What are the causes of parrot biting
1. Parrots are bored The most common cause of biting, and generally speaking, domestic parrots are more prone to this condition, because parrots in nature need to be constantly alert and seek food every day to maintain their physiological needs. But domestic parrots don’t have this concern, they don’t have to worry about their own safety, and they don’t have to find food on their own, but because they live in small cages for a long time, it can easily get bored. To add to the fun, slow-moving parrots may become biting.
2. Parrots usually bite their hair when they are anxious or nervous, just like people play with their fingers or hair when they are nervous.
3. When some introverted parrots are teased by strangers, they will also become nervous and anxious, and then they will have hair-biting movements and habits.
4. Parrots form feather pecking habit. Under the long-term pet of the owner, the parrot will become particularly dependent on the owner. Once the owner does not have time to accompany it, it is easy to bite the hair. Or if the owner immediately pays attention to and accompanies the parrot every time it bites, it will easily learn to attract the owner’s attention in this way, thus forming a feather pecking addiction. Therefore, owners need to avoid this situation in the process of raising parrots.
5. Under the influence of hormonal changes in the parrot during estrus, it is also easy to become anxious, resulting in biting behavior. However, the biting behavior of parrots due to this condition will greatly improve after their estrus has passed. In addition, when parrots go to an unfamiliar environment or are oppressed by the environment, it is easy to become anxious, and the phenomenon of self-harming hair plucking occurs because of anxiety.
6. In addition, parrots will also bite their hair when they are infected by parasites. It is an instinct of birds to use saliva to expel bacteria from their bodies in this way. .
The above are some common causes of parrot biting.
Our conclusion: Feather pecking generally does not have a great impact on the health of parrots, but usually only causes the feathers to be messy and unsightly. Cause it to be afraid of cold or unable to fly. Therefore, the pet owner does not need to worry too much about the occasional feather pecking behavior of the parrot, but if it is found that the parrot often has the feather pecking behavior, or the skin has been damaged, it is necessary to pay attention.
