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P.J
Egg
Joined: 23 Apr 2005
Posts: 1
Location: Maitland |
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My parrot P.J Has a problem he bites everything and everyone expect me how can i stop this? |
Saturday April 23, 2005 8:31 pm |
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Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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Welcome here!
Can I ask some things? Is your bird clipped? How old is he or she? Did he or she have previous owners? Etc.. Please give us some background info! 
PS I moved your topic to the behavior section.. |
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Sunday April 24, 2005 8:51 am |
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Greg Sujecki
Experienced flier
Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 1650
Location: Australia,Melbourne |
Hi, P J agree with admin,have some ideas? |
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Sunday April 24, 2005 11:08 am |
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Rain
Egg
Joined: 06 May 2005
Posts: 6
Location: Cape Town, South Africa |
Hi everyone!
I also have a "biting" question. My parrot is an African Grey male. He is 4 years old. He bites everyone but me and sometimes even bites me as well, for no apparent reason. He has been staying with my parents for the past year, as I've gotten married and our flat is not big enough to have a place for him. I visit him every weekend and try to give him as much attention as I can when I'm there. Any advise?
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Monday May 9, 2005 7:22 am |
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Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 10073
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Can I ask some things:
1) Is your parrot wingclipped?
2) Do you allow your parrot on your shoulder?
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Monday May 9, 2005 7:50 am |
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Greg Sujecki
Experienced flier
Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 1650
Location: Australia,Melbourne |
| re:biting Question? |
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Hi, as for biting when l intoduce friends or strangers l have found talking to people for a while 10 or what ever minutes ignor your parrot.I find then while l am socalizing with other people the parrot will want attention,well  if l keep ignoring my parrot an still keep conversating with people,he will then demand (attention) by chewing my ear(for example).Then l know l have my parrot's attention.So l let my parrot on my hand between me and the person l'm having a talk with.A few minutes later while l'm still talking, but have introduced my parrot without the stranger trying to pick my parrot up....bang the parrot has had enough an wants to check out the new
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member.By now he is on his/her shoulder checking out there head and shoulder and l tell my subject(person)not to worry or try to handle him.After a while the parrot accepts the person and now it's just us not me and him,it's the flock.Just like in the parrot world when you introduce a new member.The flock don't jump on him/her they are scared so the only way they can show you is biting.Unless they can fly away. Eventually while the new member is there they accept it for it doesn't pose a threat.So like out there in the wild take it slow and easy don't rush when you do things, for we Humans forget that, that's what life is all about?  |
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Monday May 9, 2005 9:52 am |
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Rain
Egg
Joined: 06 May 2005
Posts: 6
Location: Cape Town, South Africa |
Hi Admin
Yes, my parrot is wingclipped and I do allow him on my shoulder, as this seems to be where he immediately goes after climbing onto my hand. |
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Monday May 9, 2005 11:45 am |
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Rain
Egg
Joined: 06 May 2005
Posts: 6
Location: Cape Town, South Africa |
Oh, another thing:
My husband is scared of my parrot, because he was bitten by parrots a lot as a child. So I can't get them to get along. My parrot constantly wants to socialise with him or bite his shoes when he is walking around freely and we are sitting on the couch. It's difficult deviding my attention between my parrot and my husband. They both become very jealous of each other. |
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Monday May 9, 2005 11:50 am |
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Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 10073
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Can you disallow him to go to your shoulder?
This may help a lot.. When he's perched on your hand, you've got more 'control'.. |
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Tuesday May 10, 2005 8:37 am |
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Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 10073
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I see, he is scared of those beaks! Can you talk him into training your bird with a perch? (Bird steps onto perch that he is holding)
Please don't allow him on the floor, as he might think it's a game to chase toes.. |
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Tuesday May 10, 2005 8:39 am |
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Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 10073
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Wow Greg!
Are you familiar with the five step program? Have you read it?
It's almost like is described there.. Parrots indeed don't like people running to them right away.
Also, inside a cage, they tend to be more 'insecure'.
My avian vet recommends to get a parrot out of its cage whenever you have visitors.
Where did you learn to act like this? |
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Tuesday May 10, 2005 8:49 am |
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Greg Sujecki
Experienced flier
Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 1650
Location: Australia,Melbourne |
Sue,that's good to hear from an avian vet,though l'm not aware of the five step program.I enjoy wacthing the behaviour of birds not just parrots through my experiance with them since i was a child.That's where l have come up with these idea's,very flattered though  |
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Wednesday May 11, 2005 9:02 am |
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Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 10073
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Wow, I think you did a great job observing & converting what you saw into your own interaction with birds..
Really impressed! |
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Wednesday May 11, 2005 9:04 am |
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Greg Sujecki
Experienced flier
Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 1650
Location: Australia,Melbourne |
thanks,glad to help Might not work with all parrots, but if there are some parrots out there that it does, my observation is worth the interaction that l try to have with parrots. |
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Wednesday May 11, 2005 9:24 am |
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Rain
Egg
Joined: 06 May 2005
Posts: 6
Location: Cape Town, South Africa |
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Hi again
I understand what you mean that when the parrot is on your hand, you have more controll. The only problem is that my parrot tends to jump off my hand after a while or really addemently climb onto my shoulder. About have him walk around - he so loves to walk around on the floor and play with a whole host of toys. We don't have space for a play-perch for him to sit on. The only other thing he can sit on is the top of his cage, which has a perch on it, that also serves as an opening for him to freely climb in and out of his cage, once we've opened the top.
I'll try my best to "train" my husband and parrot to use the perch. Thanks for the great advise.
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Monday May 16, 2005 11:31 am |
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