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Subject: Re: INDOOR Biting Conure
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Date: 7 Dec 89 15:41:21 GMT
References: <4950001@hpcvca.CV.HP.COM>
Organization: Engineering, Michigan State U., E. Lansing MI
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From article <4950001@hpcvca.CV.HP.COM>, by steveg@hpcvca.CV.HP.COM (Steve Grant):
$ I am looking for some advice on how to deal with my pet Conure who has
$ decided to start biting. He (or she?) is about 6 mo. old and was a hand 
$ fed baby. Until recently he has been the perfect bird. Never bit me
$ hard, likes to snuggle up to me, and is very friendly. We spend a lot of
$ time together and I have tried to be consistent in my training. But now
$ he has started biting me occasionally. These are not nibbles that I am 
$ worried about, he bites HARD! Usually he does it when he wants something
$ (like my food or the cards in my hand), but at other times I see no reason
$ at all for his actions. I usually react with an abrupt movement (it hurts),
$ followed by "NO! Bad bird .....", then off to a cage in the back room.

It may be hard to do, but take the pain and don't show him that he has
been able to hurt you. From my experiences and from what I've heard from
others, a bird will eventually stop biting you if he thinks it doesn't
hurt you. If he is biting often, you want to consider picking up a pair
of gloves.

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