Hi there,
So I just bought 2 new conures named tiggy and Bobby. They are parent reared and from a pet shop. They are some what friendly in the sense that they have no issue flying on to me and sitting on my shoulder, arm, hand or head.
However they very much like to bite my hand/neck/ears/more or less any part of my body they can get their beaks around! One let's me rub him for 5 to 10 seconds the other will more or less fly off if I try. They will step up from time to time but it's hit and miss whether they will refuse or take a bite.
I have been surfacing the Internet to find solutions to this and have been told from anything from blowing on them, taking them off balance by either twisting or "earth quaking", from placing them back in the cage to using food to distract them.
I have these birds for about 3 weeks now and very much new to conures. I had a cockatiel before but that's it. I don't feel like I'm getting this right and wondering if a more experienced parrot owner could spare me some advice!
Many thanks
Alex
So I just bought 2 new conures named tiggy and Bobby. They are parent reared and from a pet shop. They are some what friendly in the sense that they have no issue flying on to me and sitting on my shoulder, arm, hand or head.
However they very much like to bite my hand/neck/ears/more or less any part of my body they can get their beaks around! One let's me rub him for 5 to 10 seconds the other will more or less fly off if I try. They will step up from time to time but it's hit and miss whether they will refuse or take a bite.
I have been surfacing the Internet to find solutions to this and have been told from anything from blowing on them, taking them off balance by either twisting or "earth quaking", from placing them back in the cage to using food to distract them.
I have these birds for about 3 weeks now and very much new to conures. I had a cockatiel before but that's it. I don't feel like I'm getting this right and wondering if a more experienced parrot owner could spare me some advice!
Many thanks
Alex