CarraghsGem 92 Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 (edited) im now the new owner of a lutino ringneck parakeet, its a juvenile of 6mths, how do i cure its tendancy to nip? Edited September 5, 2010 by CarraghsGem Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Capt Boo 2 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Hi CarraghsGem, been a while since I kept any cage birds, so may of got this all wrong due to age-addled brain...but... most young parakeets go through a nipping stage. It's a bit like kids going through teething. They usually grow out of it in their own time. To help things along, whenever you're about to give your parakeet a treat or something it particularly likes, if it nips you before it takes it, remove the treat. Try again a minute or so later. Give the treat if it hasn't nipped. If you give the treat AFTER nipping, it will associate nipping with rewards, and then possibly never grow out of the habit. (Warning...some don't). Hope that makes sense, good luck. J. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlefish 549 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Do they need to live in an outdoor aviary? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CarraghsGem 92 Posted September 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 seems this one is biting partly due to fear aggression partly due to having learned it gets its own way if it bites, ive had an idea of putting the something very bitter on my hands, then all i have to do is get him to relax, im also going to add his back history was that he was hand reared and only developed these problems after being in a pet home with young kids. before i got him last weekend Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Capt Boo 2 Posted September 10, 2010 Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 Good luck, CarraghsGem. Be interested to know how you get on. All the best, J. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CarraghsGem 92 Posted October 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2010 the ringneck is still fairly aggressive but interacts with us more now, toys are helping the transition as well as out of cage time which he goes in and out of his cage at will during the evening. i named him bundy due to his occassional tendancy to climb up to us when we are not paying him enough attention and attack our faces. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Capt Boo 2 Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Hence the latest profile pic? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CarraghsGem 92 Posted October 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Hence the latest profile pic? he would if he could! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
k94v 12 Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 i was reading this topick yesterday and today i was in the garden and a load of them landed in the tree next door 3 of them where lutinos weve got lots of them flying about here Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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