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Question
Hi Patt.


Angelina has been showing some progress. Whenever I come up to Clarabell and speak with her, she runs up to me and starts singing away through the bars. Angelina sees this and is curious. She responds by coming up to the bars and starts biting hard at me, however, I keep a safe distant. Unlike Clarabell, Angelina bites hard, whereas Clarabell softly preens me. What can I do to help Angelina from biting and start preening?


regards,

Julian

Answer
JULIAN
BE PATIENT AND WHAT I PERSONALLY DO IS REACH IN AND PICK UP THE KEET BY FORCE, CUP MY HANDS OVER IT AND TALK SOFTLY TO SOOTH ITS FEAR.  IT BITES OUT OF FEAR AND NOT BEING TAMED TO TRUST YOU, SO IT TAKES THIS FORCE TO BE ABLE TO TEACH IT TO TRUST YOU WHEN YOU PUT YOUR FINGER IN THE CAGE FOR HER TO STEP ONTO.
MY KEET STILL NOW AND THEN PINCHES ME IF HE DOES NOT WANT BOTHERED BUT I REACH IN AND PICK HIM UP AND SCRATCH HIS HEAD AND KEEP HIM TAMED SO I CAN TRIM HIS WINGS AND NAILS.
BE PERSISTANT DAILY IN HANDLING YOUR BIRDS.

WARM REGARDS
PATT