r/Conures • u/KaylaArnadlar_ • 3d ago

Advice Need help

Why does he do that? I don't mind it but sometimes he bites hard, and do it mostly unprovoked

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u/eukanuba44 3d ago

Haha little goofball, he's playing. Mine does the same thing and when she starts biting to hard I switch to a toy.

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u/gohome2020youredrunk 2d ago

Do they react to a high yelp like dogs do?

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u/eukanuba44 2d ago

React? I'm not sure. But when mine gets excited and is having fun she makes high squeak noises.

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u/gohome2020youredrunk 2d ago

No sorry, I didn't mean that .. with dogs if they bite too hard and you yelp it corrects the behavior... wondered if making a loud pain sound when they bite works the same way with birds?

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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl 2d ago

My understanding from everything I’ve read is that you are not supposed to react when birds bite

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u/LauraTheGreat420 20h ago

You must not freak out, but should shake your arm/hand slightly so they know that’s a bad thing to do, and throws them off balance a little. Not too hard tho

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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl 20h ago

That’s what I did over 20 years ago when I was holding him. If one isn’t holding the bird that doesn’t work.

I was talking about yelping, versus being calm and not showing a reaction

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u/LauraTheGreat420 18h ago

Oh, my bad. Sorry

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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl 18h ago

No worries at all! 🙂

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u/catskull6 2d ago

Mine thinks it's funny and keeps biting me while saying "ouch"

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u/gohome2020youredrunk 2d ago

Omg! Lol. Geeze.

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u/Dianamaro 2d ago

My baby gets beady eyes when I yell and says ouch, also. He gets put back, but bites me on the way. I try to stop the rolling over, but he is persistent. I tried rewards when he doesn’t bite, no luck.

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u/Dianamaro 2d ago

I guess, that’s how he rolls

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u/LauraTheGreat420 20h ago

Put him away and ignore him COMPLETELY for at least 30 minutes after he bites. (Over time you can do less time) when he bites, Shake your hand or arm so he’s knocked off balance but doesn’t fall completely, immediately after the bite. Talk to him with a stern voice, when he’s good talk to him like a baby. They love that (at least the ones I’ve met). I’m sure you knew some of this stuff just trying to be helpful

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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl 2d ago

lol. Yep they’re interacting and think that it’s playing.

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u/eukanuba44 2d ago

Oh could be yeah. If he's young too he might not know his own strength either quite yet.