Treats is bonding with one daughterand bites the other.

[PlasteredDaddy]

Well, basically this is my dilemma, since I'm never home Treats is spending most of his time with my wife, 4 year old and 9 month old. When they open the cage Treats almost immediately flies down to the floor where my 4 year old is playing and hangs out there until my wife decides to put him back in the cage. He'll even grab pieces of an ABC puzzle that's she's playing with and drop them on the board!

Here's my problem though. If Treats is on the floor and my youngest is in her bouncy seat he'll go over to her feet and attack them. He's even done it when I was home and my youngest was crawling on the floor . If she puts her hand next to him, attack! If she's just sitting there calmly, attack! I don't know if it's because he's younger than her and has some dominance issue or what, but today when I came home my wife said she was sitting in her seat calmly and Treats attacked her feet and broke blood. I'm just asking what I can do to rectify this problem so my 9 month old doesn't get hurt, and so my 9 month old doesn't squeeze Treats into a pulp if she grabs him while he's biting her. Thanks.

[thebubbleking]

Hrmm i can tell you some birds bond with one famiely member and not others sometimes. my thought is two fold #1 since your older daughter plays with toys it looks fun and them playing together bonds them as flock members. #2 lovebirds dont have hands so they use thier beak to explore and taste and sometimes dont realise they are beaking a little to hard alot of forum members here have love birds that nibble no freckle or mole is safe!

[michael]

Here's my problem though. If Treats is on the floor and my youngest is in her bouncy seat he'll go over to her feet and attack them....... .......I'm just asking what I can do to rectify this problem so my 9 month old doesn't get hurt, and so my 9 month old doesn't squeeze Treats into a pulp if she grabs him while he's biting her. Thanks.

Couple of issues here. ... No.1 .. Although I understand there are some parrots that insist on roaming the floor, please, do your best to keep Treats activities off of it. .. All it takes is one incident/accident, and serious injury or death can result. .. No.2 .. Neither a 9 month old child, nor a 4 year old child, has all the skills needed to properly manage a parrot. .. Thats not to say your children aren't at all smart, but more so, might lack the emotional strength/stability necessary to handle an aggressive bird. (especially when getting bit :omg:) ... Heck, even for some of us adults, understanding parrot behavior can take months or even years!

You know, while most likely not a dominance issue, it could be that Treats is a bit confused about his perception of your 9 month olds hands and feet. .. Might he see them as intruders? ..Yes. .... Might he be trying to protect them? ..That could also very well be. .. Then again, he might not view your childs extremities as being part of her body! .. Fact of the matter is, this is normal parrot behavior you may NOT be able to change. ... While i'm sure your preference is to allow Treats out along with your youngest, due to the risks involved, I can only suggest you find a way to keep them separated, as this is only a recipe for disaster. .. The only other possible option, is to use Treats attraction to building blocks in hopes of circumventing his attention towards your daughters feet. .. This means, building blocks in one area, your daughters feets in another. .. If that don't work, only the latter need apply. .. Unless of course, you intend on providing both with your undivided attention. Unfortunately, unless your Flash Gordon, even that can be a bit risky. .. By chance, does Treats have a playgym? ..........:)