Quakers can be very territorial around the cage

Posted by admin on July 30th, 2010 and filed under Pets | No Comments »

Quakers can be very territorial around the birds cages. Its an instinctual behavior and to some degree will always be there, especially during breeding season. It sounds like you have a male/female pair, which makes the inclination to bite even stronger in your bird. First, take a look at how you are going about this. Are you reaching in respectfully and slowly so as not to startle them? If not try changing your approach.
I know my quaker will sometimes nip at me no matter how carefully I proceed into the cage. She used to downright bite me but weve gotten it to a warning peck on occasion now. Since my quaker is very food motivated, I started reaching in the cage with a favorite treat.

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