How To Train Your Cockatiel Not To Bite In 3 Easy Steps That “WORKS”
How to train your cockatiel not to bite, have you any idea how many times I get asked this question? Firstly there is a very simple solution, it’s not rocket science. Cockatiels have the intelligence of a 2 year child so as you would a child treat the situation in the same manner. Not following? That’s ok I will explain myself.
When a child does something wrong ” let’s say they bit you for argument sake” what is the first thing you do, yell at them, spank them, send them to the naughty corner? If you answer yes then this is a perfectly normal reaction, don’t feel bad.
My guess is the minute your cockatiel bits you, you scream at him, flick his beat, or bash on the cage? Now without even asking the question, I bet I am right in saying this, why? Because that is what I use to do, and I created a bigger problem then I started out with.
So without further ado, I am now going to firstly help you understand why he does it, and then teach you on how to train your cockatiel not to bite in 4 easy steps, sound good? Ok here we go.
Cockatiel bit for a number of reasons, in-fact all parrots do, whether it is because they are defending their cage
- Because they are not getting enough sleep
- perhaps his diet is lacking vitamins
- Breeding season
- Being interrupted whilst eating
- May be they are sick
How To Train Your cockatiel Not To Bite – Step 1 Observation.
Find out the under lying reason why he lashes out, start by getting a profession check by an avian vet “ONLY” to eliminate illness “MOST IMPORTANT”.I can not stipulate how important this is, all birds hide they illness, and do that quite well so hey don’t look like easy prey in the wild.
This is natural instinct and unfortunately is life threatening as they usually have a window period of about 48 before it is to late.There is many tell-tale signs, but unfortunately I won’t go into detail in this article.
How To Train Your Cockatiel Not Yo Bite – Step 2 Take Away The Fear By Using A Prop. Ok I can see you scratching your head at this point, what this means is this, you are so much bigger then a bird and your hand thrusting at his face can be quite intimidating.
Let’s face it, what is he going to do, say stop frightening me? No he uses his only defence, his beak.
So let’s take away that fear get your self something like a stick, chop stick perhaps. I use a plastic thing I got from a kids toy, it’s about 20cm long and it works just fine, I can even scratch Boofy’s back with it as my hand is not allowed anywhere near him.
How To Train Your Cockatiel Not Yo Bite – Step 3 Take Action. What you need to do is start putting the stick near your tiel, every time he lounges out at it to bit if his beak touches the stick praise him and give him a treat such as millet on the stick or a sunflower seeds, what ever he like best.
Repeat this exercise over, and over at least 10 minutes for the first day and so on till it happens naturally. Most cockatiels pick this up with in 3 sessions.So keep at it because if you master this you not only stop him from biting you by using the stick instead of your hand, this opens up the gate way for all other cockatiel training such as removing him from the cage,
- Getting him back in his cage
- Have him fly to you when you tap the stick
- Using it to perform tricks
And so much more, this is just the tip of the ice burg, you truly can have so much fun with cockatiel training and he actually enjoys it as well.
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