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Conure problems2007-11-24 17:19:10

MY pet conure has a problem with bitting. What should i do?

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I am not sure what it is that you want to know because you did not give much info.

I have a sun conure. He will nibble my finger a little most everytime he steps up. It is just a lite nibble. Not really a bite but to someone not expecting it they would think they got bitten. If you walk up and he puts his head down and opens his mouth and puffs up you are going to be missing a chunk of meat so stay back. In this mode he will come to you to attack. He at times will be walking across the floor and see the cat asleep by the fireplace and he will walk over and pinch him just to see the cat jump. He don't bite hard enough to bring blood just enough to make hte cat jump. If we are eating he will come over and pinch a toe to let you know he is there and wants a bite of food.

Back to your bird, If he is just putting up with you and letting you put food and water in his cage and you move very fast he will nip you pretty hard. Just letting you know to stay back. Try moving slow and give him a sugar cane or hand him a sunflower seed. You have to let him know that when he sees you is a treat. Don't move fast or talk loud. Both of my birds respoind better to baby talk.

If your bird has always let you pick him up in the past but now bites you then he might be molting or wanting to mate. Birds do get mad at you as well. I tried to put mine in a flite suit and he was mad at me for about 3 days. He would back off in the corner of his cage and try to bite me if I got near but he got over it. During this time he would go to my girlfriend with no problem. So he was pissed at me only.