Comments on: Here Is How Much Budgie Bites Hurt

By: Joann

Joann — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 06:50:08 +0000

Female parakeets will bite harder than a male
They especially seem to go for the little web.
area between the fingers and chew back and forth
It is supposed that the female is usually in the nest
Box when predators come and she is most aggressive

By: Julia adams

Julia adams — Mon, 11 May 2020 19:31:05 +0000

My budgie bit me a lot when I first adopted her. She was kept in a cage and not interacted with much from her former owners though. So,she was very territorial over her cage. I spent time with her every day as much as possible though,and when I had to handle her,I would wear gloves. She is now a very friendly and social bird. We got her a male friend,and she seems very happy. She will nip softly when she grooms our faces at times,but doesn’t bite aggressively often. Only when she has gone into a breeding mode and once when I woke them in the morning and took her by surprise. The male never bites,ever. Just the female lol.

By: Jean

Jean — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:29:41 +0000

I have enjoyed reading your messages.
My Bobby is about 5months and still will not get on my finger.
When I put it near him he shyes away. Although he does eat millet from my hand.
I am very patient with him, but am getting discouraged that he won’t get on my
Finger, I set on the couch right next to him and talk to him off an on all day.

By: Pierre

Pierre — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 17:40:48 +0000

In reply to jacky flay.

Hey Jacky,

thank you for your comment. Your little chip chip seems to be an amazing smart little birb.

Well, when birds grow up they go through some phases, just like we humans do. One of those phases includes testing and biting quite often.

When I was young I had a conure that was raised by hand. You should think that that bird was very tame as he had known humans all his life.

He was exactly as you describe chip chip. Very smart, active, and just a cute guy. However, he tried to bite very very often. He even bit my lip, which was very painful.

Of course, I do not know your whole situation but it seems to me that this is just a phase.

Still, if you feel that chip chip gets more and more aggressive, I recommend reading our article on sudden aggression in budgies here.

Hope this helps, Jacky!

Regards,

Pierre

By: jacky flay

jacky flay — Sat, 05 Oct 2019 09:19:39 +0000

my little chip chip is about 5 month old. he has got a big cage and is allowed to fly freely. he usually comes straight out in the morning and tries to sit on my glasses. then, the next thing is that he bites my eyelid. no matter how often I take him away from it, he does it again and again. I have had to start putting on a hood on my fleece so that he does not climb up on me again. I do not take him out of his cage and he comes freely. we do play and he has loads of other toys. he also has learned quite a few phrases, so he is a quick learner, apart from learning not to bite me.
I don’t grab him and I also make sure that his needs are met. by the way, he does not like millet. lol