Why is my baby conure biting me all of a sudden? There was no sudden environmental change at the time. After the forth day she gets really bitey, not a few nibbles, she breaks skin and has me bleeding, at first i dont react to it, as told from online videos, and let her deeply penetrate my flesh. by faeclarinet » Thu Aug 06, 2015 1:48 pm Hello, I adopted a baby pineapple GCC last Thursday and this whole last week he's been progressing really well and allowing me to pet and hold him, with a few nips here and there, but now today all of a sudden, he is being mr. grumpy feathers. Thanks so much for any and all advice! There are several reasons that a bird might beak you as opposed to giving you a true bite. He does not bite my boyfriend or any random person that comes into our house that he thinks he has a chance of getting his head scratched. Please help. Let me give you a history of my Gray Leo. All of your bird’s seemingly unpredictable behaviors can be largely predictable if you accept that they are part of a whole repertoire of natural instincts. Find answers to all your questions like why does my parrot bite, how to teach my parrot to step up without biting, how to teach my parrot to talk, how to train my parrot tricks, how to freefly parrot. First, birds routinely use their beaks as a third hand to test the strength of perches to generally check out the physical rigidity of all climbing structures, including its owner's hand before they step up. My bird has started biting me. By establishing a few basic rules early on in your relationship with your bird, you can work through these behavioral issues, and your pet … I have had him for a bout 3 months now and over the last day has started to bite me and wont get on my finger when i have him out. My parrot wont stop biting hard I've had my jenday conure for about a week now, the first 3 days she was very sweet letting me pet her, she would step up, and would overall be good. Can I fix this? New bird owners often confuse this exploratory beak usage with being bitten. He's not hungry, because i just filled up his food and water. his cage is clean, and i can not work out what is wrong. At the time I was Leo was given to me back in the winter of 2008 while I was visiting my parents in Florida. He hasn't bit me since i got him. Come talk about all kinds of parrots, training, flight, and care on our message board. Leo was given to me back in the winter of 2008 while I was visiting my parents in Florida. I'm extremely confused as to why he was so chummy and suddenly decided to latch onto me. How to teach parrot tricks. Unfortunately, most people give up after the first few bites and don’t understand why their sweet baby has become a piranha. It's just me. The Parrot Forum is an online parrot forum for bird enthusiasts.