4 Ways to Stop Parrots From Biting
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 26. 08. 2020
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My bird used to bite when I asked for a step up. What I started doing was holding my hand far enough that she couldn't bite it, and wait for her to show me that she intends on stepping up (usually a foot reaching forward). She also would bite my hand while I was holding her if she wanted to go down. I started paying more attention to her subtle cues that she wanted to go down, and if she resorted to biting without showing any cues, I would wait for her to stop before putting her down. She very quickly learned that biting isn't the way to communicate her wants, and so she now leans towards where she wants to be put down when she's done with me.
I have tried holding my hand far enough as not to be bit. My Catalina lifts her foot, but tries to bite. It's like she is luring me in for the kill.
Haha rekt
My bird is a baby so idk how to tell Bc he only gives warning bites but heâs very playful and likes to chew on fingernails and on calluses and he goes hard asf sometimes
My problem is that every step onto the hand involves the beak first lightly on my finger and 95% of the time it's not a bite but ... when it is it's a hard one. I used to think I was brave!
What kind of species of birds u have
The way Rocko closes his eyes when he's getting pets, you can tell he's in heaven..
Allen Earnest my conure those that too
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@@divierteteconmanuel3669 errr, you are on one of the pre-eminent parrot trainers vids, maybe advertising another trainer is possibly not the best thing to do? We get great results following Birdtricks. Cheers.
'dont forget to reward your bird when they're being nice and quiet'
Me immediately petting my green cheek and telling him that he's a good boy while munching on his dried banana
Well said! I do the same for my GCC đđŠđ
I constantly tell my gcc she's a good bird and so gentle when she's with me. But when she indicates it's time for her to go back to her cage, she'll start biting but once she's on, she clenches my finger with one foot - she *has* to have one more bite.
@@KimBouchard mine does the exact same thing!!
The biggest difference in aggression for my rescue severe was the diet change. When she finally started accepting the seasonal chop within a week she was like a different bird. It fixed so many seemingly random aggression issues.
We just took a course on parrot nutrition and they said that some foods encourage sexual behavior and can be turned into aggression. I wonder if that was the case. So happy for your progress!
Can you explain what is seasonal chop and what diet you provided to your birds??
@Taher its a bird tricks signature diet. Its something that all parrot owners should strive to be able to provide.
How did you get your severe to eat the chop? I am dealing with a 4 year old severe macaw that I got 3 weeks ago, he was apparently on a crappy diet. I can't get him to eat much of anything besides nuts. I have tried A LOT. I continue to give him chop, even have tried fruit. I bought the seasonal feeding system but there aren't many tips in there for diet conversion. So I could make it all up, but it's getting him to eat it. He bit me this evening when I was trying to hand him a mango. I immediately put him back in his cage. He's lucky I am hard headed. I won't give up on him. I think his big issue is DIET. I can't even clicker train him at this point because I have no treat value.
It's hard for people who can barely afford to feed themselves buying all those veggies and fruits just to make chop and have them refuse it for awhile isn't exactly efficient
3:52 - 4:30 *looks at my african grey as I watch this who I haven't taken out yet, making the happy cute content sounds. Shrugs shoulders, opens cage, gives scritches and a treat, grey makes happier sounds and flys to his favorite spot*
P.s. my grey is the sweetest and has no history of biting, and is very responsive to me. I just thought it was a sweet moment as I was watching your video. Keep up the good work!
Thatâs what I love about you Jamie!! Youâre so willing to admit your mistakes. It shows everyone makes mistakes but you can always stop it and change it,
The sounds Rocko is making sounds a bit like a cat purring :D That's how happy and content at that moment he is :D
I love how Toucans purr when their happy its so precious
I "tamed" 3 totally untangled budgies in one week and didn't get bit once using the same tips you talk about here.
I honestly started out wondering how I would avoid getting bitten and immediately thought of your words that birds bite when they feel like they have no other way to communicate what they want.
My solution: let them free in my house with every possible way of getting away from me. Not only did this jump start their flight training by allowing them to practice/learn flying skills, but it means that if I push too hard there's no need to bite because they ALWAYS have the option to fly away.
It has been one week since I got them, changed them over to chop instead of seed, and now they fly to me willingly (for some spray millet!) instead of flying away.
