most, or drink, or sometimes when i clean, he gets down just to see anything i use, i know i have little experience with birds, but i learned those when dealing with my bird, and this video confirmed everything i did, at first i was expecting too much from my bird, but i realized that i have to be patient and wait for him to love me and bond with me.

[@sherrellboonstra5066]

Great tips! Can you recommend how to “scold” your bird if they are getting into something bad without getting bit. Most of the time the relationship with my African Grey is great, but sometimes he fixates on something that might be dangerous like an electrical cord. He will nip if I try to take it away & will refuse to step up so I can remove him from the object.

[@Meraxes6]

With dog training they say to replace whatever they’re fixated on with a high-value treat. Although be careful they don’t associate the dangerous thing with the treat 😂

[@fusionexonthebeat1310]

For what it’s worth … I make a chutt-chutt-chutt! Sound like a budgie. All parrots seem to recognize this as a disapproval noise …. At least the Australian ones do lol. Important not to overuse it so it stays important

[@wendykellow7795]

This video really helped my daughter to understand our bird better, thank you

[@ChanneliniSudahDijual]

my sun conure used to love me.. i had her since baby,, but suddenly, now, whenever i want to take her out of cage, she bites me 😫

[@ruthlesslistener]

birds tend to go through a sassy teenager phase, wouldn't surprise me if thats what she was doing

[@BUDGERIA]

She’s probably having eggies?

[@mithra9900]

Sameee!!

[@brendamcgregor7864]

Oh dear I have two mirrors in my birdcage, not sure how he will react when I take them away. I will only do one at a time. Unfortunately one is his favourite perch. Its one of those square shaped ones is nearest I can describe it Loved your video so helpful, I have a lot of things to change

[@spacesnake2182]

thanks for saving my friendship with my parrot

[@elisemcewen-haworth8599]

yes i need this vid i dont want my bird to bite!

[@beverleywilliams8209]

so glad I watched your video, sent to me from a new birdy friend and am I glad he did...Kevin is a sweet bird BUT the biting is not good. I picked up several things I can now do to help with that, thank you so much for the information.

[@teffy539]

Really good video! I don’t really know why my birds bite me. I give them treats and while they’re eating from my hand suddenly they bite me, maybe they are curious of my hand or they don’t know that My hand is there

[@megsutube1815]

Sometimes they are testing for a reeaction. I find if I can act like it's not in his power to intimidate me, that's good. Also, as she said, once your bird wants to be with you, you can withdraw your attenevery time they bite hard annd they learn to stop because they want you.

[@teffy539]

@@megsutube1815 Oooh okok tysm!!

[@talyanko0186]

The way you edit the video is so good! I enjoyed it Thank you so much for sharing 💓

[@dhruvesingh9801]

Bestieee can you do what to do with your first day with a parrot x

[@620pickle]

Thank you so much! I learned that my bird bites me when I try to take him off my shoulder becuase he thinks I'm competing for his favorite perch. Super helpful!

[@imunocoisas]

My budgie always flies to my hand, and it took a long time for him to have confidence to do that. But the flies to my hand and bites very hard, hurts a lot. When he doesn’t bite, he mates with my hand. Is there any behavior act or detail that I’m missing? I love my little Bob, but sometimes he really hurts me!

[@faysalAub]

It could be their mating season or it could be their personality, my bird bites he thinks he’s playing. It’s just how he shows affection idk for you tho

[@malikes4591]

@@faysalAub my bird thinks he is the funniest little dude when he DESTROYS the tips of my fingers.

[@kenny3217]

The thumbnail of the green cheek conure is what pulled me in. My African Grey has never bitten me in anger, he will let me handle him in any way, touching his feet, pulling out his wings, even holding him on his back. My daughter's conure however is extremely feisty. That bird used to love me but at some point things went south and he will actually hide places like under clothing or the sofa so he can jump out and bite me when I go past. He once flew right at my face and latched on like a face hugger, leaving me with a pierced lip and several bleeding facial wounds. I guess if I had to have a bird that bites me I would prefer the conure over the grey, he can do a lot more damage.

