Baby biting absolutely everything for seemingly no reason
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 8:09 am
Hi there! Last week I adopted my first lil indian ringneck, Eo. He's four months old and is such a character, wanting to come out immediately and begging to be picked up all the time. I love spending time with him and letting him hang out with me on my shoulder, hand, or surface nearby.
Here's the issue: he will bite unexpectedly, without warning, anywhere. He could be begging to come sit on me and the second he gets to my shoulder, he bites my neck. Hard. Or I'll pick him up (he knows how to step up and is very good at it) and once he has been sitting for a second or when he sees my thumb sticking out he'll bite down hard enough for me to bleed.
He's always climbing up me to get to my shoulder rather than stay on my hand but will bite my ear if he sees it or my neck sometimes. I have taken to wearing a towel around my neck so he can't see the skin but he burrows his head in if he's looking for a necklace and will bite then too. He also has just found out he can climb my hair to get to my head... Oh my gosh.
I guess my question is: do baby ringnecks just bite everything all the time? I'm trying to detect a pattern or something I'm doing to upset him but there doesn't seem to be one. I can't find a common body language that says he's upset or wants to bite.
I feel as though I should also mention that I try very hard to ignore his biting but it hurts beyond my ability to do so--what is the most effective method for dealing with this? I have tried having a towel on my hand to lessen the pain but I'm not sure if this is the most effective method.
Thank you in advance for the expertise, I just want to to do right by Eo and make sure I can be someone he can love and trust in return for fingers without a million bite marks.
Here's the issue: he will bite unexpectedly, without warning, anywhere. He could be begging to come sit on me and the second he gets to my shoulder, he bites my neck. Hard. Or I'll pick him up (he knows how to step up and is very good at it) and once he has been sitting for a second or when he sees my thumb sticking out he'll bite down hard enough for me to bleed.
He's always climbing up me to get to my shoulder rather than stay on my hand but will bite my ear if he sees it or my neck sometimes. I have taken to wearing a towel around my neck so he can't see the skin but he burrows his head in if he's looking for a necklace and will bite then too. He also has just found out he can climb my hair to get to my head... Oh my gosh.
I guess my question is: do baby ringnecks just bite everything all the time? I'm trying to detect a pattern or something I'm doing to upset him but there doesn't seem to be one. I can't find a common body language that says he's upset or wants to bite.
I feel as though I should also mention that I try very hard to ignore his biting but it hurts beyond my ability to do so--what is the most effective method for dealing with this? I have tried having a towel on my hand to lessen the pain but I'm not sure if this is the most effective method.
Thank you in advance for the expertise, I just want to to do right by Eo and make sure I can be someone he can love and trust in return for fingers without a million bite marks.