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New Senegal Biting Chunks out of Fingers Help

Discuss the methods and techniques of clicker training, target training and bonding. These are usually the first steps in training a young parrot.

Re: New Senegal Biting Chunks out of Fingers Help

Postby Michael » Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:27 am

HyperD wrote:Would you recommend to leave the bird in the cage for the first couple of days and not take him/her out?


Absolutely not.

HyperD wrote:Or would you only do this for the aggressive ones?


Not really. With an older rehomed bird I'd have to really think about it but with a baby, you should start handling it from day one. You need to establish a routine and lifestyle of living in your home. If you plan to take the bird out every day at 8AM and 6PM, well then why not start that from day one.

I suppose this would be a good time to do clicker training through the bars?[/quote]

You can but you are making a Senegal Parrot out to be some ferocious beast. Just take it out, put it on a perch away from the cage and do it there. The training works much better that way. Baby Senegals are the sweetest thing and don't bite. You really have nothing to be scared of. Until they get older :lol:
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