So with summer comes alot of extra work for me - I haven't had all the extra time I've needed to spend with my wonderful and forgiving fuzzies and feathered babies. In case you don't recall (I hardly ever have a chance to get on here), I got Aurora maybe a month ago, my first bird.

I make sure every day to spend 10 minutes + or - , 4-6 times a day, talking to her, putting my hand in the cage, asking her to step up on my finger, etc. This went SO well for the first two weeks, but recently she's decided unless she's on a perch, she'd rather rip my hand up than step up. Like if she's on the side of the cage, it's a game to see if she can draw blood... It got worse until she began doing this even when she's on a perch. I say in a calm but scolding voice "NO bite" and when she stops I change to a cheery "good bird!".

I've found that she won't hesitate for a second to hop onto my arm or wrist, especially if I have a shirt with long sleeves and buttons . Last night we finally did our first bathroom time - she was a bit cautious, but it looked like she was having fun using me as her play gym.

So, I do have a question after all this: Am I potentially reinforcing bad biting behavior with the way that I am scolding when she nips, then changing to a happy tone when she stops??