Cheryl Allen
Jul 30 2008, 02:50 AM
This is the time of year that Mature birds nest. The tend to get a little grumpy and cage terrortorial. Helpful tips: Move the toys around that are in his cage, if you can move perches around move them too. Buy a few new toys, and different size (how fat or thin they are) perches and maybe some rope perches. Give him a toy that he can shred that is safe-adding machine paper the whole roll. (Find a way to hang it for him so he / she can pull the paper off as needed) Make a newspaper octopus and hang it in or outside his cage. I always put mine outside the cage for playtime outside of the cage. Make sure his/her wings are trimmed as a flighty bird can be more aggressive than a dependent bird. Move the cage itself to a new location, when you can keep the bird from seeing you do it. I am sure others will be along with more tips.
Oh and push gently into the bites rather then pulling away. It's the best way to stay on top of bitting and aggressive behavior.