hello everyone,
My IRN is almost 8 Months old. My Girlfriend and i have had him for 6 months. we live together as well. when we first brought him home, he did not mind being held at all and was cuddling with us both. he was a sweet heart. as he got older around the 6 month mark he started biting alot.. he has a pretty big cage that he seems to love hanging out on. his biting occurs mostly when we approach him while he is on his perch/cage. I'm assuming this is a territorial thing, as he doesn't bite when he is off his cage top. with the exception of being on my GF shoulder and she goes to take him off, he will bite her hard as he does not want to leave. he has been squawking/screaming loudly during the day. My gf normally works during the days so it's just me and Harvey hanging out and whenever i leave his line of sight he freaks out until i come back, but when i approach him he growls? and rubs his beak on the side of his cage. his pupils pin and he does not like it when i gently put my finger up to him to see if he wants to hang out. he does not. lol when i wake him up in the morning he seems very grumpy and i have to use a glove to get him off his perch or out of his cage. I let him do his thing but i want to make sure i am handling him as much as i did before this started. its just a lot harder now.
i have heard from articles online that this behavior is called bluffing? and comes with maturity. just wanted to know if anyone has encountered this with their IRN and if its passed. He has been doing this for over a month now.
My IRN is almost 8 Months old. My Girlfriend and i have had him for 6 months. we live together as well. when we first brought him home, he did not mind being held at all and was cuddling with us both. he was a sweet heart. as he got older around the 6 month mark he started biting alot.. he has a pretty big cage that he seems to love hanging out on. his biting occurs mostly when we approach him while he is on his perch/cage. I'm assuming this is a territorial thing, as he doesn't bite when he is off his cage top. with the exception of being on my GF shoulder and she goes to take him off, he will bite her hard as he does not want to leave. he has been squawking/screaming loudly during the day. My gf normally works during the days so it's just me and Harvey hanging out and whenever i leave his line of sight he freaks out until i come back, but when i approach him he growls? and rubs his beak on the side of his cage. his pupils pin and he does not like it when i gently put my finger up to him to see if he wants to hang out. he does not. lol when i wake him up in the morning he seems very grumpy and i have to use a glove to get him off his perch or out of his cage. I let him do his thing but i want to make sure i am handling him as much as i did before this started. its just a lot harder now.
i have heard from articles online that this behavior is called bluffing? and comes with maturity. just wanted to know if anyone has encountered this with their IRN and if its passed. He has been doing this for over a month now.