3 Responses to “why does my tucuman amazon parrot keep bitting and trying to bite me?”

1. Jacob H on July 24th, 2010 4:51 am
   A lot of times these birds find it hard o cope with sudden change, or lack of interaction. Analyze your life and if anything has changed recently it could be affecting your bird. Also they need social interaction, lack of it has caused some birds to experience symptoms of dementia.
2. brucemoko on July 24th, 2010 5:18 am
   I’d need more information to say. But there’s lots of information available for you to solve the problem.

   The following websites offer some helpful suggestions, but your best resource is Sally Blanchard’s book, “The Beak Book” (the full title is, “The Beak Book: Understanding, Preventing, and Solving Aggression and Biting Behaviors in Companion Parrots”). It’s out of print, so don’t bother looking for it at amazon.com, but it is still available for $19.95 at a number of bird specialty shops. Just google “The Beak Book”.

   Websites that might be helpful:
   http://www.rationalparrot.com/biting.html
   http://www3.upatsix.com/liz/articles/biting.html
   http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww12eii.htm
   http://www.parrothouse.com/jh1.html
   http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=15+1795&aid=1515

   Avoid any book, website, or training video that promises it will be easy, or says their one magic technique will fix everything. Reputable bird behaviorists may disagree on the value of particular techniques, but anyone promising magic is trying to sell you something.
3. winterlatisha on July 24th, 2010 5:53 am
   Parrots are fickle little guys. Mine is handtame and she still bites. It’s usually when I startle her though. Also, some birds like one hand and not the other (I don’t know why. My little birdie will bite my left hand no matter what I’m doing with it).

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