Question:
He teases me to let him out of the cage and even wants to get on my hand but as soon as he does he starts biting me... HARD saw like motion. I have at least 10 bite marks and 4 bled pretty good. I know that I am not supposed to move or say Ow! And I don't... right know I am sitting next to his cage and he is desperately wanting me to let him out. If I get close he wants to bite. He comes to me when I let him out of the cage and he'll take food from me but the biting is going to leave me scared if I don't figure out a better way to do it. Once he's been on my gloved hand he settles down after a half hour and settles down but than every once in a while he reaches up and goes for a bite. He keeps trying to sit up on my shoulder but I can't imagine being bit on the neck or face... I cringe just thinking about it.
So does he just hate me? Or what? He's 4 months old Gray lacewing is what the breeder told me. He was hand fed is eating well and drinking.
He paces back and forth when he wants out of his cage and some times goes up and down the bars. Otherwise he just hangs out in his cage and seems to be content. I want him/her to be happy and healthy and I want to not be too scared up as well.
Thanks for any help
. I promise, the more you interact with your ringneck and build up your confidence the biting will stop. It is like a nite and day difference. I have three and they are all very gentile. I had my old female ringneck Regan (I named her after the little girl in the exorcist) because she was a monster. She bit hard and drew lots of blood. But everything stopped as she matured and i could handle her anyway i wanted. Her biting almost lasted a year. Once she learned biting was no longer effective in controlling me--it all stopped. So keep doing what you are doing and hang in there! I promise, the best is yet to come! 
