donmar55 Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 2 weeks ago I brought home my new baby. Two males 4 months old. They have both learned to step up. Mickey the smaller of the 2 is very calm and affectionate. JayJay the larger one is not as affectionate and is more bold. The problem is while he lets me pet his head and back, he tends to go for my hand and fingers when he is on my hand or I pet his chest. How do I get him to trust me and stop his biting before it gets out of hand. We spent a lot of time visiting them and handeling them at the breeders from the time they were two months old. Donna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyGreys Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Hi Donna, Here are a few ideas for you. If you pull your hand away and yell, then your parrot gets a reaction out of you and will try again to get the same reaction. They think it's a game, try & show no reaction to him,try to distract him when you can see that he's going to bite,you can gently wobble your hand if he is on you this works well for me.I also have a clicker ( like some people use for dog training! ) if mine go to nip i click on the clicker & say a firm No in a strong voice, the clicker distracts them,or have a toy handy they he can play with. Some people use time out, if your parrot bites you simply return him to his cage for 5 minutes & walk away from him & say nothing.Then let him out as normal,back to the cage if he bites & again dont respond to him. just a few ideas im sure other members will be along later with their personal experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siobha9 Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Congratulations on your new baby! We also brought home a 2nd grey 2 weeks ago! I agree with Lovemygrey. My husband will just keep his hand there until the Grey stops biting, but the first couple of days his hands resembled mince meat! I couldnt stand the pain, but the wobble technique does work. He bites less now. Sometimes he gets so frustrated with the wobbling or whatever that we put him back in his cage. There is LOTS of GREAT advice in this forum on biting. I think I have read it all twice! Good luck, Siobhan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyGreys Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 siobha9 I'm pleased you found a method that worked for you,keep at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconeer Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Don't be scared of bites. Its something unavoidable. I let Tonto bite me when I got him. Then he just suddenly gave up! It did hurt for a week cause he did bite hard, but now all is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Falconeer wrote: Don't be scared of bites. Its something unavoidable. I let Tonto bite me when I got him. Then he just suddenly gave up! It did hurt for a week cause he did bite hard, but now all is good. or just bite back :evil: (sorry, just joking, couldn't control myself :laugh: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyGreys Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 :laugh: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconeer Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 FairY wrote: or just bite back :evil: (sorry, just joking, couldn't control myself :laugh: ) I was expecting this from you Fairy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 I am that predictable? Donna how is the biting coming along? Is it getting less? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconeer Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 You don;t bite.... do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Depends in which situation. If it's to defend myself ... I just might :woohoo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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