how to set boundaries?

[Birdman666]

Mark, your CAG pushes fingers away? Very cool, I thought that was a uniquely ekkie trait.

Nah. The macaws do it too...

The amazons just pretty much recoil in horror and growl at fingers they don't want near them...

 

[Birdman666]

say no to a caique and see what happens! LOL

SAYING NO in and of itself has zero meaning... to a caique or to any other bird. (Especially a large macaw or a large too that does not acknowledge boundaries!)

Saying NO and then consistently putting a stop to the behavior? No, begins to have a lot more meaning...

JUST LIKE A HUMAN TODDLER.

Say no to the kid, and just let him go ahead and do it anyway... he'll learn to ignore you.

Physically pick the kid up, and put him in the chair of shame in the corner?!

"Dad said NO!"

SAME BASIC IQ as a Caique. SAME CONCEPT.