Since it's hard to hide spray millet around, I committed to wearing my treat pouch around the house ALL THE TIME for a week so I could quickly reward movement toward me and it has 100% been worth it.
This is exactly what I tell new bird owners where I work because everyone thinks it canât be done with budgies but thatâs exactly how I did it with all of mine. I tell them pick a small area like a bathroom and bird proof it before releasing them and then just sit in there talking to them for a while. Once fear is gone, they can step up.
My bird follows me and flies to me, heâs chill for a bit then starts biting me
*Liar.*
i always love the screaming cockatoo in the corner
Iâm so glad I got to see Rocco. I love his talking. Or bird noises or whatever you call the sounds they make. Your videos make me so happy! Thank you! Hi Capri!! Nana Janet đŁđâ€ïž
So glad you mentioned reinforcing the quiet bird. So important!!
Hello there, how're you?
In another note on biting and bad behavior, I got your 3 books of feeding for parrots. They have been truly amazing for me- our African gray no longer throws food or seed which he has done for years. he so excited every day for his âlunchâ. . I am so glad to have expanded his diet. Thank you his overall behavior has improved in most areas. .đŠđŠ
Hello Kathryn, how're you doing today!!!
I found that with smaller parrots and parrakeets (Its all I have) , if I am copping a bite, I do NOT pull away, as hard as that is to do. Rather, I push into the bite. This achieves two things for me. The bird does not get rid of me WITH the bite (I'm not stupid, I do stop whatever it is, but I do not allow the bite to be successful in the birds mind). And by pushing into it, the bird HAS to let go. They find it uncomfortable and it has been my experience that - for untamed birds and established biters - they tend to dislike that and stop doing it because it does not work
Awww! Rocco is so haapy and content with you petting him!
i have been applying 3 of these techniques. i am so proud
Your toco toucan is so gorgeous! I can tell how healthy he is just by looking at him. You are taking excellent care of him!
Thank you so much I've been trying to make my parrot stop biting, I've gotten her for about a month now and she still bites, but I saw your video and it really made me happy. Thanks
Love your videos. Practical information presented in an accessible and easily understandable way. Lots of excellent advice. As parrot parents it really is essential for us to understand the behaviour, body language and psychology of our little friends. Experts say that parrots donât respond to punishment or discipline so the best way to train them is to ignore bad behaviour and reward them when they behave well. As you so rightly say: Remember and reward good behaviour! Also I love that you mentioned the importance of health - I found out the hard way that parrots bite when theyâre in pain. I had a beautiful little girl Green Cheek Conure who was 4yo and had always been an absolute angel but suddenly started biting me so hard that sheâd draw blood (which was totally uncharacteristic behaviour). I took her to the vet and discovered that she had an inoperable brain tumour that wouldâve been causing her a great deal of physical pain - which was apparently the reason she was biting. She had no other way to let me know she was in pain. Admittedly thatâs an extreme case, but I think itâs important to consider a birdâs baseline health when trying to work out why they might be biting.
Thank you thank you thank you! I would love to see a part two also because I am shamefully admitting to doing all five things that you talked about. Good thing Iâm getting a consultation. You guys are so awesome!
Hello Connie, how're you doing today??
I'm glad I found your channel. Thank you for posting such amazing information! Changing my birds diet to your pallets I feel horrible for feeding him what I've been feeding him BUT I'm glad I have the information now. Thank you! God bless!
Such sweet Rocko footage! I feel like Iâve learned so much about how to read bird body language from this channel, but I still find toucans really difficult to read. Nice to see him so obviously content!
I donât have a bird yet but Iâm planning on getting one in the next few years and your videos have been great help with research
(Iâve also started a journal of bird tips to help remember everything)
Did you get it?
Howd you go?
I always watch my sun conures body language. He hasnât ever bit me luckily!
Thanks for your advice. Appreciate you and the videos you have done. Has helped me understand my bird more and he is much happier.
Congrats on 230K subs, Jamieleigh!
We have a hormonal female eclectus, so you can imagine how much we appreciate this video
your birds are adorable. i have issues with noise or id be all about getting a bird.. love em. your videos are great to watch.
