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birdie puppy's mom
Bappie
Joined: 15 Dec 2006
Posts: 56
Location: NW Indiana, USA |
| A former sweetie, he now bites like crazy |
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I have an interesting problem - Two weeks ago, I got another U2. Jules was very well mannered, and could not be sweeter. He is 5 years old, and was only sold (as was his male partner) because the Lady who had owned them had developed HORRID allergies, and her Doctor could find no other way to relieve her symptoms. He had tried everything else. Jules seemed to be making the adjustment to a new home, new Mom and new seperately caged partner, pretty well. All of a sudden this week, he refuses to step up on my arm, and if I try even the littlest bit, to push the issue - he bites!! Not a totally vicious bite, but much harder than is really neccessary. What do I do, to get him convinced that I will NEVER hurt him, and only want to hold him and love him?? He was great at giving kisses and snuggling, and of course I miss that.
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Thursday February 28, 2008 4:36 am |
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Rinske
Just hatched
Joined: 13 Feb 2008
Posts: 31
Location: Stellenbosch, South Africa |
Hi there! 
When I got my Senegal, he behaved in more or less the same way. At first he loved me and would sit on my lap like, forever.. a day or what later he started realizing that this was not actually just a holiday but that he had to stay here permanently now, and it took him a while to adjust, so he started screaming etc etc..
I'm not an expert, but I think you must just be very patient with him, don't push it too much, give him some space, but still take him out of his cage and show him that you're not backing off. Parrots seem to respect if you're doing that, showing them that you're a nice, loving, owner..
Hope it helps a bit! As I say, I'm not an expert..!  |
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Thursday February 28, 2008 11:20 am |
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birdie puppy's mom
Bappie
Joined: 15 Dec 2006
Posts: 56
Location: NW Indiana, USA |
Hi there yourself!
Thanks for your input about Jules. Your ideas are pretty much what my own were. The problem is that as well as biting, he would not come out of the cage -period. He
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still give me kisses thru the bars. Today, I tried to get him out of the cage once, and was rewarded with several hard bites. Then this evening, I opened the door and tried to get him to come out on his own, and just happened to have my arm there when he did. LOL
Finally, he did come out on my arm 3 different times though I had to remind him several times "No biting". Since he had been here for 2 weeks when this all began, I think he is just realizing that this is not a holiday, but rather it is home now. I have a feeling that things are going to start improving bit by bit now. Check my diary, or homepage from time to time, and you will hear how he is doing. How long have you had your Senegal now?
All my best-
Shirley (birdie puppy's mom)
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