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Im trying to touch my conure parrot but he keeps bitting me Any ideas2007-11-24 17:23:11

I calmly try to touch him but he fly's away or starts to bite my hand. I give him fruit and stuff but he only eats when he knows im busy with something else, I don't really know what to do now. He just about a full grown conure I don't know if that has anything to do with it but you get where im coming from.

Anyways help me figure a way I can be closer to one of my favorite pets I have. Thanks

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Just leave him alone. He'll warm up to you in his own time. One of the mistakes we make with our pets is to rush at them because we want them to bond with us, and many of them require more time.

Actually, just ignore him for the most part except for when it's time to feed and care for him. He has to begin to see you as a safe and stable part of his environment.

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well he might be biting because you might have food on your hands try washing them and doing it if not i would get rid of him

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Take a medium sized pot, half full of water, add sliced carrots, diced potatoes and onions, minced garlic, chopped celery.Oh and don't forget to make dumplings.

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PATIENCE - he has to get used to you first, then you'll be able to touch him . now he sees you as a threat, so he definitely won't let you touch him

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He sounds like my Bruno, who is a blue crown conure and I have him 16 years and he was hand fed as a baby. You really should get his wings clipped so he doesnt escape on you and fly away (mine flew away this summer and it took us 2 days to get him back and a very sore neck from chasing him in huge trees). They are really smart animals and the fact that he will eat from your hand when you are busy is because he is trying to get your attention. I dont know how exotic his diet is but they LOVE pasta- so you may want to take him out of his cage (after you clipped or if you never did it before, take him to a vet to get clipped the first time and have him show you how to do it, it's easy), and put the pasta (spaghetti is the best to watch them eat cause they pull it up little by little in their feet and eat it) in you hand and he will grab it, go to somewhere he can stand comfortably (back of a kitchen chair Bruno likes, and eats the whole string and maybe another. I was taught to not put food in his cage and put my hand in the cage with the food, which he then would eventually come to your hand and eat it-- also try unsalted cashews-

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Keep your bird lower than your eye level for starters. This makes you the head bird. Also, you should wear heavy gloves while handling the bird so when he/she bites, you dont pull away. This makes the bird realize that youre not afraid of the nipping, hence, again it makes you the head bird. They bite to 'intimidate' and conquer over you. When the bird bites, you tell him 'no' and hold his beak between your thumb and forefinger for a moment. Doing this repeatedly (with gloves on) eventually, he'll realize you cant be intimidated and he should calm down. Wings grow back fairly quickly, you could also clip them so he doesnt fly around.another tactic while he is still biting to be in control over you instead of vice verse.