Great Video! I teach parenting and one of my favorite qoutes is, YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY ATTENTION TO. So encourage parents to pay more attention to the good behaviors. Which as you pointed out are so easily ignored. I would love to see more examples of #4. As a new bird owner, I have yet to recognize what "cute behaviors actually are precursors of trouble.. CAN YOU MAKE A VIDEO ABOUT THAT? THANKS FOR EVERYTHING!
I recommend watching their video âParrot body language 101â as it goes over the âcuteâ behaviours that could be aggressive
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I have a Java sparrow which is not exactly a parrot... but he is SUPER aggressive. We first thought it was a good thing that he was biting in everything and everyone (because heâs only 6 weeks old and needs to explore everything) but now Iâm starting to think he could use a little no-biting training haha! Thank you for this video, itâs very helpful!
Hello shanna, how're you doing okay....
Great stuff!â€ïž
You are the best đ„°
Rocky is so beautiful and perfect. He almost doesnât look real, cause heâs so soft looking. Awww đ„°
Omg love this channel
I am going to start implementing these right away - I have 2 maroon bellied conures and one bites for everything! She never used too so I know its something I am doing - I will journal and see, thanks for the tips!
Avoiding the bite resonates with me! My girl started lunging when Iâd try to get her out of the cage, her & I came to a mutual agreement Iâd open her cage & sheâd either come to me when sheâs ready OR stand at her door & letâs me pick her up from there.
Iâve noticed also, that, our girl mostly gets Jekyll & Hyde moments when her sleep is thrown off for 2+ days. It doesnât happen often usually only 1/year when we have an annual event where we leave our home really early & get back home really late. Weâre looking into possibly boarding next year for 4 days so she doesnât have to go through that.
keep up the good work
A random question:have you ever had cockatiels?If yes can you please do a video about them?
Ok if I will have I will
she has at least one. It's "how to tain a frightened cockatiel" but its not on this format, its a client's bird i believe
Thanks this REALLY helped
Thank you so much for this!
Hello there, how're you doing....
Great video! We could all learn something from Rocko... peace and contentment... he's got it down pat when getting his head scratch's anyway!â€â€â€
Hello Teresa, how're you doing today!!!....
Ah yes the age old question... and everyone seems to always have different answer. Thanks for the 5 inputs! Reminded me to be in tune with their body language :)
Thanks for sharing! My cockatiels never bite me, you explained very well! Great techniques. What would the bird community do without you!!
Hello there, how're you....?
Great video as always. We have had our parrot 26 years since he was a baby. He is in cage at night and a parrot tower during day. Both have toys, and good food- but the premium food and fav toys are on his parrot tower. He is âmy birdâ and usually only bites me if he is upset about something. In that case I leave him in his cage for several hours and he usually has a change in attitude.
My husband takes him out in the am because he usually looks forward to the parrot tower, he has used a combination of a clicker and treat for not biting, and giving a very large scream when he acts like he is going to bite- which also has worked.
Another thing we taught him, is to ask if he wants to go to bed- he will call âme hereâ when he is ready to go to cage or to parrot tower. If he doesnât give us the call, we donât. Move him...have had minimal bites latelyâșïžâșïž
My baby macaw was chilling on my lap throughout the video that I played on the TV, then when Rocko started making noise she literally jumped in my arms and was inconsolable. She never reacts to anything (breeder desensitized her very well) so it was unexpected and quite entertaining but I shouldn't laugh because she was really upset. Thanks for putting out the information since most bites are the fault of the human! Good tips!
Hello there!!!
A couple days ago, I adopted an African Grey that a deceased woman got in 1987. Her husband re-hpmed the 3 birds she had gotten since 1987 and then his rescuer gave me the bird. At first it would bite (with no pressure) and was reluctant to come out of its' cage. It liked blanched almonds and would step up when outside its' cage. So, now I have a bird and wanted to say "again", I like your channel. jh
My bird came to me a biter. I have had him 3 months. He is 10 yrs old. He bites with no warnings. Can you do a video about pre established biters? Thank you
Have you had any luck fixing the problems? My family's bird is okay with me but flys and bites any human walking by. Sometimes she even tries to get my dogs. No one else wants to work on training with her in cage, and they give her treats despite her lunging while they walk by. Now she lunges when ever someone walks by.
@@Cat-di9lg both of you target train. Get into target training. TARGET TRAINING. It will help a lot.
