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Re: What do you do about biting
Posted by Verdell on 1/05/06

On 12/31/05, Dee Anna wrote:
> On 12/28/05, Kristine wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> We got our quaker about 4 months ago. She goes through
>> stages where she bites a lot. She even bites you when you
>> try to pick her up out of the cage to hold her. I have
>> started having to wear gloves to hold her. Now she has
>> started biting my daughter's ears when she is holding her.
>>
>> Priscilla went through the same thing when we got her. I
took her to the Avaian Vet for her checkup and told him I
didn't understand why she changed so much from the pet store
were she had been turned back in. She had been so sweet to us
there. I confess I didn't know nuts about birds, but he gave me
some good behavior mod ideas. He had printed an article from a
bird behavior specialist. It also included the earthquake
method and most of all don't respond except for a firm no.
Birds semm to be drama queens! I did alot of reading including
this board. She took about six months to get used to us, and
now she is a sweetheart, except to strangers. She's our guard
bird, and she's not scared of anyone!lol Good-luck and give her
or him lots of love, she'll return it when she is sure she is
safe.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• What do you do about biting, 12/28/05, by Kristine.
• Re: What do you do about biting, 12/28/05, by Dee .
• Re: What do you do about biting, 12/28/05, by MKay.
• Re: What do you do about biting, 12/30/05, by LindaC in OK.
• Re: What do you do about biting, 12/31/05, by Dee Anna.
• Re: What do you do about biting, 1/05/06, by Verdell.
• Re: What do you do about biting, 1/05/06, by MKay.
• Re: What do you do about biting, 1/05/06, by Kristine.
• Re: What do you do about biting, 1/05/06, by MKay.
• Re: What do you do about biting, 1/18/06, by nikole.
• Re: What to do about biting, 1/19/06, by Breanna.
• Re: What do you do about biting, 5/18/06, by Angela.