Question on cage aggression

[ciscorox]

I've had my male cockatiel for maybe 3 years and he always hisses and bites at you when you first ask him to come out of his cage. He gets on your finger and then is perfectly fine. I'm not even sure why he does this. Any tips..? I'm still "new" to owning parrots even though I've had him for so long. He has kind of just been a companion bird.. A very LOUD one haha

 

[MonicaMc]

How did you train him to step up from his cage?

 

[Kae]

Consider getting him comfortable with a step-up routine. Tell him verbally, or have a certain gesture. How do you take him out of the cage? Also, are you taking him out at a certain time? Such as mealtime, or after dark?