How to train your bird not to bite

A biting parrot is far more common than you may think. No matter how skilled you are with birds, a biting parrot is disconcerting. Birds bite for lots of reasons. Here are a few reasons why pet birds bite:

1. Some bird’s bite out of fear
2. Some bird’s bite to protect their territory
3. Male birds may bite due to raging hormones  
4. Some bird’s bite when they are frustrated
5. A sick bird might bite to get you to leave it alone
6. In response to rebuke 
7. In response to a threatening situation like you raising your hand against them

Your pet birds very much react to how you feel when you approach them. They pick up on when you are stressed, nervous, or unhappy. The worst you can do is approach them when you are nervous/stressed. They will sense it and this will ultimately result in their fear and apprehension. Your pet bird doesn't have much time to think and will most likely respond with a quick bite for an emotion that does not seem to work with its state of mind.

Training your bird to stop biting

It’s also important to note that what appears to be biting isn’t necessarily a negative response in baby parrots. Just like in human infants, baby birds could use their mouths or in this case beaks to get to know their environment. As innocent as it is, it can still leave a mark. Whether your pet is biting because it is exciting, it wants to explore, or because it is angry, you have some options to curb the behaviour. Pulling away or yelling in response to a bird’s bite will actually encourage them to do it again. You need to take the following steps to eliminate any obvious factors that may contribute to your bird's aggression;

1. Inspect your bird's environment for things that might cause discomfort. Do you need to modify its cage cleaning schedule so that it stays clean and comfortable? Are there other household pets in your home that could be inducing your bird stress?

These questions and more need to be taken into consideration.

1. Pet owners should never hit their pet bird. Any kind of negative response would encourage the bird's negative behaviour to continue. Even though physical discipline would train your bird to fear hands, or even you, If trust is lost between you and your pet, putting an end to your bird's negative behaviours will only be more difficult. Treat it as a pet, not a pest.
2. You can also scrutinize your bird's behaviour habits and furnish constant training to know the cause of its unpleasant behaviour and proffer a solution to it. It is crucial to stick to a set training plan (as advised by your pet vet) so as to disrupt the possible onset of a habit of behavioural issues.
3. While you manage your biting bird, be cautious. Even though bird bites are painful, they can also be severe. Big parrots have very strong beaks, and bird owners must understand that even sweet, tame pets can induce these sorts of severe injuries in the blink of an eye if they get frightened or otherwise upset.

Handling and taming aggressive parrots

Not every parrot owner can be a natural-born bird trainer, but just about anyone can get a bird into being handleable with patience and effort. To do this, you have to move to a neutral location, avoid yelling or gesticulating in a way that suggests you are angry, avoid the show of frustration or anger as this could be read by your bird and frustrate the whole process of taming in the first place, build trust, focus on repetition, and most importantly, come with parrot-treat-bars or Nuts-in-shell for parrot to reward your bird.