Not hard, do not put him away rather do some ladder work with him,
distraction and education. Take you index fingers, move him from one to
the
other in a "step up" routine, praising him as he steps up onto the other
finger (not much more than two or three minutes at a time). Then you can
place him on a play stand near you. Minimize the shoulder time until he
learns that this behavior is not acceptable. DO NOT over dramatize the
reaction to the nipping as these birds do love drama and you can reinforce
the negative behavior, always calm, never negative, always reinforcing
positive behaviors.
We have raised one or two Parroltets over the years and this worked best
for
us!
Bob Wheeler
onemorebird.com
"General Specific" <brad_pitstain@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> My wife got a parrotlet from a local breeder. She researched the
> birds and would go and hand-feed and hold the bird when it hatched.
>
> She brought it home and the bird immediately bonded...with me! It
> loves me. It goes crazy when I come home and if held by anyone else,
> will break his neck trying to get to me.
>
> Once he gets to me, he will not allow anyone to come near me. It is
> quite funny.
>
> The only problem I have, besides my wife griping that I stole her
> bird, is the biting. He gets on my neck and just sinks his beak in!
>
> I tell him no and put him away when he won't stop. Other than that, I
> don't know how to train him to stop.
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