Youngster Nipping

[GreenT]

Hi,

 

Wow, so many questions here that I have..

 

We've just gotten Cookie about 3 days ago, but wow, she is young (5 or 6 months), yet she is nippy indeed. When you reach into her cage she growls a bit and then nips at your finger. I try to not really react as I have heard that is best. But she does go on your hand fine.

 

Once I have her on my hand and am holding her she also nips your fingers pretty often. Holds onto them til you turn your hand so she looses her grip.

 

Should I try just putting in her cage right away when she does this? So she learns that when she nips as you are holding her she will simply get put back? She does love coming out of her cage so perhaps she will learn?

 

Thoughts?

 

And what about the growling when you reach in the cage to her does anyone else have that going on?