[@angelesarbelaez353]

I hand feed my budgies carrots and my male budgie (the youngest one) alternates between bitting the carrot and then my hand so idk if he doesn’t like my hands or if he’s just playing because when he bites I try to put him back but it’s really hard to get him off of my hands 😳

[@karate4348]

Thankyou so much from Australia

[@Tigershart271]

My blue and gold bites me every time I try and pet her (I bought her off a bird flipper) I’m not sure if she was abused or what but she flinches every time I react towards her I do it slowly to show her I’m not going to hurt her but it’s a once a month thing I’m getting bit I just blow in her face because I know she don’t got a bond with me yet but i think it’s gotten better since I’ve brought her home she’s begun growing all her feathers back and comes in my bedroom when I’m in there just to say hello

[@hyejulko]

Dont blow on it they dont like that and will bite still probably

[@debbaczak]

Have you tried any target training with your Blue and Gold? If you do it with a chopstick, it seems to be a good way to help develop trust with your bird. It helped me with my African Grey.

[@grcentre1920]

Let her come to you. Hands away from her. Talk to her sweetly. Offer treats but not in her face. Get her used to your voice and physical presence before using any hands. Leave her treats at a distance that she can't bite. Fear and distrust must be overcome before expecting her to want to step up. Coax her every day and try to spend as much time with her as possible. If she comes into your room on her own already that's amazing. Let her on the bed. She will eventually be cuddling in their with you. Lots of luck.

[@qtqooxies7306]

If she’s an adult you can’t tame her it has to be a baby

[@pamelafogg9449]

My sun conure Reno started biting when I stopped handling him for a long time. I always took care of him but it was definitely my flat. Which I regret terrible of course a local bird seller had no problem lol. Unfortunately he passed after I had him 30 yrs. But recently got a new green cheek conure after seeing . Coworkers missed mine so much my advice is never stop handling them he has such sweet personality and is so smart has learned tricks on his own.

[@N1tm0]

AWWW THE INTRO WAS SO CUTE AND WONDERFULL

[@ILOVEMYSELF_69]

I searched this because MY BIRD FREAKING BITE MY HALF WAY THROUGH BLOOD !!! In my finger I gottta admit IT HURTS!!!😭😭😭😭

[@Djjsksndjej]

If anyone here is suffering with a biting bird make sure of these steps: 1) Birds always bite for a reason. Find what reason that is by seeing what u do exactly before they bite. If for example they started biting u after u for example grabbed them to get them back into their cage then next time try to lure them in by treats or a phone playing bird sounds near their cage. Be patient! 2) The bird usually doesn’t bite immediately! It will first show u signs like for example backing up or opening their beak to show you that you need to stop! At this point u can either back away or distract them with something for example a treat or toy they like to make them forget that they were even trying to bite u! 3) If you weren’t able to spot signs that show that ur bird is about to bite, and u get bit, make sure to do ONE of these 2 things: 3a) If u have a GOOD bond with ur bird then pull ur hand away gently and do a little scream (not too loud). This is what birds do to other birds when they are for example preening too hard and they want them to stop 3b) If you have a BAD bond with ur bird then DO NOT react! So leave ur hand there and don’t make a sound! 4) Show them that ur hand is something that brings them good so whenever u put ur hand near them and they don’t bite make sure to reward them. BEWARE: DO NOT and I repeat DO NOT give a treat to a bird AFTER they bite or you’re just teaching them that they will get rewarded after they bite which may cause this behavior to be repeated!!! TAKE A SCREENSHOT OF THIS COMMENT, YOU MAY WANNA REFER TO IT! :)

[@johnpustaver]

Great tips. You know a lot. I have 2 GCC too. Thanks for all your knowledge

[@khateus]

English is not my first language so I was very confused at the beginning where I thought Parrots was "parents"

[@ishtapinks]

beautiful deep green..