Excellent.
I always find your information so helpfulđ. Jamie your potential seems limitless because every time I learn something new. You guys are so good and skilled, because you really know what your doing. Keep inspiring us guys!đ„°đđ€
Wonderful. How can 80 people thumbs down this? Wtf is wrong with people? Do they not have the discipline to follow directions or something. Ugh. Great video. Thank you, Jamie.
I love your guys videos! I recently got a new IRN and he's very nippy! He's only 15 weeks, and i've been working on it since he has gotten here.
Hello Chloe, how're you doing today...I hope all's well with you?
My Budgie training progress is going well, thanks Jamie â€ïžđ
Hello Jenny, how're you doing today!!!
Tips were great, however seeing Rocko and how beautiful he looks with the Sun on those colors of his is awesome.
Nature sure has some of the most lovely striking birds ever.
Hello Kathleen, how're you doing today!!!
I just adopted 2 congo african greys from a really bad situation. One is 20 years old, she's been plucking for 10 years from what I'm told, the other one is 17 years old & he is very aggressive. They've been locked in their cages their entire lives, on an all seed diet.. I've had them for for 5 days. Introducing them to organic produce & been making mash. I let them out of their cages & they are willing. They stay on their cage doors (2 separate cages) I know I have a LOOONG road to build trust. The female doesn't show aggressive behavior, but doesn't want anything hands on besides taking treats gently from my hand. The male that is 17 is extreme aggressive & is out to bite me every moment he has. He's very territorial & full of anxiety. I'm hoping their diet change (I ordered 5 different pellets that were highly recommended to slowly covert off of seed) & out of cage interaction helps. I feel a little discouraged & overwhelmed, but I'm committed for life.
Can you do a video on gaining trust from an abused older parrot? Maybe more would be willing to adopt rehomed birds in need. Thank you for this! â€â€
Thank you for this video! Literally was just working with one of our budgies this evening (had her sitting on my hand eating millet spray). I tried to give her scratches on her head and she kept ducking and dodging my finger. I didn't listen to her cues and she squawked at me and nipped. I immediately had her hop off my hand and onto her perch and removed my hand and millet spray as I didn't want her to continue eating the millet and thinking she was being rewarded. Hearing some of this helped me feel I did right by taking away the treat.
Hey Cheryl, how're you doing...
Per usual, this video was amazing. This time however it came at a perfect time for me. We have a year old miligold macaw that isn't really receptive to training and rewards yet so some of these tips will be really useful until she gets a grasp on the good behavior equals rewards way of life.
Would you be able to do a video about how I can train my bird to not bite other people? She never bites me. Thanks! I really enjoy watching all of the videos you guys put out, they are so fun and informative
hi i have a got a bird and i am thinking about getting a clicker where did u get your clicker form thank you i love your videos
Thank you for this video đ even though I don't need it i think it's a serious problem that people face :)
Hi Iâve been binge watching your videos and I was wondering if you have any videos on how you train your birds to free flight.
Omygod I was just so worried about my greencheek conure biting me thank you so much for this video>
My crimson bellied Conure was so nippy and clingy today until I worked out she needed a bath and an afternoon snooze, then she chilled out and was so much better for the rest of the day
Good video.
Great advice, thank you! Can you discuss what to do if you make a mistake, don't read body language, get in a situation accidentally, etc, and your bird actually DOES bite you? People say not to react, but I've had some pretty severe damage from B&G Macaw bites, and it's hard not to pull away and react when they bite HARD and latch on! Then what do I do after the bite? Try to just stay calm, not cry, and act like nothing happened? I need advice! Thank you!
Nice Video
My bird bites when your holding him I think heâs bored when heâs sitting on you I donât know how to fix it
Thanks for these tips it works!
My Cockatoo bites me alot I tried millet that didn't work but ur tricks worked so ty!!!!
I am a fan of you you are amazing
Always I,portent to talk about the issue of biting, and how to prevent it from happening. Rocco as always looks great (as always), I thought he was going to fall off his perch he was so into the head rub, lol.
Thank you Jamie
Do you have any recommendations for the treat? My 'too seems doesn't like those treats that I bought. Thanks
I am currently trying to teach my hahns macaw to not bite and unfortunately I haven't succeeded. Thank you so much for your videos and I am going to now use your tips!
