Biting Parakeet
by Adee
(Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan)
I have a newly weaned parrot(Rose-ringed Parakeet). He is afraid of fingers because the pet shop person caught it from the nest and often they caught the bird tightly with their bare hands. He tries to bite my finger when inside the cage, if I don't respond to the bite with an OUCH or something he starts running from my hand but outside the cage he doesn't bite at all but obeys my every command. What am I supposed to do to stop this behavior?