A week ago, we bought a tamed 3 months old green cheek conure for our daughter who just turned 3, we loved the bird and gives him the attention he needs, but my daughter gives him too much attention, and this morning he bit her, shes ok, but im concern about her,
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I've been bitten many, many times by parrots. I have never had a bite cause any infection or disease.
Even tame parrots bite. They don't do it to hurt people(unless they are defending themselves). A young bird just has to learn what it can and can't get away with.
If you notice two birds together, they they play rough. My two Macaws bite each other really hard sometimes. They usually don't draw blood, but that is the way that they interact with each other.
Conures are usually very gentle birds. Your bird most likely did not want to be bothered by anyone at the time that it decided to bite. They are living, breathing creatures, and they have moods just like we do. You have to observe the bird before attempting to handle it. Talk to it sweetly. Put your hand up to it's cage and see if it is in the mood to be held. If it looks unreceptive, don't attempt to pick it up.
However, you don't want to teach your bird to bite. I have one Macaw that LOVES to pinch my skin. He does it because the person that I bought him from used to yell OUCH. He loves to hear someone yell, so he pinches and yells "ouch" himself.
Treat your bird with respect, but don't ever let him think he's the boss. If he does bite, don't put him up or yell or let him know that you are afraid. Just firmly tell him no and pick him up again(or at least put your hand close to him to let him know that you are not afraid of him).
I hope the bite does not make her afraid of him. It's hard to jump back in, knowing that you might get bitten again, but once he realizes that his bites won't make you go away, he'll most likely quit. Your daughter is very young and should always be supervised while near the bird.
I have never had a bird bite just to be mean. They almost never draw blood. They just want to get their way.
Also, remember that they use their beaks to climb up on people. Don't confuse a reaching beak for a biting beak. My birds are much larger, so I don't allow them to get onto my shoulder. Even a small bite to the face could be a disaster.
I'm not sure I understand the question. What, exactly, are you concerned about? I'm concerned that you bought a parrot for your three year old daughter. A three year old can't handle a parrot properly, and as you've just witnessed, parrots and young children very rarely mix well. What were you thinking?!
Children should not be around birds until they are old enough to understand the nuances of avian care. ANY bird will bite at any time and a conure can sever a child's finger and you should not be letting your child around a young bird--or any bird for that matter until she is older. The bird was probably defending himself--3 year olds are NOT old enough to be entrusted with pet care for a bird--or a cat or a dog either!
Oh, sweetie, a 3 year old child is far too young to have a parrot. Even though green cheek conures are relatively small they are parrots, and parrots are quite sensitive and can grow aggressive. Conures can do serious damage with their beaks.
If your daughter can be taught to leave him alone except when you are holding him for her it might be possible to keep him, but he is a baby parrot and he is going to learn that people are unpredictable and scary, and he's going to learn to be aggressive to chase people away. To top that off he could end up plucking out his own feathers or chewing his skin... believe it or not those are common and serious behavior problems in parrots.
Please consider finding a new home for the bird or returning him to the breeder and think about whether you want to get a parrot when your daughter is a teenager.
I'm sorry to bear such bad news, but I really urge you to find a different home for your little bird, not only to save your child's fingers which can be severely hurt by a conure, but to ensure that the parrot grows up to be a stable and confident animal.
She should be fine.a green cheek will some times bite when they go through there 2s.Just like a child.Birds are alot of responsibility and the green cheek can live 30 years.Maybe you should have started out with a parakeet.
Three years old might be a bit young for a bird as a pet. If she handled it too roughly, it probably felt threatened and that's why it bit her. Maybe show her how to pet the bird softer than she was. Also, birds have strange memories and it might remember that she handled him too roughly. You should continue to be social with the bird and handle it so it doesn't go wild and when she is older she will have a better grasp on how to pet it without being too harsh and it biting her.
I've had birds for over 15 years and I agree with some who have posted, 3 years old is way too young to have any kind of parrot, no matter how small. Parrots and small children aren't a good mix because of how rough kids unknowingly are sometimes.
No Need to be concerned ..
i have a 3 year old, a 4 year old and an 8 year old. i have a blue crowned conure, a sun conure, an african grey, 6 lovebirds and 4 parakeets. i have been bit quite a few times and it hurts a lot. you can have birds and kids, as long as the bird is your responsibility and your child only handles him under your supervision, the baby should be fine. my 3 year old is the most involved with the birds, and she knows she might get bitten, and although im ALWAYS there when she pets them, im not always able to prevent a bite. the times she got bit, she said- bad bird!! and put themm down, none of my birds are aggressive but i control how much she handles them and i stop her from bothering them too much. kids cant resist birds, so just keep an eye out and dont let her become afraid of your conure, they pick up on that and bully people who they know they can scare. i taught my daughter if she feels afraid at any point, not to cry, just put him down and walk away- at this point even my biggest bird knows better than to bite kids!!!
For a kid that is only three...try a hamster, with none or only supervised handling by her.
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