Second Chance Birds

hi guys im back witha new baby eckie i use to be a memeber of this forum but got lost by the way side lol .anyway im back and i have a new baby eclectus 17 week old male .had him for 3 days today . thers a small problem

hes started nibbling my hand/fingers a bit harder then previously hes got evrything new cage toys the lot .im thinking is maybe teretorial of his cage

but im not sure i want to discourage this asap .i tell him firmly NO when he does it but dont know what else to try . i have a clicker but i dont know the appropraite time to click it and sort of ignore him is the clicker worth using ? any help wopuld be appreciated i love him so much already hes so cute he snuggles behind my neck at night time on the lounge

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I purchase a clicker for use in training the facility's bird.
I have been reading up a little before I begin.
The main points are that you click and give a reward immediately after the bird does something desirable.
You ignore bad behavior.
I'm still reading but that kinda sums it up.
I'm sure there are more tips and tricks I just haven't gotten there yet.
I'm taking a break from scrubbing cage, playground and travel case.

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Congrats on your new baby. I love my eclectus.

I am by far no expert on bird behavior.........however I do have a 10 month old eclectus female and I know that she went through a VERY NIPPY stage. I understand that her clutch mate did as well and I know of two other female eclectus that also went through a very nippy stage. My guess is that they go through this nippy stage and you just have to work through it with lots of patience and as someone else said........do not react and give lots of praise. Continue to handle, handle, handle.

Good luck with your new baby.

Clicker training is somewhat more complicated that what you wrote. You have to shape behaviors, work in very small steps and there are different ways of teaching behaviors. It's not just click and treat. Your click needs to have very, very precise timing also, even a second too late can be worthless. You can just confuse the animal by doing clicker training inappropriately. My advice would be to either buy a book, a video or join a forum (or better yet, do all three) and learn about clicker training before you start. It took me a week or two to read the book, practice clicking, and watch a video before I felt comfortable and even then I wasn't perfect.
Have you had birds before? Sometimes the best thing is to learn to read their body language and build a trusting relationship. With a baby that shouldn't be too hard.
Welcome back.

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