when my son puts him on his shoulder he will tap his fingers on his shoulder and rocket will try biting them not in a really agressive way (unless he is havin a mood day) but just bite them .my son grabs his beak gently and just holds it then lets it go each time he does this rocket becomes less and less interestd in biting his fingers in a sense and it seems to actually become a ,after a bit hes not pinnig anymore and seems like when his going to bite hes waiting for my son to hold his beak. and i must stress this is done very gently rocket can pull away at any time there is no force and my son lets him bite his fingers and says hes not biting hard his laughing while its all going on ....so do you think it is a game or battle of the minds ,whos bluffing who?
im just not wanting to set a behaviour code for fingers but he seem to like the shoulder finger game lol.its only if you suddnely reach at him or try to pet him he gets all lungy and nippy. ........is this all a big mistake as far as boundries go?
I have done this with both my birds and it does seem to stop the biting. I know a birds beak is sensitive but just holding the upper mandible with your thumb and index finger very lightly (so that they can easily pull away) doesnt seem to distress my birds and they don't get any more aggressive. If anything they are more calm and just stare at me as if confused.