biting

[apolloizabella]

Everything is going well, They are biting a little. Not every time but quite often.. What can I do to train them not to?

Thanks

 

[Stitchthestitch]

So with albie , I found a few things triggered him biting more such as too much sugar , not enough sleep/rest, over excitement, something scared him and wants me to get away from it, and his newest trigger is jealousy of me cuddling my husband on the sofa (but only the sofa )

What has helped us with his biting is firstly bite pressure training

Bite pressure training?

Can someone kindly give me the run down on bite pressure training please. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

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You basically teach them what is and is not acceptable amount pressure.

We also place albie some where that we dont use that isnt fun/entertaining and is dull/boring to him(like the floor or an unused chair) ,we turn our back him and completely ignore him for a minute or two.

We try to manage his triggers as best as possible.
We limit his fruit and very sweet veg to a couple times a month

he has a regular sleep schedule and we try to give him 10 hours of dark to rest (this is albies sweet spot ,yours may need more dark time)

We cuddle on the sofa only when Albie is away

Albie is put away when he starts showing signs hes over stimulated (he is a lot at the moment due to us packing and getting ready to move )

my final point is green cheeks are beaky birds in that they use their beak to communicate to us things they dont like or to test how steady a potential pearch is or they use it like a 3rd hand .
Albie uses his beak a lot with me. For example, if i offer him a treat he doesnt want he will snatch it and throw it if i offer it a second time i will be bitten because he already told me no. He will use his beak to test how steady my hand is before stepping up (well he used to , its rare for him to do it with me now) he pecks my hand away if he doesnt want head scritches .

The biggest part of avoiding bites is learning their body language and learning to anticipate their moods for a positive interaction and when to keave them be if they dont want to interact.

 

[maddox]

I went through a phase like this with Maddox, but it was much worse than occasional biting, he would often draw blood, and it would hurt really bad. I did a few things to almost completely resolve the situation. For Maddox, it almost appeared like he was trying to get my attention by bitting, so I just ignored the bite and did not react to it (which was very hard) then I put him back on his outside perch and placed him in time out. The key is understanding that birds do not understand negative reinforcement, so yelling or physical reprimand not only does not work but is counter-productive because you are giving him the attention he is seeking. I would also get rid of any nesting boxes or happy huts as this can make birds hormonally aggressive.