Julianajara wrote:Yeah taking her into my hand is not the real problem, as i said she know targeting really well and do step up by targeting when she doesnt want to step up for no reason. The problem is when she is already on my hand lifted in the air and decides to bite me. I think that I will do what Cml told me, grab her firmly and say NO than put her on the ground, not on her playgym that is the place she intend to go when bites me. Should I grab her until she calms down? Or just say NO and put her on the floor soon enough?? Or should I do somethingelse in this case? Where is Micheal, I wonder what he would told me to do...
I just look him in the eye and say no,then put him on the floor.There is no point in dragging it out, the whole idea is to do as glassonion said; let the bird know it wasnt an okay behavior. You dont want it to be a punishment, just your way of saying no (you cant bite back like a bird).
This is my way of dealing with it and it worksfor us. Afterwards we always make up with some head scratching.
The thing is though, now that she is alreayd biting you, making the grab willl be hard as she will try to bite you, and you will probably get bitten more doing it. I cant promiseyou it will work, but it did for us, and I understand that you just cant ignore the pain.
Alot of people think you shouldnt give out any kind of reaction at all to a bite, and to some degree they are probably right. Grabbing a parrot and saying no isnt the best way, but its a way that worked for us.I cant say if it will work for you or even if its the right approach for you. This was a struggle for us in the beginning as well, as Stitch did exactly what hemp is doing towards my wife.
I really do hope it works out =).
Another thing to consider is that she might be in a moody phase? Try restricting out of cage time for a day or so and see if she calms down? I dont know here, but maybe she is stressed out about something outside the cage which makes her pissed off and needs a little time to cool off?