[@emiliepotatoe7418]

My birds bite me when I’m feeding them millet, but they approach my hand slowly, so I think they’re just curious. Now I’m really scared of feeding them because they hurt me 😞

[@emiliepotatoe7418]

But I do feed them in their cage, do you think they’re just bitting me because they don’t like me being in their cage?

[@emiliepotatoe7418]

@Nora Abukhder tysm! I don’t really know what I’m doing wrong. I just feed them the millet while I try to stay as calm as possible, I don’t even move. But they start to watch my fingers and then they slowly approach them to bite them. You might be right tho, maybe it’s because of the hormones. Soon I’ll try to get them out of their cages since I’m still working on a bird proof room, maybe I’ll help since they won’t think I’m doing something to their home.

[@donnacarr3782]

My conure has been rehomed a few times. I don’t know if this is why he is biting me. But he knows and looks for the parts of the arm that hurts the most! Now that he is hormonal, he bites and bites hard, all the time! I don’t know what to do. I don’t want to get rid of him. But can’t take his biting. He’s also not affectionate at all.

[@BUDGERIA]

I dont expect the bird to bond with me right away, THE BIRD EXPECTS ME TO MAKE ME BOND RIGHT AWAY

[@Southernswag8283]

Mine is a newborn. He’s super awesome but he’s so curious at the same time. Most of the time he kind of nibbles and licks me(almost like he’s trying to clean my skin) and then all the sudden will take a big chomp out of me 😂 he’s getting better and REALLY is starting to love head scratches. He’s only a week new so I’m letting him get used to his new home but for the most part, I’m trying to get prepared for having him out of the cage to explore my room and perch.

[@sanazhaghighi5144]

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[@khaalida3517]

I love all of your videos so much

[@LPSfanatic]

Thank you so much for this video! I don’t have a bird yet, but I’m researching as much as I can to give my future bird a happy, healthy life! This video helped me the most when considering positive reinforcement and understanding biting. I love how you have cloth over food bowls for foraging too! I didn’t think of that before!

[@wreckergirl2939]

I was very happy when I read this. You are going to make a great bird's friend! I really wish more folks would research animals before getting them people dont understand how much work they are or they give up on the animal and hurt it or ditch it then it takes a heck of a person to gain trust again. Good luck hopefully u get a wonderful pet .

[@LPSfanatic]

@@wreckergirl2939 thank you! It will be a while before I can! Maybe when I’m a college professor later on in life because I’ll be gone 8 hours a day! I know for a fact a bird will not be happy, so when I’m teaching in college (hopefully online and night classes) I can stay at home for most of the day because birds need to be out their cages for that time 🥰 I refuse to be a bird owner who leaves them like that 😒 that’s abuse!!!

[@explosiveduck.-]

i know you are going to be an amazing bird owner, or you already are one! im happy you are researching and not just diving into it blindly, birds need the special care of a friend ❤

[@davidharkins8880]

My green cheeked conure is a true joy….. only becomes aggressive when suspect I’m going out , if he spots me putting on outdoor shoes/jacket he really flies into a rage and transforms into an aggressive monster. I inherited him from elderly neighbour and she didn’t allow him out of cage (except for a 5 min daily exercise period) He is a a real joy and amazing company!

[@ginboy22]

My bird likes to chew on one of my hoodie then goes into frenzy excited mode and I'm often the collateral damage... I ended up stop wearing that hoodie, cuz there are times I can't even get his attention with his favorite treat when he's like that... Kinda scary for a tiny conure... 😳

[@danielstigers5558]

this is the video i needed 😁

[@atoosas]

My lovebird is almost four months and he bites everything. I feel that he is a baby that is teething/beaking. Is that what it is? Will he grow out of it?

