Female parrot or what!!??

[Tricker66]

Hi all!

 

Im sitting here with my TAG "Kiwi" i picked up yesterday. She is 14 weeks old and so cute. She truly is a "Female" arrot coz she absolutely LOVE my gold necklace! LOL341

 

Ehh the 341 wanst me who typed! LOL She seems very computercompatible... yesterday night she picked of the keys faster than I could put them back! LOL She likes to bite a bit, harder and harder unfortunaly. ccgtreer3reeeeeeeeeeeeedfrt5445r4ttttt... ok i got some help typing again as you can seexd bfvfccygik. lmaoAny advice how to teach her not to bite? Well its hard to type right now so I end this mess here.

 

Jimmy

[Guest Monique]

This is a WONDERFUL article on biting parrots:

http://www3.upatsix.com/liz/articles/biting.html

 

Sometimes you have to be a bit of martyr to get through the biting stage. She isn't trying to be mean - I Promise .

 

One bit advice they don't have in the above article is the wobble method. This is where you slightly wobble your hand when the bird bites in order to make them lose their balance a bit. This makes them lose their grip on you (unless they are really acrobatic!) and we used that in conjunction w/the methods they talk about in the article.

[Guest]

Hey Tricker66, so now you got help typing your msgs on the forum? :laugh: I think she wants to relay not to come with ideas that make her stop biting - or at least that's what I understand of:

 

ccgtreer3reeeeeeeeeeeeedfrt5445r4ttttt...

 

and

 

bfvfccygik

 

:laugh:

 

Good luck with Kiwi

[Caspersmum]

Hey Jimmy,

 

It's good to hear of someone who's put so much thought into getting a bird before actually comitting - sounds like you're a really proud father!

 

My grey bit quite a lot when I first got him, regularly drwaing blood and taking chunks out of my fingers - I'd adopted him from a family who didn't really know what they were letting themselves in for when they got him. I'd go along with all the advice the others have given you, but I'd add that the thing that's worked best with casper is ignoring bad behaviour and praising the good. So if Kiwi bites you, say 'no' or 'naughty' or whatever the swedish is for these, then just ignore her for a bit - put her in her cage or on her perch immediately after the biting, and give her no attention for a while - alot of the time they'll bite because they know they'll get attention.

 

The other thing I'd say is that part of it is about you learning about her. You may have noticed already that she'll have her own very individual personality. Think about when she's biting you - you may not think you're doing anything wrong, but she may not be seeing it like that. Also check out her body language - how is she holding herself just before a bite. Casper exhibits really subtle differences between 'give me a neck scratch' and 'I'm going to savage your thumb'. It just takes a while for you to work out what these subtle signs are with your bird.

 

But most of all, enjoy her (it sounds like you're besotted!), and be confident.

 

Hope this helps. I'm no expert, but having been through this quite recently I thought my experiences might help you. Stick on in there!

 

Julia

[Tricker66]

Thank you all for your relpy's I will definitly read the article. I tried vobbling my hand a bit but it takes quite much to make her stop. He biting isnt that bad tho. Somtimes but not to often. It more like she is learning, she is a baby after all. And if I say no real hard she stops and look at me like "hwtas the matter with you?" LOL YES I did alot of reseach before I got one. Thought about it for years and talke with breeders and owners as said before. and Im defenitly a proud father! She is absolutely gorgeous! I will post some pics later. She does these so cute sounds evertime I come to pic her up. adorable. Thatnks for all the advicees. I will pay close attention about her body language. I only had her for two day soyour rith about it will take some time. Please keep writing and if you like add me to MSN so we can chat live. Hopefully we will get a live chat here on the forums to eventually..

 

Jimmy

[Caspersmum]

Hey Jimmy,

 

I was just wondering how you're getting on with Kiwi - is she still the love of your life?! Are you getting used to her personal foibles?

 

Julia

[jennyb]

Hi, hope things have improved with Kiwi. My baby was the same for the first week but things are great now it just takes a little time. Once she realises that she can trust you,then you will be her best friend for life.

I remember when i went to pick Vera up and she bite the man in the pet shop he tapped her in the face, i couldn't believe it. When i got her home if she bite me (which she did most of the time for the first few days) i just said no and put her stright back on her perch in her cage and walked away, i would leave her a couple of minutes and then go back to her. She soon realised i am her friend and i am not going to hurt her and now i have the most loving best friend.