Ear nibbling

[xOmar]

My ringneck has a tendency of biting my ears whilst on my shoulders. He doesn't always do it but it really does bother me as I try not to react to it. Can anyone give me any tips on how to stop the habit? Thanks

[ellieelectrons]

Hi xOmar

I hope someone can give you a tip here... but for me I have two birds and I more or less avoid having one of them on my shoulder for that reason... that's the only way I can prevent it.

I think it's very natural for them to bite ears because of the way they stick out on our heads... it's just too tempting!

Ellie.

[xOmar]

I think putting biting toys in his cage has helped a bit. At least I'm not the only one with the problem

[kimijean]

I think most bird "nibble" on ears at some point or another. Try removing the bird every time they do it and maybe eventually they will get the message. ??

Kim

[xOmar]

So long as its not any "aggressive" biting then I'm ok with it. He'll just have to learn that I don't like what he's doing.

[ellieelectrons]

Yes, I have one bird that nibbles ears and I let him on my shoulder and another that bites ears really hard (usually only if she's worked up), so I try not to let her on my shoulder at all.

Ellie.