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Emma21
Just hatched
Joined: 01 Mar 2006
Posts: 30
Location: Birmingham, UK |
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Hi all,
I really hope someone can help me, My Senegal Bailey will be 23 weeks old this thursday. Over the past couple of weeks he has become increasingly aggressive, he isn't so bad with me and my mother but will literally dive bomb my father and has on a couple of occasions given my father a couple nasty bites that has tore the skin.
He seems to hate men, as he goes to bite my boyfriend also, its come to the point where they won't even come in the room when he's out and about. Although the problem doesn't seem to end there, he has become slightly aggressive towards me also, biting very hard when I least expect it. He will put his head down for a scratch and then will turn and bite while making a growling noise, he bites when I go to put him back in the cage and also bites as if to say 'I don't want to do it' sort of thing. I have tried using the step up command and tried laddering from hand to hand but this just seems to get him more agitated.
I just need to find out if I am doing anything wrong and if I can do anything to solve this behaviour as I want everyone to enjoy Bailey's company not just me!
Your help is much appreciated as always!
Many thanks,
Emma & a fed up Bailey!
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Tuesday July 25, 2006 1:00 pm |
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Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 10073
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| Re: Senegal Biting Issues |
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Hi Emma,
I understand that your Sennie isn't clipped. Would you consider clipping his wings (temporarily)??
This would make the training a lot easier. 
A friend of mine lived with a Sennie who unfortunately flew away and she used to sit under an umbrella because her Sennie would viciously attack her!
But when he clipped the wings she could work with her Sennie.
If you take him back to his cage, could you use some rope perch for him to bite in? (I mean you expect him to bite, let him bite in a perch, instead of your hands..  )
Please don't try to pet him just because he wants to.. Instead, try to keep the petting for things when he's done something very good.
Iago isn't much of a cuddly bird either. At times he is, but mostly he just loves to be around.
I hope this helps.. |
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Wednesday July 26, 2006 9:22 am |
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chispleeze
Flier
Joined: 14 Jul 2005
Posts: 475
Location: Upstate NY |
I agree with Sue. Perhaps you should clip his wings for now. My sennie is also 23 weeks old (tomorrow). Is Bailey beginning to molt? Pickles is and I do know that can make them a little more irritable.
Pickles is also fully flighted, so I understand if you are reluctant to clip Bailey. But it would help for now to give you more dominance and for him to learn his manners. And he can't dive bomb anyone if he's clipped. Once you get through this stage you can try leaving him flighted again once wings grow back in and see how he does.
Though I love having Pickles flying free, I do know that if he starts getting ornery, clipping is the first thing I'll do.
Hope this helps some.
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Wednesday July 26, 2006 1:55 pm |
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birdgirl
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Joined: 25 Apr 2005
Posts: 106
Location: ohio |
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Clipping his wings will be a big help. Then he won't be able to fly to people and attack them and will be a big help with training him. When he is good he can be fully flighted again (I feel safer with mine clipped though because I have had a tiel fly out the door... plus they can fly into stuff and get hurt). When he bites tell him NO (you don't have to scream it just say it in a deeper voice that lets him know you mean it LOL). I tell charlie "NO that hurts" and give him one or 2 more trys and back to the cage for a time out if he doesn't stop (for around 10 minutes). When I go to get him I ask him if he is going to be nice. This usually works because he wants to be out of the cage to play and be with me. When he bites you or the other person do not jerk your hand away because then he knows that he can scare you and that is what he wants. Right now he is testing you to see what he can get away with. Not a fun thing to go through but hopefully he will learn that biting isn't going to get him what he wants. |
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Thursday July 27, 2006 4:28 pm |
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Emma21
Just hatched
Joined: 01 Mar 2006
Posts: 30
Location: Birmingham, UK |
Thanks for all your advice, Bailey has become a little less nippy over the past few days so I've kind of put it down to him being irritable due to the 90 degree heat we've had here over the past couple of weeks. As since its cooled down a bit he's stopped panting so much and has been much less stroppy!!
I will continue to moniter his behaviour though, and have decided that if this happens again for a prolonged period of time I will have his wings clipped as a last resort. I don't want to clip him if I can help it as he loves flying around our living room.
I have also took Fluffy Sue's advice and have started putting him back in the cage with a rope perch, so thanks for that my fingers are now minus plasters!!
Thanks again!
Emma x |
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Sunday July 30, 2006 10:13 pm |
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Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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A that's good to hear that the cooling down had such a good impact on him..
I'm also glad to hear that the rope perch worked for you. Does he bite in the rope perch? I'm sure he'll find out that biting the rope perch won't mean any drama from your side.  (I hope this behavior will extinct now ) |
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Monday July 31, 2006 8:06 am |
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Emma21
Just hatched
Joined: 01 Mar 2006
Posts: 30
Location: Birmingham, UK |
Hi Sue,
He does bite the rope perch but he's seems to be doing it a bit less now. I think he's starting to realise that the rope perch won't move away when bitten so he's getting bored as there is no drama involved!
It was a much apprecitated tip and I will definately continue using it!! |
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Monday July 31, 2006 11:16 am |
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