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Pet Forum / Birds / Parrots / January 2005Biting bird
I got a beautiful cockatiel in Nov. He is great with me and loves to spend all his time out of the cage. He has started biting anyone else who gets near him. How can I stop this. Also can anyone reccomend a good, basic book that deals with training. This is our first bird and we want to make sure we do things right. Thank you > This is our first bird and we want to > make sure we do things right. > > Thank you Doing things right starts before you buy the bird, not after the behavioral problems become a problem due to the fact that you had no clue how to do things right. ZQ >> This is our first bird and we want to >> make sure we do things right. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > ZQ Well there ya go, thats pretty helpful. >NOT< > Well there ya go, thats pretty helpful. Ignore him, Nat. It was a typical post from a fuckwit like Jynx. He thinks he's better than everbody else. >>> This is our first bird and we want to >>> make sure we do things right. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >>NOT< and your post was? ZQ > I got a beautiful cockatiel in Nov. He is great with me and loves to spend > all his time out of the cage. He has started biting anyone else who gets > near him. How can I stop this. Also can anyone reccomend a good, basic > book that deals with training. This is our first bird and we want to > make sure we do things right. Anthony, Just ignore Zach Q., he's a trolling c**t who's only after attention. Sad lonely geyser. I think the "Dummies" range has a good book out on the subject of Tiels... "Cockatiels for Dummies" (I'm not being a smart arse or calling you a dummy, that's just the name of the book). I'm sure there are others as well. Do a Google search or maybe check out amazon.com or your local book shop. Breed him. Use a condom. > I got a beautiful cockatiel in Nov. He is great with me and loves to spend > all his time out of the cage. He has started biting anyone else who gets [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Thank you > I got a beautiful cockatiel in Nov. He is great with me and loves to spend > all his time out of the cage. He has started biting anyone else who gets [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Thank you I had the same problem with one of ours, it is bonding to you, have whomever else always have its fav treat or toy in hand when they are near and lots of patience and a little bit of you out of the birds sight when others are trying to be social with the bird, patience, patience, patience and time. Good luck :-) TLC Unfortunately others do not "own" the bird and want it put down 'cause it bit them. (poor babies) > > I got a beautiful cockatiel in Nov. He is great with me and loves to > spend [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > TLC Maybe the bird feels threatened. Birds use their beaks to get to know people and things. Since they can't reach out with a hand like we do, they use their beak to explore the world around them by tasting and chewing. Even after nine years with my cockatiel, there are days when he just does not want to be bothered. He feels threatened by fingers, he must think of them as snakes. Their moods will vary when they are molting & during nesting/mating. Beware of the hissing for that is a sure sign he is saying "Don't mess with me!" Sugar's mom > I got a beautiful cockatiel in Nov. He is great with me and loves to spend > all his time out of the cage. He has started biting anyone else who gets [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Thank you >Beware of the hissing for that is a sure sign he is saying "Don't mess with me!" Hehehe tell me about it. Rouge is hissing this morning and sitting on his "nest", rushing over to pick a fight when I walk past. Little bugger. Best to leave them be when they are in these moods. > I got a beautiful cockatiel in Nov. He is great with me and loves to spend > all his time out of the cage. He has started biting anyone else who gets > near him. How can I stop this. Bite him back? Also can anyone reccomend a good, basic > book that deals with training. This is our first bird and we want to > make sure we do things right. > > Thank you "Citizen_Lame" dickwad@lameserver.net wrote in message news:jz_Hd.409$9W2.122@fe39.usenetserver.com... > Bite him back? Typical moronic post from you, Cain. >> I got a beautiful cockatiel in Nov. He is great with me and loves to > spend [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> >> Thank you LAME BRAIN cain, USELESS AS EVER. > Bite him back? Ohhhkay! That was informative.... and useless as ever! >> Bite him back? > > Ohhhkay! That was informative.... and useless as ever! Better advice than you ever give LAME BRAIN, you are just useless. > >> Bite him back? > > > > Ohhhkay! That was informative.... and useless as ever! > > > Better advice than you ever give LAME BRAIN, you are just useless. Ray, I was the one that said it was informative and then useless.... ;-) >> >> Bite him back? >> > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Ray, I was the one that said it was informative and then useless.... > ;-) What would that information change? ZQ > >> >> Bite him back? > >> > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > ZQ What would that information change? Hmmm, let me think..... If he knew it was me, he wouldn't have said that in the first place.. >> >> > "Citizen_Cain" <noemailhere@askmenicely.invaild> wrote in > message [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > What would that information change? Hmmm, let me think..... If he knew > it was me, he wouldn't have said that in the first place.. Too true. >> >> > "Citizen_Cain" <noemailhere@askmenicely.invaild> wrote in > message [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > What would that information change? Hmmm, let me think..... If he knew > it was me, he wouldn't have said that in the first place.. Whether it was said or not it's validity remains. ZQ > Better advice than you ever give LAME BRAIN, you are just useless. ***ROFLMAO*** That was LT, Ray..... hehehehe I have not experienced that with a Tiel of ours. Never let anyone put their hands inside his cage. He probably is scared. Make sure other people approach him slowly and that they do not try to point their fingers at him but instead have them try the step up command. Also go to one of the Tiel websites that have great information on behavior. http://www.cockatiels.org/articles/library.html http://www.cockatiel.com/ If you thing your Tiel bites you should see my Quaker, but that is their nature if they are strongly bonded to one person [me]. Moses does not just bite, he clamps on like a vicegrips but people don't believe it until they stupidy try besides my warnings. I have two nicknames for him - the flying Pit Bull and the flying garbage disposal but he is my buddy and God help the person that tries to lay a hand on me while he is nearby. --- Steve >I got a beautiful cockatiel in Nov. He is great with me and loves to spend > all his time out of the cage. He has started biting anyone else who gets [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Thank you |
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