[@nartoleshadows]

I had a lovebird who loved chewing on paper, books, anything, up until she was the ripe old age of 14. I gave her her own papers to chew on to keep her from chewing on the wrong thing

[@kristiejack9589]

Great video, well done

[@lyralogan1112]

Just started working with a Conure and these vids have been great!

[@evryknee4176]

This is a great video! Thank you so much!!

[@zxra1124]

Your amazing channel is really helping me handle my new bird. Thank you! xx

[@blackmamba3427]

Awesome video ❤ information ❤

[@oatmeal4696]

Thank you for this video!! I really neeeded this video for my pet dog!!

[@kinglavatitan4418]

Thankyou so much this really helped

[@douqlz]

My bird doesn’t bite me, it bites his partner so I don’t know what to do, I just separate them but when they are together my male bird attacks the female birds

[@dakotastein9499]

Forming a bond is a must...not just to prevent negative behavior..but there is no point to even have a parrot if your not going to bond. Also as she pointed out,birds use thier beaks for many things,thier mouths are prehencile and they use it to grab and climb surfaces...so it's good to point out not every bite is a "bite"...this is especially true if they cannot fly...a larger bird like a macaw may "grab" your arm or hand with thier beak to climb up onto you.

[@sanazhaghighi5144]

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[@benyammiinn]

my method is too just ignore the biting telling them "oi your bites dont work" and they only bite when im up in their face or using my birdies f a v o r i t e colored computer mouse

[@elliewilliams5123]

i do the same. definitely works but the bites do be hurting sometimes lol

[@user-sx2gt6gu2d]

But those bites go to the flesh how do you not react ? I be crying 😭 😂

[@benyammiinn]

@@user-sx2gt6gu2d i usually just do some deep breathing to kinda numb the pain a little bit

[@benyammiinn]

@@user-sx2gt6gu2d after a while you get used to it

[@BruceWayne-tt6tq]

I live in Cebu, Philippines and bird toys are hard to come by here, but I still provide. I started out by letting him play with a plastic floss pic bow and then I gave him a Q-tip to play with. The next thing I did was to start giving him a fresh toilet paper core every day. He has lots of fun with it and even climbs inside to take a nap. Of course he does have a swing, but that only lasts a while before he gets bored. We have a miniature Dachshund and she is too nippy, so I can only let my bird out in my bedroom with the door closed and locked so we can have alone time every day and if he gets impatient, he tries to escape his cage while chirping loudly at me. He is a Love Bird and is only 4 months old now and I really enjoy babying him as much as I can do so safely. Also, I have to use clothes pins to lock his cage openings because he can open them. I am not so much worried that he could get out, but that he is likely to have hem crash down on his little neck once he opens the door and pokes his head through it. He may be fast, but not that fast or strong that he could handle such trauma.

[@lindamoser7787]

Hi: I am at my wits end with my little Cookie-! I got her a year ago today when she was just two months old! I fell in love with her soon after she came out of her a little egg and flew from Minnesota to Rhode Island to get her! Soon after I came home, I noticed her droppings were drastically different! I called the vet and she said to bring Cookie in! Needless to say she was very upset by that whole thing but she calm down after several weeks and forgave me! About four months ago I came out of my office and hurt her squawking horribly and I turned around and she was hanging by the neck from a toy she unraveled, which I see a lot of bird cages! I quickly put on a rubber glove and try to gently get her with one hand and unhook the toy with the other hand! I got her onto a towel but I had to hold her very tightly to get the scissors near her neck so I could snip this thing off! She probably thought I was trying to cut her head off! She is a very very angry little bird and lets me know every time I get near her with her to feed her a treat or just to put some thing in her cage! She doesn’t like when I have to clean her cage! Etc.! So my question is is our relationship irretrievably broken?? I’ve watched videos but nothing addresses this severe situation!! I’m not a novice and I’ve had lovely parakeets in the past, but I am now 80 years old and I do really want my little Cookie to love me as much as I love her!! Can you please please help? Thank you-!

