Ouch!!

[Ramsis the 5th and a half]

That's right! My bird bites! She's a female Indian Ring Neck. We've had her for like half a year now, bought her from some other dude who just wanted to get rid of her... now I know why :S

Anyways with my mom abroad and all it's my duty to give her food every day and clean up her cage. She never said anything to my mom but to me and just about everyone else in the house she's brutal! She bites non stop. Whenever my bother walks past her cage she jumps right at him even though he's miles apart from her she still tries to get a bite! She's even more deadly in the morning, all that stuff is about the rest of the day! She bites grabs on and just starts fiddling around twisting here and there! She's was like this even when my mother was around. If anyone thinks this biting habit is in a mourne for my mom... don't! Because SHE'S A MENACE!!!

But after all that she sits down in one corner of her cage and tries to get the attention of the bitten by some weird and mostly cute calls and whistles. And if the bitten doesn't respond she doesn't eat, drink or even sleep till that person says something to her.Sshe just hangs on to the side of her cage like cliffhanger and starts flapping her wings again to get that bitten to pay attention!!

Question: What do I do to get her to stop biting?!? She's cleared out all the band aids we have in the house! I've gotta go get a few new packs now!!

Side Note: She's roughly a year old but we've had her for 6 months, just if you were wondering.

[Anna Robin aka Annie]

Whenever my bother walks past her cage she jumps right at him even though he's miles apart from her she still tries to get a bite!

That sounds like my grandmother's senegal.

Anyways with my mom abroad and all it's my duty to give her food every day and clean up her cage. She never said anything to my mom but to me and just about everyone else in the house she's brutal! She bites non stop. Whenever my bother walks past her cage she jumps right at him even though he's miles apart from her she still tries to get a bite! She's even more deadly in the morning, all that stuff is about the rest of the day! She bites grabs on and just starts fiddling around twisting here and there! She's was like this even when my mother was around. If anyone thinks this biting habit is in a mourne for my mom... don't! Because SHE'S A MENACE!!!

But after all that she sits down in one corner of her cage and tries to get the attention of the bitten by some weird and mostly cute calls and whistles. And if the bitten doesn't respond she doesn't eat, drink or even sleep till that person says something to her.Sshe just hangs on to the side of her cage like cliffhanger and starts flapping her wings again to get that bitten to pay attention!!

Question: What do I do to get her to stop biting?!? She's cleared out all the band aids we have in the house! I've gotta go get a few new packs now!!

Side Note: She's roughly a year old but we've had her for 6 months, just if you were wondering.

Now that is odd. Caruso doesn't like my brother but she's fine with the rest of the family.
Maybe you sould look into Clicker Training. it's up to you.

[Ramsis the 5th and a half]

whats clicker training???

[Anna Robin aka Annie]

A clicker is a small piece of metel. when you press it, it makes a CLICK sound.
Here is a list of some of the things it can do:

1. Depressed birds regain their joy in life
2.One-person birds warm up to other family members
3.Scared birds learn to cooperate with simple care such as nail clipping
4.Undesirable behaviors such as screaming and biting fade away
5.Baby birds grow up to be outstanding companions
6.Rescued and older birds learn to trust, love, and play
7.Birds win new friends with appealing tricks and games
and more

and that’s just the beginning.
I just started and Caruso loves it.

[LtlWngdAngl]

That sounds EXACTLY like my IRN....

My IRN wont hear of being clicker trained....and I'm not sure you're up for that challenge.

If you want the biting to stop, just don't try to handle her...plain and simple. Mine is the meanest thing if you're trying to handle him, but if you let him pick a goldfish cracker out of the bag or give him a french fry container and just sit and talk to him, he's seemingly as sweet as pie. I love spending time with him now, I just know that I can't handle him by hand.

[Ramsis the 5th and a half]

Well my bird is a menace but I still do manage to get her out of the cage... with a towel wrapped around my hands but she gets out of the cage none the less!

I've started some clicker training for her will see how that works out.

Thanks for the help.

[Monica]

Sometimes the best that can be done is to ignore those bites... but with a beak such as that twisting and chewing, I KNOW it's hard! I am curious though as to her reaction to every family member... I'm not too sure on your mother, though from the sounds of it she dislikes your brother the most... Sounds like possible abuse from a male human (for animals the birds do not have to be physically abused to be abused... the person could be abusing another person so that animal can decide to hate that one sex because they are afraid that something bad will happen to the other person).

Some have done quite well with clicker training though I never tried hard enough and I'm taking the slow and easy way instead... atleast with Noel, my conure, and Clyde, the newest! I received Noel free, with all supplies, from a stranger, and she was biting, screaming, and mutilating herself. I was only 14 at the time and it has now been over 3 years and about 3 months... She now LOVES kisses, though not really social she is now willing to hang out with me more often (or atleast for longer periods of time, but of course since this month so this is rather new), and will normally only cuddle and accept headscritches underneath a blanket.

You could try doing towel games as well! You can get a copy of Guide to Companion Parrot Behavoir, and towards the back of the book it goes into a bit of detail on some towel games. You can also check out http://www.landofvos.com/faqs/faqs4.html#faq5 for the "Intesive Love Method". If she is any the type of a cuddly bird she may enjoy some of these and may learn to trust through this. I had started taming Noel under a blanket, as this was far easier than using a towel, and well this was what worked best for us in the beginning. She is even now starting to accept somewhat the handling of a friend of mine. Oh, and get lots of treats, too! Try to find one that she will like (i.e. peanuts, pistachios, sunflower or safflower seeds... etc) and use these treats only DURING training, or right after training to end it in a good mode!