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I went home yesterday and did the same thing and he reached out and nipped but I pushed past and he got on, like it or not. But when he's out he's good. He's getting smart now before when he reached to bite I would pull my hand out. Now that I don't back down & he knows it, he turns and clibs aw...

Thank you sooo much Angie! Your advice gave me the strength to work past his reaching to bite me. Last night I went home, got his play area set-up on my bed. I opened his cage, reached in, when he reached to bite me(& did), I pushed my hand past it to his body kind of forcing him to step on it. ...

He sees his cage as his safe haven and will protect it to the end, this is usual with most birds. You must get him use to you going in to step him up from his cage, or at least coax him out onto the cage door with treats and then step him up. It is natural to protect their cage, but you can show him...

your welcome. We all have taken bites to end up with a tame bird. Pushing past them and not showing them it hurts, or even pushing past so that the bite doesn't happen is very effective. Is your birds wings clipped ?
From Kyria via e-mail

1st time posting and in June I got my new love, Louie. He's a Lutino IRN, beautiful and such a cutie! I'm here because I need HELP! I'm working with him eveyday but won't step on my finger to come out of his cage. Reaches neck out to bite & eyes turn blue. When I do get him out we have lots of f...

I live in FLA, married w/ grown kids w/ 2 digs and in June got my new love, Louie. He's a Lutino IRN, beautiful and such a cutie! I here because I need HELP! I'm working eveyday and him stepping on my finger to come out of his cage but no luck. When I do get him out we have lots of fun. But I'm sur...