[@nibobo]

If only everyone followed this advice there would be a whole lot more happy and healthy birds in this world.

[@corxyhashorts]

Thanks now I’ll show my Cockatiel

[@quirkecat]

Thankyou for this video I have learned so much and can see where I've gone wrong

[@thecree4785]

We found a way to have our greencheeked Boi to not bite as hard, and other than body language, not bite at all, and that was *gently* placing our fingers on wither side of his beak and stopping the bite by gently pushing his head back when he let go, he has realized it is him hurting us and that he can stop on his own. Now, they are nibbles of "pay attention buy I won't hurt you" amazing tips though!

[@dorisbergmann3700]

When Oscar gets a bit bitey birdy I put a behavioural video on and he pays attention lol❤

[@nitzyblack6143]

Great reminders! Thank you 😊

[@carmelnolan94]

Just watched your video on nail trimming and live how you interact with your birds....I'veonly had my 5mth old ringneck ricco for 8 weeks so I'mnew at this but have already formed a beautiful bond with him.....firstly.....what rewards do you use and finally.....can you do a video on how to train the bird to lay on your hand....thanks again....i prefer to use your advise over all others that ive5seen

[@marib9778]

Thank you for mAKING THIS VIDEO. i AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MANY MORE.

[@tReadYT]

I wish I had realized sooner that she bites as a last resort. She often complains about something I'm doing by squawking while turning her head as though to bite. I used to fearfully pull my hand away. Now I leave my hand there, but let her adjust to being held/touched the way she wants. I don't know at what point she learned that she could trust me that much, and doesn't need to actually bite to change my behavior, but I'm grateful that she's usually gentle, "all bark."

[@kimsidener1850]

My lovebird likes to get fingertip head and neck rubs. I finally realized that her two ways to communicate that were pushing her forehead against my hand or body, and by biting my fingers gently.

[@Akx2515]

So I just bought two young love birds. The youngest one is my female, sweet as a button. My male, a bit older- blue dutch, HATES HANDS. HATES them. He will step up on those long dowel like perches (we’ve had to resort to those to get him back into his cage etc) no problem. You even walk by with a hand up & he’s darting to the other side of the cage. He’s even got my female freaking out. When they’re separated they act like they’re going to die without each other. But while they’re together, they love so hard, but also nip at each other quite often. So I’ve resulted to separating them at night & letting them play during the day. He will get scared & my female will also take note & run. I haven’t been able to bond with either of them because of his behavior. I got them both at the end of Oct. I got her first, after a week of her seeming so sad to be separated from the other bird in the cage with her (not my male), I went back to the breeder & picked up my blue Dutch. I want so badly to be able to train them & have fun with them BOTH, but he’s made zero progress. The breeder had them locked in cages & rarely let them out, if ever so I know that’s a problem. And when I went to pick them up, he just reached right in & chased them all around the cage to get them out. I was in shock! Like great, that’s going to be a problem. A way LONGER problem than I ever thought possible. We’ve never hurt him ever so I guess I’m just expecting him to have come along more than this? At first he didn’t bite, he’d just run. Now he’s biting whenever we put our hands close to give food, change out toys etc. even if I’m just nicely giving a piece of apple, I move slow.. keep still… she comes in to eat & then he will eat. He bows his head low & makes a clicking noise like he wants to kill me. Like earlier he bit the apple like he thought it was my finger! He’s bit my 4 year old (she has since been told again to keep away until they’re properly trained), but she just wants to help & be around them. And my 12 year old, too. He’s never bit me but that’s only cuz I’m quick, he would have if not. Do you have any advice for me? Or will time be the only hope for him? Should I continue to keep them separated? Omg they will cry for each other SO loudly when they’re apart that’s why I can only do it at night. If he attacks her while together, we separate them right away. Sorry for the whole novel! I don’t usually ask for advice online cuz it’s hard to explain thru words, but I’m at my wits end with this little fella.

