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I recently purchased a 10 year old Sulphur Crested ...


Sent to Pet Experts August 07, 2006 6:14 p.m.

I recently purchased a 10 year old Sulphur Crested Cockatoo... he is a doll.... he
was not given the attention that he needed with his previous owner.... we have been giving him
all the attention we possibly can... he loves to cuddle and cluck with me...

recently he has starting biting when he knows I am going to put him back in his cage.. I know he
is biting because he doesn't want to go back... what I need to know is how to stop the biting... I can't
give him a time out.... because that is the only reason he bites....GOING INTO THE CAGE...

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated....

Optional Information:
Breed: birds... Sun Conure/Cockatoo

Already Tried:
Nothing really he just started within the last 2 weeks.. want to stop it before it gets too bad
Customer (name blocked for privacy)
Status: Closed   Value: $8   
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August 07, 2006 7:07 p.m. (52 minutes and 28 seconds later)

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