Posted by stir the pot on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 06:35 :: Cockatiels
Kitty Kitty is almost 3 years old, and very friendly. You can pet and touch him just about anywhere, he talks and whistles, really a bird owners dream. Except for the fact that I have trouble in the morning when i reach into his cage to change out his food. He gets the same way if i walk up with a treat on a clip or something and try to attach it to his cage. He gets angry and charges and bites when i try to take out or put back anything that has to do with food. He screams while i walk into the kitchen with it, and while i walk back, and when i put it back in his cage he is attacking me the entire time. I have tried to push my hand into the bite, and he falls back a bit and then procedes to scream and flail like a malfunctioning fire alarm, and the "ignoring him and letting him bite" is getting messy because eventually he bites harder and draws blood. Even stranger is at different times of the day when i open his cage and reach in to take him out to play, he eagerly jumps up on my hand before i even give a step up command, even if he's sitting right next to his food bowl. I have tried changing his feed times so he won't know when I'm coming for him or his food, but he always seems to know the difference. He has a mirror, on that side of his cage. Some say I should remove the mirror; he really seems to enjoy his reflection though, talks to himself and me constantly, and it has never been a problem before... my fingers hurt and I need help... thanks in advance