[@JuicyLemonz]

Thank you so much it helped a lot

[@smallspaceprepping]

Just found your video. Our Green Cheek Conure is 4 years old. She seems to attack and bite when we have silverware in our hands, or when we have something that is blue, like a dish Detergent bottle. What do you recommend? I tend to out in time out when she bites.

[@IndiWoolley]

This video was really helpful thank you!!!

[@tessiebraga-henebry8246]

I just found your account a couple days ago but I just want to say I love ur channel so much !! I've had my GCC for almost 3 years now, and we have a great relationship, but I want to start doing more training with her to keep her enriched. I've found that a lot of instructional videos don't understand the specificities of green cheek conures (like how they are just so beaky, and you can't just tell them to never use their beaks to climb, explore, etc.), and it also seems that a lot of people don't have quite as personal bonds with their parrots as I do with mine, but I can see that you do have that close bond with yours! love to see it :))) Also this video was super helpful in reminding me that even having a close bond with my bird doesn't mean that she'll never bite, and her biting doesn't automatically mean i'm a terrible owner. Like idk about you, but I tend to compare my bird's and my bond to the bonds that my friends have with their domesticated pets, and how "easily" biting is discouraged in those domesticated animals. But pets like cats and dogs can't really be compared to pet birds, since they're still 100% the same species as in the wild ! As you mentioned in the video, birds use their beaks in a huge number of ways, and while it's good to do what you can to prevent/discourage aggressive behaviors, their instincts will still take over when it comes to defending what they don't want you to touch (like my own computer keyboard lolol), or hormonal season. yayay GCC owners !!

[@brently1968able]

I would like to say that some species tend to bite more than others. Larger species are easier to read than smaller species and are usually less nervous. One species in particular that I have found does not bite at all (which is amazing) is a Patagonian conure. I have one and was able to play with him and put my hand in his cage from day 1. My vet was completely dumbfounded when I brought him to see her because he was scared but she was able to reach in to his travel cage and he stepped right up onto her hand. In all of her years as an avian vet she has never encountered a parrot like him. Apparently they are endangered in the wild because they are easily caught and do not bite their captors. I have had Charlie for years now and he is the best behaved bird I have ever seen. His one drawback is that he is extremely noisy at certain times of the day but will ne quiet if he is allowed to be on someone's shoulder.

[@unidentified2]

I have a male fischer loverbird that is very lovable and cute, i've had him for only 3 days now and we bond very well, i'm a noob trainer but i have taught him not to bite. I opened his cage the second day after i got him and he was nibbling my ears and hair but he hated hands/fingers. the moment you get them close he would bite you very hard. i taught him not to bite by 1st: taking away his food for 5 hours and feeding him by hand 2nd: I put on gloves and kept petting him while holding him, i let him bite me however his wanted, when ever he flies off he wouldn't get far because i cut his wings, i'd pick him up again and slowly release my fingers while petting him, on the 3rd time i picked him up i removed the glove i am using to pet him and after a while of petting and holding (and you see that the bird is not jumping off your hand that you are holding him with), the bird will no longer bite you because i think that they think that its not doing any thing for them, after about 5 minutes of doing this process he never bit me hard again, he only did when i put my hand in his cage because fischer lovebirds are very territorial (remember birds will always bite your hand because they most likely are irritated/scared/ or you invaded their territory (like their cage) and the trick i said here is for making your parrot realize that the hand is not here to harm them and biting does absolutely nothing for them. I am going to try to teach him how to fly to my call now but i first need to figure out what he would consider a treat.

[@cosmic4037]

Very beautiful bird.

[@KiwitriTheBirb]

7:40 yep! That sounds like the easiest step UvU

[@1hawaii21]

Another very informative video. Thank you.🙏👏❤️

[@bellasolis2166]

Our pineapple recently started biting really hard he’s drawn blood on both of my kids. Our green cheek is sweet she does not bite. I needed this video thank you.

[@derrick_david]

Very easy to understand video!