The biggest myth I read on EVERY CZcams training is that budgies only bite because theyâre afraid. Mine would literally fly over to me to bite me when he was bored or molting. He was not scared but I was reinforcing the biting following advice he needed reassurance aka reinforcing biting. Then I followed my own gut and figure it out and changed his patterns slightly and would not let him on me when heâd show signs he was going to bite. He broke the pattern for sure.
My budgie bites me for the fun of it. He loves to sit on my hand in his cage and play with his toys from a different angle: Bite the toy, bit the toy, bite the toy, turn and bite the hand, bite the toy, bite the hand harder, ooh that was fun and squishy - bite, bite BITE. I take my hand away - he's mad at me taking my hand away, so he bites and holds on. Or he lands on my head and doesn't to come down (his preening gets very rough - he would tear off my eyebrow or eyelashes if I left him up there), so he bites my hand when I ask him to step up. Or I will treat him for good behavior, then he jumps on me and bites when I take the treat away. "I am boss! Give me treats or else!" Some days I think we're making great progress, but the next day he'll be psycho biting bird again. *sigh* My other budgie is so sweet and gentle.
My bird literally tore out my ear piercing today so thank you for this video đ
Ouch! I have had that happen before with my Cocateil Tweetie. I had a freaking cartilage earring and he pulled it out with just a flick of his neck and beak and tossed it across the room.
Lol I LOVE the sun conure âbig and scaryâ danceđđ my Sunday does it when he sees me outside the window. I had a question about playful bites, like thereâs a pissed off full strength bite and then thereâs the little nibbles on my toes when Iâm working or small amounts of pressure as a warning if he feels generous enough to give one out to strangers. I feel like the warning âbiteâ or just moving fingers away with their beaks is actually a useful tool for birds who often meet new people that canât read bird body language just yet, I donât think thatâs something I want to train away. Thoughts?
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I have an African Grey that only bites me, and draws blood. He's about 23yo and we adopted him about 5 months ago. The first month was amazing. He was super friendly and climbed on my hand very gently. After taking him to his first very visit for a check up they attempted to clean out "stones"that developed in his nostrils after years of neglect and poor diet. Because they were so dry and hard, the vet instructed me inject purified water in his nostrils for two weeks, to soften the stones so they would be easier to remove on a follow up visit. Essentially i had to water board Walter (The Grey's name). Since then trust has been broken and he bites me very hard, understandably so.
I'm the one who gives him his food, snacks and takes him in and out of his cage daily (with a rolled up towel).
Although he has a fondness for me.... Follows me everywhere, walks up to me, and doesn't appear to be afraid of me, he'll walk up and bite my toes hard.
He bites nobody else.
I can carefully scratch the back of his head but not for too long and i have to watch carefully that he doesn't bite me quickly.
Any ideas on how to build trust again? Is it just a game of patience?
PS- It's been about 4 months since I've injected his nose with water and no traumatic incidences since then.
Thanks for this! Iâm SUPER nervous about adopting my first âseriousâ parrot. Adopting a Quaker parrot this week. Before Iâve only had buddies and love birds. Their bites donât really hurt.
Iâm visiting an aggressive Catalina macaw tomorrow. Iâm watching as many of these types of videos as I can right now.
I acquired a rehomed Congo African grey a few weeks ago. Everything was going very smoothly until a few days ago. He is not a morning person and prefers to be up late. Iâm trying to get his sleep more in line with ours and my other birds. I have started to put him away earlier and he has started biting me every time I put him in his cage. Itâs to the point that he latches on HARD and I have to pull his beak off me. he had never bit me before and this is really becoming an issue. He now rarely steps up and prefers my husband because my husband never does anything with him except give him the occasional treat. My husband put him in the cage last night and he didnât bite, but I think he was confused as to what was happening. I did not punish him or even act bothered when he did bite me and continued doing what I was doing. I knew he wasnât biting out of fear, but just to get his way. I understand a fearful bird, but this is not that and I am at a loss. Please help! I am tired of having bloodied and bruised hands.
