Ringneck and finger

[Lydia_G]

what does it mean when my ringneck starts "mouthing" my finger ..Ben is approximately 4 months old and while he still doesn't want to be touched he will now accept treats from my hand. Today he did something wierd. Instead of taking the pumpkin seed he very gently closed his beak around my finger. i mean he used his whole mouth :/..what does that mean ?

[Wolf]

This is what is called beaking. Basically it is a natural part of him growing up and it is akin to a puppy gnawing or a baby teething. He is testing the object being beaked .for hardness, texture, strength as well as taste, he is trying to figure out what it is. At some point he will begin to put too much pressure and it will for all practical purposes fell like a bite although he is trying to learn how much pressure he can use on this object so when it happens just calmly and firmly say gentle or something similar and move your finger or push his beak aside gently. You are not trying to stop him from beaking you only want him to not hurt you in the process.