cage territory

Question
Hi Maggie.  my husband and i bought a quaker parrot about 2 months ago and we purchased her a wonderful cage but when she is out on top of it she tries to bite our fingers off if we try to pick her up.  she will give us kisses and let us stroke her back, cheeks, and chest.  in order to pick her up and handle her we have to scare her off the cage with something and after that we don't have a problem with her.  we are constantly talking to her and singing to her not to mention petting her.  we work with her daily but she is just so rotten we don't know what to do.  

Answer
Hi,

It is unfortunately very common for quaker parakeets to become territorial over their cage. Here are some articles that should help you work through this:

http://www3.upatsix.com/liz/articles/territory.html

http://www.quakerparrots.com/qtips/keeping_quakers_entertained.htm

http://www.quakerville.com/qic/bud.asp

http://www.quakerparrots.com/mattiesue/prevent_screaming.htm

http://www.quakerparrots.com/mattiesue/preventing_biting_behavior.htm

http://www.quakerville.com/qic/terrorists.asp

http://www.quakerville.com/qic/love-hate.asp

I hope all of these articles help you with training your little quaker.

-Maggie

http://www.quakerparrots.com/mattiesue/handling_by_multiple_people.htm