A: So youve got a new/baby green cheek conure, and the inevitable has happened: your green cheek conure is biting you. First, relax, and know that green cheek conure biting is normal behavior for your bird. That doesnt stop green cheek bites from being annoying, however. Green cheek conures are nibbly birds by nature. Green cheek babies bite to explore the world with their beaks (not really a true bite, but it can still be a painful nibble!) Green cheek conure biting happens when birds feel threatened, frightened, or maybe the bird is just in a bad mood. You can never full stop a green cheek conure from biting, its in their nature. But here are some ways to stop green cheeks from biting you as much as your bird is biting you now:Stop Green Cheeks From Biting By Making Friends No, its not a rant about animal rights, we promise! If your bird likes you more, it logically follows that this will keep them from biting. If youve just brought your green cheek conure home, remember to give your green cheek time to get used to their surroundings, and you. Once your bird warms up to its human, this should stop a green cheek conure from biting so much. Train Green Cheek Conures Not To BiteCertainly, you got that right, along the lines of dogs birds can be without question trained to get rid of undesirable manners. In this case, youll be able to train a green cheek conure to not ever nibble by positive (never ever negative) reinforcement. Choose a loudness or a word. As soon as your green cheek conure is biting you too hard, duplicate the phrase, and place them all back in their cage. Parrots often link being put back within their own cage with abuse. Eventually, your own green cheek conure will associate your own loudness or perhaps word (for instance gentle chew or no chomp with the meaning of stop biting now, please. Youll be able to likewise make this happen along with their own favorite treat. Whenever your conure is no longer biting you, permit them to have their own favorite treat to encourage them for sitting on you quietly.Earthquakes? What?! By earthquakes, of course, we mean the small movements of your arm. When a green cheek conure bites their owner, it takes concentration. If you notice your green cheek conure biting, or preparing to bite, move your arm a bit to stop biting in its tracks.Birds associate being up high with dominating another bird, or in this case, you. If you let your green cheek conure climb on your shoulder or head, you encourage this dominating behavior. You also encourage your green cheek conure biting your ear - ouch!
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 11:35:38 +0000
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