Adjust your bird's environment to make sure it feels safe and secure in its own space. With a few small adjustments, most caiques will stop biting with time. We use cookies to make wikiHow great.
By using our site, you agree to our cookie policy. Cookie Settings. Explore this Article methods. Related Articles. Method 1. Present an alternative item to bite. Caiques do not always bite due to aggression. If your bird is biting during play or handling, it may be playing or trying to balance itself on your hand. Remove your hand and give your caique something like a toy or long stick to bite instead.
Eventually, your caique should learn these are appropriate objects to bite over fingers. Slow down what you're doing. If your caique starts biting, this can be due to excitement. Playing or petting that's going too fast can cause a caique to get excited and bite.
Stop and slow your own energy. Do not wave toys as fast and slow down the pace of your petting. This will usually stop your bird from biting. Remove your hand or fingers from your bird. Caiques often bite when being held. If your caique is nipping your fingers, lower them slightly so they're out of your bird's reach.
If your caique bites the hand that's not holding it, move this hand out of your bird's reach. If they can't nip your fingers or hands, they'll have to learn how to balance without biting. If caiques learn better balance, it will eventually lead to less biting overall. Blow air onto your bird's face. In general, it's better to distract a caique from biting than to yell at it or scold it.
Gently blow air onto your bird's face when it bites. This should not upset or scare your bird, but the sensation will distract it from biting. Place your bird on the floor. Caiques are social birds that actually enjoy being handled by their owners. If they see biting leads to less handling, they'll eventually learn to stop. If your caique does not stop biting after you attempt to distract it or offer it an alternative object to bite, set it on the floor. If you do this consistently each time your caique bites, it will stop biting to avoid being ignored.
Will be be like this always? Thanks for all your advice! Your caiques body launguage is saying leave me alone. Don't try to force it.. Just give them extra special toys and have your company ignore them It is not a puppy and he is truly telling you NO You have said yourself you see this Respect it and your bird will be so much happier and so will your company.
Maybe set up a fun place away from the room that you are in while company is there. I was hoping he would be possible to be around also when people came over - like before. I'm not forcing him at all. However I wish there was a way that he could be enjoying company like he used to. Mitzi Jogging around the block Avenue Veteran. My caique when younger liked company but after turning 2 will attack anyone who comes near including me and my husband.
We have found it is best when company comes over to leave him in his cage in the bird room and not let company in that room.
I think this is just a caique things as my other birds could care less if anyone is over or not. That is just sad I always heard that caiques are very social and likes attention. Of course they too can be moody and have an attitude, but that's normal. I really wish he would be happy around people.
Any other input? He may also be at the stage where he will test his boundaries with you. Just let him be happy around you and your housemates. Our caique is normally OK with us, just can not stand visitors including our own adult children.
He really hates my son for some reason. My son has never even touched him and he hates him! Mystics Mom said:. This might help a little with understanding their moods The good, the bad, and the ugly about caiques Avian Avenue Parrot Forum. Celebirdy of the Month. I do not let my caique out when I have visitors.
He becomes aggressive. It seems like he cant decide if he wants to be friends and doesnt know how to react. He has never bitten anyone, but I recognize his behavior and will not let him out of his cage when visitors are here.
Unfortunately, caiques can be very aggressive animals. They are also very intelligent. I believe my boy is excited to see visitors but also angry at me for spending time with them and not him. He also may be angry at the visitors for capturing my attn.
He gets even angrier that he is not let out of the cage to interact with them. But I wont risk a bite, so he stays in the cage. Managing his aggression has been a big chore over the last few years, but he and I have made a lot of progress. Close Menu. Home Forums Species Specific Caiques. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Caique Biting. Thread starter Meekmeister Start date Feb 14, Meekmeister New member. Oct 30, 49 0 Florida Parrots Meeko a male 6 year old white-bellied caique. I have already posted this in "Behavior" though I was hoping others with caiques could help me, maybe it's a caique thing?
This is what I have written "Meeko my 6 year old caique is notorious for deciding he doesn't like you anymore, he takes a turn for people he is usually fine with and starts attacking them and never lets them touch him again. I've always ignored it because he's my bird and him not liking others isn't really relevant to me.
Though the past three days I have been trying to work with him but every time I take him out him lunges and bites me, he's bitten my 5 times all over my hands breaking skin each time, it's a very aggressive bite each time.
I'm not sure on what I should do now. Once he decides he doesn't like someone he completely cuts them out and continues to hate them. Should I start learning to deal with him with out touching? Or are there things I could do? Please help, thanks. He hasn't been screaming lately either, very quiet and he has been humping the rope and some toys in his cage, but he does do it occasionally and hasn't been doing it any more or less. I've never been through this with him before and I don't want to have to find someone else to look after him because he still lets other people touch him, just not me.
GaleriaGila Supporting Member. I pretty much made all my suggestions already, but Good luck! Good for you, for hanging in there! BruceTheQuail New member. Jun 12, 73 0. The poor little guy is frustrated, I think. If you had a little lady for him I reckon he would improve, though he might then become protective.
I am a passionate believer in the birds having mates, especially if they live a long time. It is abnormal for them to be alone, and that is refected by their behaviour. Every one of our parrots has improved in temperament once a mate was introduced.
People say not to because the bird wont be as close to the owner, but I think that is selfish and to some extent baseless, as my experience has been that not having the birds pine for me has lessened the pressure and obligation to keep them amused. I have a pair of black headed caiques.
The male has taken a terrible dislike to my daughter, I think because she often would take the hen away to play with her. I havent figured out how to improve that situation.
With your guy, I'd just use a stick and let him hop up on that instead of your hand.
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