How To Change Biting To Licking

A parrot biting someones nose

Every kind of parrot has long sharp beak. Parrots can be dangerous animals to humans. They can harm humans easily by biting them on their eyes. A lot of people I know lost their sight because their parrots poked their eyes. Visit this to read more about how can parrots be dangerous to humans.

Why Do Parrots Bite ?

Someones hand is harmed from a parrot bite

There are a lot of reasons that cause parrots to bite humans. The most important reason is the parrot's fear. Parrots bite due to an intrinsic defense mechanism. Therefore, you should always make your parrot feel safe towards you to avoid being bitten. The second reason that causes a parrot to bite is when a parrot is playing. When a parrot wants to play, it starts biting hands, ears, and sometimes nose. The last and most obvious reason that causes parrots to bite is hunger. When a parrot bites the fingers of a human it may mean that the parrot is hungry.

A sign showing that parrots are dangerous

How Can We Change The Biting Habit To Licking ?

A parrot is licking honey

We can let the parrot forget biting and start licking instead. For example, instead of a parrot biting your finger in order to show that it's hungry, it would lick it, and you would still get the message. To teach your parrot to do this, you first need to put honey on your finger, and let the parrot lick the honey. You do this by carefully and slowly bringing your finger close to the parrot’s beak. At first, your parrot may start biting you, but by doing this three times a day, you're parrot will gradually bite less and lick more. After almost a week, the parrot will forget the biting and starts licking. Not only you can use honey, but you can also use any kind of Jam (strawberry, cherry, apricot and peach). I will show you a video on how to do this. Open this link