chloebird
Baby Bird
Chloe without a cause
Joined: November 2005
Posts: 15
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Nov 14, 2005 21:02:05 GMT -7
Post by chloebird on Nov 14, 2005 21:02:05 GMT -7
Okay, I have an update -- a happy ending to my previous post. After my Chloe got so uptight and biting when I tried to pet her (which I tried playfully over and over to see if she was bluffing), I put her back on top of her cage so she (okay, so we) could calm down. Well, about an hour later, I slowly walked up to her cage and looked at her from about two feet away, just sort of preoccupied at the time. I guess all CAG's look at people so solemnly and knowingly at times, and that's what she was doing. After about two minutes of us just staring at each other, she suddenly walked toward me and put her head down to be petted! I actually teared up because it was such a beautiful gesture to "make up" for our little "argument". It's like she read my mind, and knew what I needed most.
She seems to greatly prefer offering herself to be petted, rather than being petted without invitation. The difference is major to her. When she doesn't let me pet her, it's only because she hadn't invited me to yet (and she is often absolutely serious and adamant about no petting until invited). But a few moments more, and she would have invited it. Moods, moods, moods.
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Nov 15, 2005 0:35:53 GMT -7
Post by traci on Nov 15, 2005 0:35:53 GMT -7
my 11 month old male will sometimes do the same thing its when he wants to be petted but for the most part he will let me do anything with him, definately moods moods moods.... thou i do love when he rubs his head up against my cheek and purrs.... he can be the lil lover ......... ;D
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Nov 15, 2005 0:58:16 GMT -7
Post by Jane on Nov 15, 2005 0:58:16 GMT -7
This is fairly typical of Greys, if they enjoy being cuddled or stroked they usually want it on their terms so it is best to respect their feelings and wait for the invitation. It is the same with Mitzi, she will decide when she wants a cuddle or a stroke and she will gently push my hand away if she doesn't want one.
Jane
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Nov 15, 2005 7:52:32 GMT -7
Post by nancyd on Nov 15, 2005 7:52:32 GMT -7
I am a bit confused by a post. It was mentioned that you should give a parrot the evil eye and then return him to his cage as a deterent for biting. My confusion is here. If you put the bird back in his cage as an admonishment for his bad behavior, won't he perceive that when he does something wrong he has to go back into his cage, thus making his cage a place where he doesn't want to return? (Like a jail).
How do you avoid this type of conflict??
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Nov 15, 2005 8:01:36 GMT -7
Post by Jane on Nov 15, 2005 8:01:36 GMT -7
Putting them back in the cage means that they stop having the attention they are getting, I don't think they see the cage as punishment because they don't really understand that type of thing. It is more to try and teach them that if they bite they lose your company, something they want, for a while.
Jane
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Phoenix
Just Hatched
Joined: August 2005
Posts: 5
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Nov 16, 2005 19:06:04 GMT -7
Post by Phoenix on Nov 16, 2005 19:06:04 GMT -7
Tango will occassionally bite me to let me know to leave him alone. The one thing that I have found however is that if I show no real response to his warning, he backs off. The fortunate thing is that he NEVER bites hard enough to break the skin or hurt very bad. I have noticed that he is getting MUCH better though. At first I couldn't reach in his cage for him, and only occassionally would he "step up". Now I can retrieve him from inside his cage, and he won't run when he's on top of his cage and I reach for him. In fact most of the time if I reach for him, he will automatically reach out to step up onto my hand. I am learning that they are very wary about giving in and attaching to new people, but once they decide you're okay, you will bond with them rather quickly.
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birdrescue
Baby Bird
Joined: November 2005
Posts: 14
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Nov 20, 2005 11:48:29 GMT -7
Post by birdrescue on Nov 20, 2005 11:48:29 GMT -7
I have an amazon that loves to be petted alot and will sometimes turn to the bite in mid petting. What I have found out is that she is wanting to play. She will lightly chew on my fingers while flipping her head around. A little more scratching and we are onto the lets play thing again.
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