Jul 3, 2014 · I agree. Most parrots are afraid of gloves which can cause the biting to worsen. Also, when wearing gloves it is harder to feel exactly what is going on and it is more likely that the parrot will be injured. I understand the feeling of needing something to protect your hands, but I assure you, parrots do not suddenly start biting for no reason.

Nov 13, 2013 · as an alternative to oven mitts or towels for handling new birds i've had good luck with leather arc welding gloves. i had originally picked up a 3 pack for handling feral cats which cost me all of $10. when i had the untamed conures in they worked great to clip the wings since they still looked and acted like a hand they werent as scared and ...

Mar 21, 2010 · Bites can hurt! Bad! The trick is to react to the bird before it makes any attempt to bite. Use a small toy and place it in front of the birds beak as soon as you see the slightest interest in the bird to beak you. Praise the bird if it touches the toy. For small to medium parrots who attempt to bite, I push into the beak when the bird bites.

Jul 1, 2017 · I dont use gloves for the bird poo but I should probably use them to chop peppers. I chopped up some scotch bonnets then handled the chopped bits with my bare hands. I had a sneeze attack and instinctually wiped my nose and both eyes.

Dec 18, 2021 · They have the bird let's help make it work. Plenty if first time parrot owners of small parrots are equally afraid of bites. Especially green cheek bites. Heck I even remember some one with a budgie afraid of bites! The budgie had drawn blood. I do agree no gloves. Do hands off target training sessions.

Nov 14, 2023 · I would wear long sleeves and perhaps some non-threatening looking gloves when reaching into his cage to clean, feed, etc. Long sleeved hooded sweatshirts are great protection when my budgie Rocky out of her cage because she likes to bite our ears.

Jan 19, 2025 · As my avian vet always says, “Birds are weird.” My macaw was wild-caught 50 years ago. I bought him straight out of quarantine. I was warned to get thick leather gardening gauntlets and to be prepared for vicious bites. I never bought the gloves and my bird was eating out of the palm of my hand within hours of bringing him home.

Jul 14, 2017 · Maybe some protective gloves if you have smaller birds (my greys will go straight through most leather ones, but I had some succes with heavy-stuffed ovenmitts -> it did not stop the bites as much, but their fluffedness made it very …

Sep 18, 2021 · Then something unforgettable happened. She rested her head against the glove and rubbed it into the glove gently, her head feathers fluffed up but her eyes very soft. Now I had some extreme apprehensions about touching this bird without gloves - I have seen the bites they can deliver and even through those gloves they are painful!

Dec 6, 2024 · My bird loves the pellets now, but to get him converted, my avian vet suggested putting pellets out all day, and putting seeds (his old diet) out for two 15-minute periods a day. That would sustain him but leave him hungry enough to try new stuff.