New Quaker biting or testing me?

[Lovemybirdies]

On Sunday I got a 9 month old hand fed/tamed Quaker. He is a good bird and loves to cuddle, steps up pretty easily though sometimes not too easily
We are working on that. But he grabs my hand and my fingers, he does not bite down hard, just takes them in his beak, it does not hurt so I have not disciplined him, told him no, or even acted like I was afraid by pulling my hand away. I do not want it to become more aggressive if he IS biting. Any suggestions?

[jenseits]

Sounds like he's just beaking you. He's exploring with his beak, which is not a behavioral problem; in fact it's probably a sign of affection. You just want to make sure you let him know when he starts putting too much pressure. Take your hand away if he's applying too much pressure and tell him "be gentle"... he'll catch on. "Punishment" isn't very effective to stop biting in any case, so you want to reward him for being gentle and stop playing if he gets too nippy, distracting him by drawing his attention to something else.

Quakers are so adorable!