My cockatiel has been biting a lot recently ever since I had to replace his light with an Arcadia Puresun light. The mounting arm is quite close to the top of the cage, where Tweetie Pie likes to hang out. He is awfully close to the light a good part of the day if he is not flying around the room. Do you think this close proximity (which he loves) could be making him hormonal and thus, more bitey? Thanks
I know I am kind of late but I experienced a bunch of biting from my budgie yesterday and he never does that, also he only bit when he was near a computer so I guess he got really territorial about it
I'm not an expert (I mostly used tip n°1 BTW, and to have a keen eye for over-excitement) but I learned it's also important not to overreact. When he (Oscar, Senegal parrot) was still biting regularly he quickly learned to bite and then shout "OOOUCH! OSCAR!!!" because he knew that's what I was going to say next. The fact that it was hilarious didn't make things easier, as he just tacked the laughter at the end of it. So no matter how much pain, I learned to ignore it and not react emotionally. That really helped: his main drive is always attention, even more than treats. Ignoring bad behaviour takes away the fun for him so he mostly stops doing it.
Off topic but, the color youâre wearing looks wonderful on you
Can you please do a video on essential oils and defusers. I have them. And in trying to do research on weather defusers are safe. I love your vids btw â€
Thank you for all of your informative videos. I have a green cheek that is very social but occasionally he will attack my ear and nearly always bites when I take him to his cage. Any suggestions?
been clicker/hand training my gf's budgie lately, he's incredibly sweet and social and well taken care of(other than diet, which isn't terrible at all but he is having a hard time switching to pellets) But he HATES fingers
My GF and i cuddle and i'll move my hands and the budgie makes lil annoying chirps if hands get too near. However, with how much he loves affection and how much he scritches himself on my knees or shoulders, i can tell he wants cuddles deep down. So i started desensitizing him to fingers using a lot of the techniques from this channel, and within 3 weeks he went from not letting my gf pet him to his top of the head being pet. And when im around he still doesnt want me to pet him but he lets me boop him a bunch!! So rad.
Thanks for the information. Our Birdy is growing into adolescence and likes to chew on Mom and Dad.
How did you transition the capturing for "rock out" from aggression to calm?
You are soo reallđđđ
My Quaker is fully flighted. She is not typically a biter HOWEVER, for items around the house that she plays with (i.e. coffee pods on a carousel) she will attack my hand if I pick one up to use OR if she sees something as a threat like when I take the lid off the laundry pods to get one. I have worked on training her to get her to step down and stay while I do some of these things but she is a very determined and tenacious little girl!! Iâd have to cage her 24/7 or sit and do nothing all day except pay attention to her to avoid her nipping my arm because sheâs picked something up she has decided is hers. đ
Hello Maria, how're you doing!
Great video! This video reminded me of something I'd been wondering about? I have a question about essential oils. Are diffusing essential oils in the home safe for the birds respiratory tract? Have been considering getting into essential oils which they ( the people who sell them) claim are so good for a multitude of things but before I do, I would like your opinion on their safety for our feathered friends. Thank you
@Gamaw 52 I have a Green Cheeked Conure. Google a d it will tell you which essential oils you cannot use. I use lemon, cedar, and citrus. Stay away from tea tree, peppermint, thieves, etc.
From my bird itâs moving quickly. If I try to get her out of the cage and I move my hand too fast I will get bit but if I donât sheâll probably step up.That even applies to being out of the cage if she sees my hand coming and it comes slowly usually I have no problem. So as you said itâs really important to learn and be in tune with your particular bird and what scares them and avoid those things.
@BirdTricks a bit off topic but do you have any advise regarding night flights my grey never did it before spending 4 days in the vets i have just got a night light for her to see if its due to being scared of the dark her cage is in my front room nice big windows with blackout curtains she is free range and has the option to go in and out as she pleases the only time i would lock her in is if im going to be out over night
hello thx for this now when i do get parrots i could use this
Thank you for this! How about to stop them from biting others?
I need to know how to handle my African grey when I bring it home from the pet shop next week please..do I let it get used to the cage for a few days or allow it to come out the same day?
Where can I get one of those aviaries for my backyard? Thanks!
Where can I get one of those outdoor enclosures for my macaw and how much can I expect to pay for it? Thanks
Rocko is stunning!
I just got cockatiel and she is ok with me for a moment and then she would attack me and bite me. I also have a Conure and the cockatiel is afraid of her. Shall I keep them in separate rooms for now? Please help