How to stop an overstimulated Conure from biting due to excitement?

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Lately my Conure has been getting very over stimulated when I come home from work. He will fly to me and bite me extremely hard from excitement. I’m not sure why he is all of the sudden doing this? Sometimes he will also do it out of nowhere when we are just hanging out and doing nothing. I was wondering if you had any suggestions on what I could do to help prevent this? Pet's info: Bird | Conure | Male | 1 year and 10 months old

Jessica Desrosiers · Accepted Answer

Hello! It could be that Rico is going through a bit of "phase" and would benefit from some additional training on biting, or he may be understimulated, which is why he is getting so excited when you are finally home. Providing him with some enrichment such as puzzle toys he can chew on and has to work to get a prize from, playing music or a show while you're gone for him to listen to, or adding more time outside of his cage on play structures when you are home may help him to get a little more stimulation without resorting to problem behaviors. I'm also including a few articles that may help as well! https://www.petcoach.co/article/bird-biting-why-they-do-it-and-how-to-correct-it/ https://www.petcoach.co/article/basic-bird-care/

How to stop an overstimulated Conure from biting due to excitement?

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