ok heres rocco again but his behavior is changing . he growles at every one that he want to bite. he only bites me . he growls and bites me at least more than 10 times a day. what can i do to make him stop biting me. he also has been to tapping what should i do . please help thank you
5 Responses to “Rocco the eclectus parrot: Some questions please answer”
acgrs8 on
April 21st, 2010 9:29 pm
hes good now and sying hello
keithmci1 on
April 21st, 2010 9:58 pm
We have a female eclectus and she has been doing the same thing, growling and biting. I’m trying to get her to stop by showing her its not a game and its not nice, but she is testing me to see if she can be the one in control. I’m researching for some more tips on getting her to stop. She doesn’t do this all the time, she has cranky moments, and other times she is sweet and cuddly. Right now she is molting and I think her new feathers coming in are irritating her and making her cranky.
timmcdowell on
April 21st, 2010 10:39 pm
All eccy’s will do that when they are that young. He will learn how hard he can ‘bite’ without hurting soon enough. Dont forget eccy’s don’t have hands so they use their beaks a lot for things that we use our hands.
The toe tapping will have something to do with his diet. Google it for more info. Make sure he gets lots of different veggies and only a few seeds and good quality pellets.
My Eccy Harley is on here as well. He’s got some funny videos.
cmsellars on
April 21st, 2010 11:01 pm
He’s gorgeous. My Sunshine (Grand Eclectus) has his moments and used to growl if my hand went too close to his face when he was eating food in his cage. I stopped that by feeding him his favorite treats by hand in the evening on my knee. Pomegranate seeds and sunflower seeds. He then settles down to nestle under my chin and dozes off. Now he lets me cuddle him and stroke him as much as I like.
The7alexander7 on
April 21st, 2010 11:48 pm
interesting bird you got there
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hes good now and sying hello
We have a female eclectus and she has been doing the same thing, growling and biting. I’m trying to get her to stop by showing her its not a game and its not nice, but she is testing me to see if she can be the one in control. I’m researching for some more tips on getting her to stop. She doesn’t do this all the time, she has cranky moments, and other times she is sweet and cuddly. Right now she is molting and I think her new feathers coming in are irritating her and making her cranky.
All eccy’s will do that when they are that young. He will learn how hard he can ‘bite’ without hurting soon enough. Dont forget eccy’s don’t have hands so they use their beaks a lot for things that we use our hands.
The toe tapping will have something to do with his diet. Google it for more info. Make sure he gets lots of different veggies and only a few seeds and good quality pellets.
My Eccy Harley is on here as well. He’s got some funny videos.
He’s gorgeous. My Sunshine (Grand Eclectus) has his moments and used to growl if my hand went too close to his face when he was eating food in his cage. I stopped that by feeding him his favorite treats by hand in the evening on my knee. Pomegranate seeds and sunflower seeds. He then settles down to nestle under my chin and dozes off. Now he lets me cuddle him and stroke him as much as I like.
interesting bird you got there