I posted this a while ago
https://www.talkcockatiels.com/showthread.php?t=160282
where I had acquired a tame hand raised baby and when I got him home he started biting and would not stop. It was really disappointing because he was not nice to be around, I felt like re-homing him.
Well after spending a lot of time with him he is no longer completely obsessed with biting. When I first got him, having him on my fingers or shoulders he would be constantly trying to bite and chew body parts which was painful because he wasn't just nibbling he was biting hard. Now I get him out and he will sit on my shoulder and not bite. But hands are still a trigger for him, he is generally good but will occasionally go into a rage and try and bite down on my hand as hard as he can.
It's a huge improvement, he leaves my ears and nose alone but still bites my hands sometimes but a lot less. Just thought I would leave this here in case some else has a similar problem with biting, for him the problem died down a lot. I didn't really do any training in particular, because no one replied to my first post I didn't have any ideas how to train him. All I did was keep getting him out all the time and spending time with him.
https://www.talkcockatiels.com/showthread.php?t=160282
where I had acquired a tame hand raised baby and when I got him home he started biting and would not stop. It was really disappointing because he was not nice to be around, I felt like re-homing him.
Well after spending a lot of time with him he is no longer completely obsessed with biting. When I first got him, having him on my fingers or shoulders he would be constantly trying to bite and chew body parts which was painful because he wasn't just nibbling he was biting hard. Now I get him out and he will sit on my shoulder and not bite. But hands are still a trigger for him, he is generally good but will occasionally go into a rage and try and bite down on my hand as hard as he can.
It's a huge improvement, he leaves my ears and nose alone but still bites my hands sometimes but a lot less. Just thought I would leave this here in case some else has a similar problem with biting, for him the problem died down a lot. I didn't really do any training in particular, because no one replied to my first post I didn't have any ideas how to train him. All I did was keep getting him out all the time and spending time with him.
